Cassandra Zook graduated from Drexel University with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering and Pennsylvania State University with a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering. She currently leads the CVN Steering Control and Navigation Distribution Systems Engineering Team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, where she has worked for almost a dozen years. Additionally, Cassandra volunteers with the Society of Women Engineers serving as a life member and senator, as well as the West Philly Tool Library serving as an advisory board member.