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Aileen Santiago is a 17 years old, high school Junior at Design and Architecture Senior High in Miami, Florida. The school is a specialized magnet high school offering 5 programs and she is a student in their Industrial Design program. Within the ID program, there is a sector for automotive/transportation design and that is where she fell in love with the industry. Aileen is the Grand Prize winner of the RPM Foundation’s Design Without Limits Competition sponsored by Prometheus. The competition took place at the Motorcar Cavalcade in Miami, where she presented her design to four established automotive design judges. The students were tasked to design a vehicle for the driving experience, focusing on styling and performance with no restrictions on fuel efficiency or aerodynamics.
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Aileen’s Industrial Design teacher, Maria Castillo, and the other students she’ been around at DASH have been a great inspiration.
CHALLENGES
There are a lot of ethical issues with AI in the automotive world and Aileen would like to address those challenges in the future.
SPECIAL VEHICLES
Pagani
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Dare To Lead by Brené Brown
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
It’s better to try and fail and not try at all. Just be happy!
WHERE TO FIND AILEEN
Aileen Santiago RPM Foundation
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
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Hi Mark,
Great interview with Aileen, a young car enthusiast. There is hope for our future, and cars, with teens like Aileen!
Warm regards,
Paul