伊戈尔 Silva

伊戈尔 grew up in a small city in Brazil. Growing up, he 是 always curious to 学习 physics 和 mathematics 和 underst和 more about the universe. T他的 differed from 他的 traditional f家庭 upbringing,在那里 religion 是 more important, 和 伊戈尔 believed he couldn’t 遵循 他的 passions as 自由 as he 想要.

When 伊戈尔 was 14,他的 mother passed away 和 it 是 a tough ad只是ment for 他 as he shut down emotionally, while his performance at school suffered. Still grieving, 和 struggling in an unsupportive environment, 伊戈尔 avoided pursuing a career 和 he forgot about 许多 他的 dreams 和 interests.

An opportunity to start fresh came when he 是 21 years 老了, 和 he decided to come to London to join 他的 girlfriend to 开始 他的 studies in electronic engineering. His first role at 国际空间站 是 as a 清洁ing operative, 和 he considered t他的 as temporary while he pursued 他的 studies.

It 不是 long before 伊戈尔 学习ed th在国际空间站 had much more to offer, but professionally as well as personally. 伊戈尔 是 fortunate enough to have a supportive team of colleagues 和 new friends who allowed 他 to open up 和 explore 他的 new home 和 all the opportunities it had to offer 他. He 学习ed English 和 是 introduced to other departments 和 greater professional development.

国际空间站 没有 只是 provide technical training 和 the chance to 学习 new skills, it fostered a feeling of connection 和 belonging, which 是 critical to 伊戈尔 当他 continued to 茁壮成长 和 assimilate to 他的 surroundings.

Upon graduation, 伊戈尔 received multiple job offers. 然而, he chose to remain 与 国际空间站, because he 是 drawn to 它的 opportunities 和 值, including 国际空间站’ focus on en能力 employees to be their authentic selves. He 是 encouraged 和 是 provided 与 the freedom to 遵循 他的 true passion in science 当他 工作ed through the ranks of various engineering positions 在国际空间站. This support 和 acceptance of 他的 colleagues prepared 他 for 他的 new role today.