“Our customers like to break very expensive stuff and we like to fix it” 

Andrea Biondo – Galactic® Co-operative and Galactic® Scientific

"Physicists seem to have an open door into other disciplines due to the first principles approach that we all learn early on.”

Where I work:  Galactic® Co-operative and Galactic® Scientific

What I do: I work at Galactic® Co-operative and Galactic® Scientific on lasers, robots, spectrometers and other fun things found in labs, control rooms or wherever technology concentrations occur.

My physics background: The nanotechnology degree was what initially attracted me to the discipline, which then morphed into a physics/chemistry double major. This led to the field of extraterrestrial mineralogy, cosmology, spectrometry and analytical chemistry.

How physics has helped me get to where I am: Building and running our business requires attention to evidence-based decision-making and a fearless approach to what may appear at first to be insurmountably complicated technology problems. With the proper mindset, these problems resolve into solvable puzzles custom-made for the enjoyment of the curious mind.

Physics, as the playground of the curious mind and tempered with the requirement of evidence, is the ideal prerequisite to running a technology business.

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