My Journey

Howdy! My name is Isabella Bradberry I was born in Austin and grew up in Pflugerville. I went to Pflugerville High School (class of 2018) and was involved in various different clubs and activities before attending Texas A&M University. Fall 2018 I was admitted as an engineering honors student and lived in the ECOS LLC.

During my first semester of college a friend from high school introduced me to what was then the Department of Visualization. At the time I was fascinated by what the students were learning because I've always found projects which involve creative design to be extremely fulfilling. So in spring 2019 I decided to pick up an Art minor while continuing my engineering degree within Aerospace. A year passed of both engineering and art courses, before I realized that I wanted to pursue a different major.

So, in spring 2020, I switched from Aerospace into Visualization. Now, almost 3 years later, I am on track to graduate in May 2023 with a Visualization major and Game Design and Development minor from the School of Performance Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M University.

Job History

Past Positions

Viz Technician

January 2022 - Present

The Hive as we're called, is in charge of various tasks to help and support the Texas A&M School of Visualization Performance and Fine Arts. Our daily tasks include editing and printing student projects. Managing storage and access of various equipment owned by the school. I worked an average of 17 hours a week Spring '22 and 12 hours a week for Summer '22, Fall '22 and Spring '23

Additional tasks that I have been responsible for include the organization and support of large student run and schoolwide events. For me this meant event management for: Viz-a-GoGo '22, Fall '22 BitCamp, Fall '22 Viz Halloween Party and spring '23 Viz-a-GoGo. Additionally, I provided technical support for the Viz '22 Fall Show.

Graphic Designer

May 2021 - August 2021

This was a virtual part time graphic design job. I did layout and design for a 40+ page workbook. In addition, I created the logo and some informational icons for the project. I also attended weekly design meetings to give and receive feedback from my mentor, Barbara Klein, the animation team and the clients.

Engineering Intern

May 2020 - August 2020

I was an engineering intern employed by LZ Technology for the IMOC II contract at NASA, Johnson Space Center. My mentorship was overseen by my sponsor company, KBR. I worked on two projects as a part of CRONUS or the Avionic System Branch. The project I spent most of my time on was a graphically user interface. I scripted the GUI using Pythons PyQt module and I pulled information from various Java files. The end goal of this project was to properly read in telemetry provided by the ISS and updated the interface of the GUI accordingly. This UI was also meant to save screen space during a specific process performed by the Mission Control Center. By the end of the summer I was able to present the team with a fully functional application that optimized screen space and point-and-click operations. I left before the application could be seen on console but I completed the necessary information for it to undergo test trials and be seen in simulation. In addition, I provided vital handover documents that would allow a future intern or current employee to easily carry on or update my work. I was required to work virtually due to the lockdown in place at Johnson Space Center but I was still able to virtually attend meetings for the branch.

Assistant Swim Coach

May 2019 - August 2019

I had been a swimmer on the team for ten years prior to my service as a swim coach. So, as a coach I was always sure to be rowdy and in high spirits every day when I came to the pool. Doing this motivated the kids to work hard. Even in the early mornings of a swim meet, I'd come on deck dressed for the theme and cheering on every young swimmer that dove in the pool. I hold extremely fond memories of my time on the team and I am glad that I was able to give some time back to this family that has taught me more than just how to swim.