Melanie Flores blends an engineer's mind with a teacher's heart and a gardener's hands. Her career path has been anything but linear, and every zigzag has blessed her with the chance to build something fun and new from scratch. She graduated from MIT with a chemical engineering degree. Currently, she is the Director of Solutions Consulting at symtrain, where she enjoys helping people and businesses grow through automated role-play training and coaching. Melanie is also a two-time TEDx speaker.