David Escalante

Student

Chattanooga State Community College

David Escalante is an engineering student at Chattanooga State Community College with a growing interest in backend systems development. He focuses on building and implementing APIs in Python and draws on prior experience with electrical systems in industrial and manufacturing settings. That work led him to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. 

In the Fall 2025 semester, David enrolled in Dr. April Crenshaw’s Precalculus Algebra course, where he earned the highest average and was introduced to her AI Learning Assistant. After spending time with the tool, he shared practical suggestions that strengthened its support for students, which became the starting point for their collaboration.