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Umalbnin Frelund
April 27, 15
E-mail: Umalbnin.frelund@icloud.com
ENGL 2100

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Umalbnin Frelund
143 W. 4490 S.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
435-720-8013
Umalbnin.frelund@icloud.com
April 9 2015
Jenniefer Mehnert
Human Resource Manager
Garmin
1200 E 121 Street
Olathe, KS 66062
Dear Jennifer Mehnert:
I am writing to you regarding the new job opening (job number 140013Q). Since
Garmin is a leader in the global positioning systems technology, it would be an
honor to work for such a great company and grow with it. Based on my
educational experience and qualifications, I would be a great fit for the position. I
have been married for three years and a mother two children. I have worked hard
on my degree, while still being able to raise my two beautiful children, which
enabled me to work harder and adapt to a busy life schedule. This shows by my
academic work, which I have earned a 3.8 GPA.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review my letter. I am looking
forward to hearing back from you in the near future; I have attached my resume to
this e-mail as well.
Sincerely,

Umalbnin Frelund

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Contents

TECHNICAL DESCRPTION .................................................................................................................... 4

Detailed technical description of the Garmin Tactix Watch and it use.

TECNICHAL INSTRUCTTIONS ............................................................................................................. 6

Guide about how to use the GPS function on the Garmin Tactix watch.
MATERIAL SCIENCE ENGINEERING: FEMALE STRUGGLES IN A MALE DOMINATED
JOB ......................................................................................................................................................... 8-12

Short research paper that describes the challenges women faced in the science fields.
RESUME .................................................................................................................................................... 13

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Garmin Tactix Watch

Figure 1 Garmin Tactix Watch, Source: Garmin website, URL: www.garmin.com

The Garmin Tactix GPS watch was developed for the Military in mind. As it is able to give you a
location in many different formatted coordinates.
It has many features that allow its use for military personnel in tactical contexts and for
adventurous types who like to roam outdoors. It has a rugged and robust casing that allows the
watch to survive in the most volatile climates and conditions. With a curved reflective scratch
resistant lens and a water resistant body the watch can withstand the elements.
If you are a diver the watch comes with a 50-meter underwater depth resistance and gives the
users location based on tide information. If you are a skydiver, the watch comes with a built in
altimeter that is programmed to give you High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) data, and a High
Altitude High Opening (HAHO) data mode. The watch can also be programmed to give you drop
zone data, as well as situational awareness data with the GPS.
For hunters the watch comes with a location-based dataset that gives the best times to hunt and
fish. If you like to know when the sun and moon are going to rise and set, the watch also gives
you location data on that too, and can be programmed to warn you, at a time desired, by its
internal vibrating warning signal.
The primary function of the watch is time and GPS feature. The watch comes with an ultra
sensitive GPS receiver that allows for users to get coordinates of their position even when in
subtle urban structures, or remote places around the planet. Users are able to select the primary
function button and can place waypoints, and track their path. If you select the scroll function
buttons located on the right side of the watch, users can find various instruments and tools.

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This watch is a great watch to have if you are an adventurous type or if you are in the military for
ease of use, fast data acquisition, and easy tracking of the users location. Its sleek design and
tough exterior will only complement its user.
Garmin does not conform to ISO standars.

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Garmin Tactix Function Instructions

How to Use the GPS Function
1. Select the main menu button, located on the left side, middle. (Figure 2)

Up Button

Main Menu Button

Down Button

Figure 2 Garmin Tactix Watch, Source: Garmin website, URL: www.garmin.com

2. Scroll to Start GPS by pushing the up and down buttons, and select with selection button
(main menu button). (Figure 2)
3. At this point, the screen will show a Locating Satellites dialogue.
4. Once the watch has acquired the satellite, the user should see a position coordinate. See
figure 3 for example.

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Figure 3 Garmin Taxtic Watch, Source: Garmin website, URL: www.garmin.com

Trouble Shooting
a. If the watch cannot retrieve a satellite signal, make sure to place the watch in direct line of
sight of the sky.
b. After troubleshooting with a, and the watch does not get satellite reception, restart the
watch by holding down the light button, on the left top side of the watch, until the watch
shuts off.
Resetting the watch to factory defaults. (Fig. 2)
1. Push the Menu/Selection button once.
2. Scroll using the up and down buttons and select (Setup) by pushing the main menu
button. See Fig. 2.
3. Scroll using the up and down buttons and select (Reset) by pushing the main menu
button. See Fig. 2.
4. Scroll using the up and down buttons and select (All Settings) by pushing the main menu
button. See Fig. 2.

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Material Science Engineering: Female Struggles in a Male Dominated Job

