David Malugen
Q&A with David Malugen and Cody Nicely
The teaching assistants at Entrepreneurship@DU provide meaningful assistance to the E@DU team by helping the team with a variety of projects from design to 3D printing, CAD modeling and more. Graduate Assistant Ronie Kononova introduces you to two of the teaching assistants for the department.
Meet Entrepreneurship@DU Teaching Assistant David Malugen:
Q: What excites you the most about working at Entrepreneurship@DU?
A: I am excited to be able to learn and improve my skills as well as teach fellow students.
Q: As a TA, how do you help students at The Garage?
A: I assist students with CAD modeling and 3D printing. I am also in charge of wide-format printing if students need to print something like a banner.
Q: What is your favorite part of The Garage?
A: I love that The Garage is open to anyone looking to learn, think and create.
Q: If you had all the resources, funding and magic abilities at your fingertips what would you invent?
A: If I had all the resources, funding and magic abilities at my fingertips, I would invent a bike or car completely powered by energy sources like wind and solar.
Q: If they made a movie about you, who do you think would play you?
A: Danny DeVito.
Q: What’s one thing you are learning now, and why is it important?
A: I am learning to better manage my time and energy, which will be crucial for any and all future endeavors.
Q: If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be?
A: I would trade places with Jeff Bezos for a day if I could.
Q: Are you a night owl or an early bird?
A: I am an early bird, but if I didn’t get much sleep the night before then I am an unenthusiastic early bird.
Q: Best book you ever read?
A: Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock.
Q: Best advice you ever received?
A: Some good advice from my father was, “Do what makes you happy, not what makes you rich.”
Cody Nicely
Meet Entrepreneurship@DU Teaching Assistant Cody Nicely:
Q: What excites you the most about working at the Entrepreneurship@DU?
A: The ability to help people express themselves creatively! I love seeing new things being made.
Q: As a TA how do you help students at The Garage?
A: I help them get started with designing their projects and help them with prototyping.
Q: What is your favorite part of The Garage?
A: The 3D Print lab; I love that stuff.
Q: If you had all the resources, funding and magic abilities at your fingertips what would you invent?
A: I would totally make an iron-man-esque suit. I love the AI, mechatronics and everything else involved in that.
Q: Are you a night owl or an early bird? What do you like to do?
A: I am more of a morning person. You can find me awake super late at night if I’m busy with work, however.
Q: How do you prefer to start your day?
A: A nice bowl of cereal, glass of chocolate milk, and a hot shower is the best.
Q: What is one of your favorite memories from the past year?
A: My 21st birthday, I went to Dallas for Medieval Times and paid for a 5-star hotel to do so. It was such a great time (though I was very broke afterward haha).