Laura Acierno grew up in Marietta, GA and graduated from Georgia Tech in 2011 with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. She joined the Edison Engineering Development program at GE Aerospace in Cincinnati, Ohio and has been working with GE ever since. She is GE Aerospace's campus recruitment leader for Georgia Tech so she can help you navigate your own job search, whether it’s with GE or elsewhere.

Laura is currently a Senior Engineer in Turbine Airfoils at GE Aerospace. Her expertise is in mechanical design of high pressure turbine airfoils for aircraft engines and she spent time working on both metallic and composite applications. She currently specializes in producibility, which translates to turning a nominal design into something that can actually be consistently produced.

Laura’s husband Mike is also a GT alum and is a Senior Engineer in Operability at GE Aerospace. They have a daughter Winnie (5) and enjoy traveling together around the world in their spare time (the latest trip was to Vienna, Salzburg, and Berchtesgaden, highly recommend!) . As a mentor, Laura can help in numerous capacities, from general career advice to finding a good balance between work and enjoying yourself, or explaining how we translate what we learn in school to what engineering really looks like in the industry. Laura is looking forward to being a mentor and sounding board for you during your time at Tech.