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Christina Bonnington<\/p><\/div>\n

Christina Bonnington (BSEE 10) has tech-written her way to success.<\/p>\n

Postgraduation, the University of Mississippi alumna moved to San Francisco, where she started her career in technology journalism as an intern with the tech culture blog Gizmodo. Soon after, Bonnington became an editorial fellow for the product-reviews section of Wired<\/em> magazine. Then she worked as a contributing editor on Wired<\/em>\u2019s first annual App Guide and began contributing to Gadget Lab, Wired.com\u2019s consumer technology vertical, before joining Gadget Lab officially as a staff writer in September 2011.<\/p>\n

The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

Now, Bonnington is a consumer-technology reporter covering Apple, the mobile space, smart TVs, apps and robotics.<\/p>\n

About the latter subject, Bonnington said, \u201cI have some experience there,\u201d referring to her senior design project for which she helped build an autonomous solar-powered robot here at Ole Miss.<\/p>\n

Her favorite part of working at Wired<\/em> is that she\u2019s learning every day, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have knowledge in my space, but I\u2019m also reaching out to experts and analysts to answer questions and deepen my understanding of hardware, software and technology in general,\u201d Bonnington said. \u201cI\u2019m also fortunate to have a slew of extraordinarily intelligent, talented co-workers that hail from all sorts of different backgrounds. We may practice journalism, but we\u2019ve got scientists, programmers, entrepreneurs, athletes and others in our midst. And we have a kegerator named Beer Robot, which helps keep things social.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonnington has fond memories of her days as an Ole Miss student.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved that the engineering school was small enough that it had a familial feel but still offered a wide range of resources and opportunities to its students,\u201d she said. \u201cI also loved that the class sizes were small enough to get to know both my fellow students and my professors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though she\u2019s not practicing engineering right now, Bonnington does occasionally take on do-it-yourself, Arduino-based projects. She hosted a series of DIY electronics videos on Wired<\/em>\u2019s website in summer 2011.<\/p>\n

Bonnington said she found the engineering school\u2019s Electronics Lab, Microprocessor Systems Engineering Lab and Senior Design to be some of the most useful courses to prepare her for doing that series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were also some of the most challenging and most rewarding,\u201d Bonnington said. \u201cSenior Design and Senior Research were also integral in providing real-world problem-solving experiences, particularly with time and resource management.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not all her engineering training provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween Senior Design and surviving junior year of electrical engineering, there\u2019s pretty much no challenge I can face that seems daunting or unduly stressful,\u201d Bonnington said. \u201cIt really puts things in perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two of Bonnington\u2019s academic and professional achievements include receiving the Tau Beta Pi Laureate award shortly after graduating and appearing as a guest on radio and TV programs, including National Public Radio and \u201cBBC World News.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tau Beta Pi award recognizes a student\u2019s contribution to fostering a liberal arts culture while enrolled in an engineering program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an honor, and a surprise, to get recognized at that level for continuing to pursue one of my passions while in school,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Outside of work, Bonnington enjoys exploring San Francisco and its restaurants, hanging out with friends in area parks, visiting the city\u2019s museums and cycling.<\/p>\n

Formerly a professional ballet dancer, she hopes to start taking classes and performing again soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy career has taken me from ballet dancer to electrical engineer to journalist, so at this point, part of me just wants to go with the flow and see where life takes me,\u201d she said. \u201cHowever that works out, I think one day I’d like to get more involved in the engineering and programming space through a startup, either one I co-found or one that I’m passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonnington said she hopes that she can serve as a model both to young engineers and young women.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngineering opens doors in whatever you choose to pursue after college,\u201d Bonnington said. \u201cAnd the technology sector is a challenging and rewarding field to be involved in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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