Introduction to a Mechanical Engineering Major

My name is Callum Maguire, and I am a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. The coolest class I took last semester was AC Systems, which explored how air conditioning systems work and how they cool down rooms. Get it? Coolest class? Jokes aside, it was a very interesting course that opened my eyes to how complex a system the air conditioning in a building is, as even a single room can be a lot to deal with as far as calculations go.

I was raised on Star Wars and Tolkien, so they happen to be some of my favorite works, however I'm also very fond of superhero movies, sitcoms like Community and IT Crowd, as well as sci-fi and fantasy novels. Long story short, I'm a nerd. Best movie I've seen recently is The Last Jedi, which is something of a controversial opinion I guess, but I don't care. I enjoyed it, and that's all there is to it. I recently re-read one of my childhood favorite novels, Redwall, which was a nice trip down memory lane. It was clear that it wasn't intended to be a sophisticated kind of story, but it was still enjoyable to read and was surprisingly still engaging.

I am fan of many different kinds of music, ranging from basically anything but country and rap, and even then I make some exceptions for certain artists or songs. I grew up listening to the classic rock my dad loved, like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, who I still listen to to this day. I also listen to classic rock bands like Pink Floyd, Queen, among others. I also have a soft spot for some artists my brothers were into when I was a kid, like Weezer and Blink-182, as well as Conor Oberst(from Bright Eyes) and Elliot Smith. Additionally I listen to a lot of modern indie music from the 2000s and 2010s, like Arcade Fire, Broken Bells, Kishi Bashi, and others. I was amazed with how much I enjoyed the musical Hamilton, as I'm usually not a huge fan of hip-hop or rap, but it's just straight awesome and worth listening to if you haven't, and an amazing experience to see on stage! Lastly, I recently began to indulge in metal, a genre I'd never really listened to, and so far I'm really liking it! It's pretty epic, and makes for good background music when you really want to get some stuff done.

I am planning on graduating this May, and I want to find a job in the local area for now. My girlfriend has three more years until she graduates from OU, so I want to stick around the OKC area until then. After that, we plan to move out to Phoenix, where she grew up. It's a fantastic city that I have really grown to like over the past couple years, visiting with my girlfriend. I'd like to find a job in the HVAC industry, designing AC systems and optimizing them to work better and more efficiently. As far as big dreams go, I'd really like to be able to see OU win another National Championship in football, preferably in person, but other than that, I don't know. I guess being able to take like a month or more and just explore Europe. Rent a car and drive cross country, visiting all of these historic places and soaking in all of the culture and art and history.

Last but not least, the pet section! I currently have two dogs, one is a miniature Schnauzer that is about 8 years old now named Ruby, and the other is a toy Schnauzer who is about to turn 1 named Rohan. They are both good dogs, and they look like spitting images of each other, despite not being related at all (and being drastically different sizes). Ruby used to have two siblings, who have since passed, who were also miniature Schnauzers, named Ringo and Roxie. My family for some reason just got this "R" thing going and it got out of hand.

Photo of Ruby and Rohan Lounging Majestically (Personal photo taken 21 July 2017)