Kristen Yexley

Kristen Yexley began their work experience as an Executive High School Intern at Lockheed Martin in 2014. During this time, they gained exposure to the engineering field and worked on a partner project to develop a user guide. From 2016 to 2019, Yexley worked at Panera Bread as an Associate Trainer, where they collaborated with a team and trained new employees. Kristen then joined REI in 2019 as a Retail Sales Specialist, providing customer service, resolving service requests, and managing back-of-house operations. Currently, Yexley is working at Automated Engineering Services, Inc. as a Mechanical Design Engineer, starting in 2020.

Kristen Yexley completed their Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that, they attended Columbine High School but did not receive any degree or field of study from there. Kristen Yexley also holds additional certifications in Workplace Readiness, obtained in August 2014 from Red Rocks Community College, and is a Certified Trainer from Panera Bread/Breads of the World, though the specific month and year for this certification is unknown.