Sydney Hamilton works in the BCA Operations Center as a Service Engineer in Seal Beach, CA, supporting structural wing repairs for the 767 & 777 airline operators. Sydney was hired through the Engineering Accelerated Hiring Initiative (EAHI). She started her career in January 2014 as a Structural Design Engineer on the Production Support team in Long Beach, CA. While on the Production Support team, Sydney worked on 767-2C Tanker Corrective Action Requests, Sub-Led the 777 Automated Floor Drilling Equipment (AFDE) Elimination and Floor Redesign project and supported the 777X Folding Wing-Tip Mock-Up. In July 2015, Sydney was recognized as the Structures Design and Production Engineering Employee of the Month, and in October 2016, she was the recipient of the 2016 Technology Rising Star Award at the Women of Color STEM Conference. Sydney was also nominated by the Amelia Earhart Society for the Women of Achievement Award. Currently, she serves as the president of Boeing Generation to Generation in Southern California in efforts to help bridge the generation gaps in the workplace. Externally, Sydney also sits on the Board of Directors for a non-profit organization, Dramatic Results, which helps underprivileged students in Long Beach learn STEM through art (STEAM). Sydney received her B.S. in Mathematics and B.S.E in Aerospace Engineering from Spelman College and the University of Michigan, respectively, through the Atlanta University Center Dual Degree Engineering Program. Sydney is enrolled at the University of Southern California seeking her Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. When she is not studying, Sydney can be found at paint night, cooking and (especially) eating new cuisines, and salsa dancing with friends.