{"id":155,"date":"2020-10-29T21:43:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T21:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/oduleaders-template\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2020-11-30T21:22:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T21:22:13","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sarah-gentrys-eportfolio\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I grew up in Upper Marlboro, MD. It was at a young age that I learned I was more of a tomboy, so they say. I enjoyed playing street hockey, basketball, cars, hid-n-seek, flashlight tag at night, riding bikes, making bike trails and all sorts of outdoor activities with the boys in the neighborhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I got to high school, my dad and I would watch Orange County Choppers and we thought it would be cool to open up our own chopper shop. He told me I would need to learn how to weld and I was all about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took two years of welding in high school and fell in love with it! The Apprentice School was recruiting football players and although I wasn&#8217;t interested in playing football, I couldn&#8217;t pass up the opportunity to earn a degree for free and earn a living while making a career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nns.huntingtoningalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5-DCS20-145-75.jpg\" alt=\"Submarine construction continues as a colorful sky closes out the day. \" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The picture above is an example of a submarine unit I was able to help build early on in my apprenticeship. I was fortunate to work on several different hulls all over the shipyard and learned from so many people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was given the opportunity in my second year as an apprentice to                        be a make-up supervisor and run a crew for a few days. My supervisor gave me this opportunity because of my engagement and questioning of the work my team was doing, as well as what he was doing. I realized at that moment that I could be a supervisor! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sarah-gentrys-eportfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21778\/2020\/11\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250\" width=\"260\" height=\"321\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated The Apprentice School in 2011 and made supervisor in 2012 working on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. I later served on the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Enterprise as a supervisor when I was then given an opportunity to do make-up general foreman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I realized that I could do that too! It was all about giving people a reason to trust me and try the position out and prove myself. Now that I am a permanent general foreman I know that I can be a lead general foreman and look forward to my next make-up opportunity in that position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sarah-gentrys-eportfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21778\/2020\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248\" width=\"724\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sarah-gentrys-eportfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21778\/2020\/11\/image-1.png 822w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sarah-gentrys-eportfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21778\/2020\/11\/image-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sarah-gentrys-eportfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21778\/2020\/11\/image-1-768x400.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up in Upper Marlboro, MD. 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