Umalbnin Frelund
ENGL 2100
February 8, 2015

Material Science Engineering: Female Struggles in a Male Dominated Job

Abstract(
Women were and, still are, miss represented in the Materials Science Engineering
(MSE) field. MSE is the study of new materials, which deals with the discovery and
design of new materials for use in a multitude of applications, ranging from rocketry to
body armor warn by military personnel. It is field of study that has only started relatively
recent in history and involves studying the structure that bonds elements together. This
paper will try to define women struggles in the MSE field and how women have evolved
into becoming a more dominant figure in science. The research done in this project has
been gathered first hand by a predominant female professor, in the MSE field, at Salt
Lake Community College and it will look at a brief history of events that have marked
great changes in womens roles as leading scientific researchers.
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Keywords:! material! science! engineering,! engineering,! women! equality,! women! in!
science.!
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Introduction(
Women!in!science!and!the!struggle!they!face!every!day!through!out!the!decades!has!been!
something!that!has!been!around!for!a!while.!In!the!1940s!women!werent!encouraged!to!
attended!science!or!engineering!schools!here!in!the!Untied!States.!They!were!harassed!and!put!
down!by!peers!and!male!dominated!jobs.!Between!the!1940s!and!the!1980s!the!numbering!of!
women,!who!graduated!from!the!science!and!engineering!schools!are!steadily!growing,!but!still!
today,!there!are!still!few!females!that!work!in!this!field.!
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Women!in!science!played!a!major!role!in!World!War!II!behind!the!scenes;!there!was!a!need!for!
women!to!work!for!the!United!States!because!most!of!the!men!were!off!to!war.!The!
government!had!secret!projects!for!the!development!of!the!Atomic!Bomb,!while!the!men!
fought!in!the!War;!the!women!took!the!roles!of!men!to!fill!in!the!gap.!!In!one!example,!a!project!
at!Oak!Ridge,!Tennessee!that!took!place!in!1942;!women!worked!on!the!development!of!the!
atomic!bomb.!The!women!were!kept!in!a!secure!and!clandestine!facility,!they!worked!
effortlessly!on!the!project,!but!as!one!woman!Kiernan!(2013),!stated!that,!their!male!peers!
treated!them!poorly,!as!this!was!an!uncommon!practice!by!society!back!in!the!40s!and!50s.!In!
an!interview!with!a!modern!female!scientist,!it!was!clearly!obvious!that!this!animosity!still!
existed!even!in!todays!society.!!
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Cristin!Ellison!M.S.,!a!woman!that!has!worked!in!Material!Science!Engineering!for!over!thirty!
years.!Ellison!received!her!bachelor!degree!in!1985!at!the!University!of!Utah;!she!later!attained!
her!master!degree!in!Material!Science!and!Engineering!and!is!now!teaching!for!Salt!Lake!
Community!College.!
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Ellison!is!a!single!mother!of!two!children!and!had!to!study!and!work!for!her!degree!while!raising!
them.!She!has!worked!as!a!Material!Science!Engineer!for!LX3!Communications,!Fairchild!
Semiconductor!and!Norton!Company.!When!she!started!working!in!the!field!of!material!science!
engineering,!she!faced!the!difficulties!in!the!work!place!because!she!is!a!female.!She!worked!
around!men!who!did!not!take!her!seriously!or!thought!they!could!use!her!to!make!copies!while!
they!carried!on!business!as!usual,!which!normally!should!have!included!her.!Cristin Ellison
(personal communication, January 28th, 2015), I stood up!for!myself!by!setting!the!tone!for!
how!my!male!coXworkers!should!treat!me.!This!was!not!done!viscously,!but!firmly,!so!that!she!
was!treated!as!just!another!coXworker!instead!of!a!female,!that!works!in!the!field.!
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Another!important!question!about!MSE!was!the!culture!of!the!field.!Cristin!Ellison!stated!that!
the!job!required!a!lot!of!work,!little!pay!per!hours,!and!required!a!lot!of!research!and!
correspondence!to!be!done!each!day.!It!is!clear!that!time!management!is!an!important!work!
skill!needed!for!the!job.!The!types!of!writing!used!in!the!field!included!email!correspondence,!

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and!presentations!to!centralize!and!align!group!research!and!to!gain!new!insights!on!
procedures!and!projects.
It!is!so!important!to!have!women!in!the!STEM!(science,!technology,!engineering!and!
mathematics)!fields,!recent!study!shows!that!!!
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Conclusion(
Women!have!had!a!hard!time!in!occupations!that!are!predominately!men,!but!this!does!not!
mean!that!women!have!to!quit!or!give!up!on!their!dreams.!As!Ellison!proved,!when!there!is!a!
concern!in!the!work!field!about!in!equality!it!is!sometimes!best!to!just!speak!up!and!stand!up!
for!you.!Women!need!to!start!going!to!school!and!taking!these!STEM!occupations!without!fear!
of!what!may!happen!or!how!they!may!be!viewed.!America!has!come!a!long!way!since!the!40s,!
but!still!society!has!changed.!It!is!up!to!women!now!to!take!the!opportunity!and!seize!the!
moment.!Not!all!men!are!arrogant!in!their!field!and!its!not!to!say!that!women!are!perfect!
either,!but!this!is!only!enlightening!to!some!of!the!challenges!women!may!face!in!their!future.!
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References
Cristin Ellison (personal communication, January 28th, 2015)
Denise Kiernan (2013), The Girls of Atomic City: The untold story of the women who helped
win World War II

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Professional Summary
I have worked as an interpreter for over four years. I have experienced working in many
different environments and situations. I can interpret many Arabic dialects fluently and I
am very professional with good work ethics.

Experience
Language Med
04/2014 - Present
Medical Interpreter. As an Arabic interpreter, I help Arabic non-English speakers to
communicate with providers at the hospitals and clinics and visa versa; I also provide
phone interpretation.
Pentskiff Interpreting Services
03/2014 - 12/2014
DMV Interpreter. I interpreted drivers license exams for Arabic speakers.
United States Army
03/2009 - 11/2009
Human intelligence contractor. As a human intelligence contractor, I gathered
information on suspected insurgence that had infiltrated the base, and give the
information to the Army. I also interpreted for various operations under the US Army.

Education
Babylon University: Associate of Arabic Language.
Salt Lake Community Collage: Pre-Material Science and
Engineering.

09/2007 - 05/2009
01/2014 - 05/2016

Skills
Time management, team worker, dependable, excellent customer service, and personable
with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Mac OS X, PC Windows 7 and
8.1. !

Languages
Arabic: Iraqi, Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, Kuwait, Saudi Arabian, Palestinian, United
Arab Emirates, Arabic Sudanese, Moroccan, Bahrain, and Jordanian.
English !
References
References are available upon request.