Susan moved to South Dakota from Silicon Valley, CA in 2020 so her kids could attend school in-person. Susan worked in Silicon Valley at various startups doing analog/RF radio design for some of the first WIFI and Bluetooth semiconductor chips. She then transitioned into the energy sector, working on mW level electromagnetic energy generation and energy storage devices. Susan was also an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University, where she taught a graduate class on Analog Filter Design and advised masters and PhD candidates. All of her degrees are in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Susan currently lives in Brandon, SD and does more farming and ranching these days than she does engineering and science.