HELLO, MY NAME IS MIKAELLA AND THIS IS A PORTFOLIO DESIGNED TO DISPLAY THE WORK I HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR IN MY PLTW-IED CLASS. THE MAJOR FOCUS IF IED IS THE DESIGN PROCESS AND ITS APPLICATION. THROUGH HANDS-ON PROJECTS, I APPLIED ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND DOCUMENTED MY WORK. I USED AUTODESK INVENTOR (A 3D CAD MODELING SOFTWARE0 TO HELP DESIGN SOLUTIONS AND SOLVE PROPOSED PROBLEMS. I DOCUMENTED MY WORK USING MY ENGINEER'S NOTEBOOK AND COMMUNICATED SOLUTIONS TO MY PEERS THROUGH PRESENTATIONS.