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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Jacksonville High School
Bachelor's Degree
Civil Engineering, General
University of Illinois at Chicago
Graduate Degree
Structural Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Graduate Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Emory University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
First I realized that I was good at math and enjoyed it. I got a degree in structural engineering.
2.
I started designing bridges for a living and really enjoyed seeing bridges I designed being built.
3.
But I realized that I spent too much time in a cubicle and really wanted to work more with others.
4.
So I started volunteering on the side and loved working with other people.
5.
I decided to have a career where my engineering and people skills are appreciated and got an MBA.
6.
Then I got my current job where the company is developing my skills to be a future leader.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Yeah, right. You will spend all that money on school and end up working at McDonalds.
How I responded:
I got a clear vision of where I wanted to end up and got the facts about it. I could tell them why it would work and even when they didn't believe me, I knew it would work and that mattered the most.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I never had much money to pay for college. I worked one or two jobs a time through undergrad and budgeted what little money I had. I kept applying for scholarships and found scholarships even after I had been in school a few years.