BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 Erica Frances Zawodny was born on July 6, 1978, of parents Joseph F. and Yvonne D.

Zawodny in Miami, FL. She graduated from MAST Academy High School in June 1996

and shortly thereafter began attending college at the University of Florida. She received

a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with honors in August 2000. She

began studying for a Master of Science degree in the fall of 2000 and will be receiving

that degree in May 2003. After graduation she intends to begin PhD work at the

University of Florida in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the

field of robotics with an emphasis on collaborative robotic control.