Devon Hennessey

- A lifetime of explosives and structural engineering know-how from being a member of a family that has run a well known demolitions company for going on three generations.

- BS Degrees in both Engineering and Chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology

Devon was born outside of Charleston, South Carolina in 1986.  She is the youngest of three children, and the only daughter of Michael and Katherine Hennessey.  Her mother is a high school mathematics teacher, and her father and brothers run the family’s large structure demolition business.  As a child Devon was treated like the typical little sister, considering the family trade.  She outsmarted or fought off her brothers when they were in a bullying mood, and spent time making potato cannons and other backyard ballistics with them when everyone was getting along. 

After graduating from college, both of Devon’s brothers were offered a part of the family business, but her father made it clear to her early on that he did not approve of his daughter working in such a dangerous trade.  She had a very deep and genuine interest in the engineering involved in demolitions and spent many years trying to sway Michael’s decision.  Not being one to give in easily, Devon pursued her masters in engineering, still hoping to prove to her father that she was smart and capable enough to work with him just as her brothers were.  Despite graduating with honors from the top engineering school in the country, Devon’s father stayed true to his word and forbid her from working for him.  In a move that both allowed her to work in a field she loved, and to defy her father, Devon jumped at the chance to attend the Stargate Academy as an engineering student specializing in structural engineering and demolition.

Devon is knowledgeable, controlled and focused, but is still made insecure by her sensitivity to failure.  Her initial reaction to any situation is to evaluate and come up with an operative conclusion before rushing in.  But due to her insecurities with being wrong, she is likely to withhold her solution until she is certain she is right, thus slowing down the problem-solving process.

 Her outward calm comes from the fact that she holds in her fears and worries, and although she is reluctant to show her feelings, Devon is greatly affected by them.  Others often find this frustrating, as her cool exterior makes her sometimes appear to be indifferent or uncaring.  This in turn frustrates Devon, who is very intuitive and compassionate beneath the surface.  Although she appears to be introverted and uninvolved, she observes everything around her with depth and clarity. Her intuitive mind tunes into situations and people with great accuracy.

Those who have the patience to see through Devon’s misleading cool façade find her to be very friendly, caring and loyal.  Even those who don’t know her true self can’t help but to respect the talent of this very intelligent and professional woman.