Alumni Spotlight: Cassy Gardner, 2013 B.S.

Lead Automation Engineer

Banks Integration Group

I am a 2013 UCD EBS alumna working as a Lead Automation Engineer at Banks Integration Group.

At Banks, we help our pharma & biotech customers automate their manufacturing processes. (Think of the show "How It's Made.") This involves programming, electrical design, documentation, and hands-on startups where we implement our solutions, as well as project management.

EBS prepared me with a foundational understanding of the processes that are critical to making life-saving drugs and challenged me to become a better thinker, problem-solver, and communicator.

I love the close-knit connections that the EBS program fosters among its students and its faculty. Many of these strong relationships continue to benefit me personally and professionally years later.

Knowing that the work I do is saving lives is great source of motivation for me. Working closely with people is also something that inspires me. I love to hear people's stories, collaborate with them, learn from them, and help them grow too. The teamwork needed in the EBS program served as a great outlet for me.