Karen DeFelix:  

Life After high school I went to what was then called Lowell State Teacher’s College. I dropped out to get married. We moved to the West Coast of Florida (Largo). I have lived here over 30 years. I have two grown sons and two fantastic granddaughters. I went back to school when my youngest son started pre-school. I obtained an Associates Degree in Computer Science and an Associates Degree in General Education. In 1980 I started working at Honeywell Inc. as an engineering technician. I worked full time and went to school nights to get my Bachelors and Masters degrees. I have worked on several very interesting programs. I started out working on the Space Shuttle (I have seen several launches, some landings and met astronauts). I also worked on NASP (National Aerospace Plane) and Space Station. I now work on a Star Wars type satellite program and a missile defense program. I am a software manager with 17 software engineers working for me. I never dreamed in Hig...Expand for more