Meet Victoria Ruffo: The Engineering Prodigy Conquering Challenges with Ingenuity

Ruffo is managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and all scopes of work for STV’s role in the Amtrak Gateway Program Hudson River Tunnel project, which is adding two new mainline tracks under the Hudson into New York Penn Station in. Here at Penn, we learned to meet and conquer challenges. Each one of us has had our own experience where we were tempted to just give up, whether it be the junior bioengineering labs, building... We also embark on a thorough exploration of the extraordinary history of women’s involvement in the field of engineering, delving into their groundbreaking achievements, their ability to transcend conventional limitations, and their tireless efforts to challenge gender norms and pave the way for a new era of leadership in engineering. Thirteen graduates’ projects were chosen for exemplifying one or more dimensions of excellence: conquering challenges, expressing ingenuity, exhibiting mastery, and/or providing synergy. Projects are nominated for Capstone Excellence by their capstone evaluator and selected by the capstone facilitator in their program or college area. Victoria Ruffo is a star not just across the Spanish-speaking world, but in Russia as well. He particularly enjoys this aspect of his work and shares some tips on preparing and conducting interviews. What would you like to learn more about?