Dominic Longobardi Eportfolio

Hello, my name is Dominic Longobardi. This is my ePortfolio, a collection of accomplishments, projects, and information about my education and my work experience. Below is a generalized timeline of my education and work history.

I attended Chopticon High School in Morgnza, Maryland, for four years, where I graduated in the top 5% of my class with a 4.42 weighted GPA in 2024. During my freshman year, I applied to, and got accepted into, the engineering program at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center, starting my sophomore year (which primarily accepted sophomores who would start their junior year). During my two years spent at the tech center, I became proficient in a multitude of engineering disciplines through assignments, group assignments, and full projects, where I gained the knowledge and experience of what the engineering process looks like. All the projects that I participated in are documented in this ePortfolio. 

It is at the tech center where I enrolled in the Apprenticeship Maryland Program/Tech Jobs Rule (AMP/TJR), which is a partnership between the Forrest Career and Technology Center (FCTC), The Patuxent Partnership (TPP) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft DivisionStrategic Education Office (NAWCAD SEO) to match talented high school seniors with local industry and government employers. For this program, I got to pick three companies I wanted to interview for. Once picked, I had formal sit-down interviews with all three companies that I had chosen. Out of my three options, I was chosen by NAWCAD WOLF in St. Inigoes, MD. I would participate in this apprenticeship during the week, in place during part of the school day. This apprenticeship lasted the duration of my senior year.

The apprenticeship took place at Webster Outlying Field in St. Inigoes, MD. The apprenticeship focused on the entire process of something being made, from design to redesign to manufacturing to assembly to finish. During my time, I also collaborated on a project with the other apprentices, which is discussed in more depth in the Back Gate Project. Over the duration of the apprenticeship, another project I was personally tasked with was designing a cardholder and following it through the whole manufacturing process until it was a finished project. This taught me a lot about how to approach designing my products to make the jobs easier for the people who make and produce them.

It was through (AMP/TJR) that I learned about and applied for the STEM Student Employment Program (SSEP). This internship gives college students a unique opportunity to secure summer employment, work in their field of study, and gain the experience necessary for a successful career. Students are encouraged to apply for positions that closely align with their career interests and fields of study. I was fortunate enough to be accepted into this program right after I graduated from high school. This internship also took place at Webster Outlying Field in St. Inigoes, MD, but I was assigned to the Special Communications Mission Solutions division (SCMS) for my first two summers, and winters in the program. This upcoming summer, I am now transferring divisions into OSIC, which focuses on engineering on a management level.  

I have continued my education at Florida Institute of Technology, where I am pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. I am now in my sophomore year. I am on pace to graduate in the spring of 2028. 

I have been participating in extracurriculars since high school. Now that I'm at Florida Tech, I am a member and a leader of the university's Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and I run Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track.

My future goals are to keep pursuing as much knowledge as possible in as many engineering fields as possible during my time in the SSEP. I plan on getting a Master's Degree in Systems Engineering after I graduate with my bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.