Liza Kholodkova

Liza Kholodkova has been working in the field of engineering since 2012. Liza began their career as a Lab Technician in the UF Physics Department Laboratory, where they utilized theoretical principles of heat transfer, material properties and molecular physics to design and test mKelvin thermometers. In 2013, they became a Statics Teaching Assistant at the UF Mechanical Department. In 2014, they were a Mechanical Engineering Intern at MOVE Systems, where they designed mechanical components and sheet metal enclosures for electrical charging stations for idle ambulance vehicles. From 2015 to 2016, they worked as an Independent Contractor for MOVE Systems and as a Project Engineer for Contractor Engineering, where they were commissioned to build an interactive 7-foot-tall wheel of fortune for a clothing store's opening weekend. During this time, they also served as President of the Gainesville Hackerspace, leading the organization to become a 501C. 3 nonprofit, raising $7,400 in donations, changing from negative to positive profit and increasing membership by 200%. In 2018, they became a Senior Project Mechanical Engineer at Lutron Electronics, where they designed consumer electronics products from idea to production and produced manufacturing fixtures used on production lines to make thousands of product units. In 2020, they became a Mechanical Design Engineer at Magic Leap. Finally, in 2022, they will become a Senior Mechanical Engineer at BRINC.

Liza Kholodkova attended the University of Florida from 2010 to 2015, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in both Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering.