Looking at your resume, I see multiple gaps in your employment history. Can you contextually fill in those gaps for me?

"I had a gap from 2009 to 2010 while on maternity leave and then another for six months in 2015 while I cared for an ailing parent. During that time, I was vigilant in keeping up to date on the market trends and breakthroughs so that my aerospace engineering knowledge did not become outdated."

"I took a medical hiatus between 2008 and 2009 under doctor's orders. I am fully recovered and have had zero health concerns since."

"I was laid-off from GE during one of their largest downsizing events. I was a contractor and upper management decided to cut all contractors. It was out of the blue and I spent a few months looking for work. A few years after that, my former boss reached out to offer me a position at GE again. I had to turn it down, but I believe that showed he knew my worth and would have kept me if given the choice."

"There was a small gap in my resume when I was laid off by a previous company. Even while I was searching for another full time job for several months, I spent that time learning new skills and mastering old ones by performing freelance/contract engineering work. This helped me immensely when I was finally able to get a new job several months later."