Global Engineering Profiles

05 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Dianne L. Atkinson

The profile is an extended but focused answer to the question, “Tell me about yourself,” one of the most useful interview question ever devised. The first challenge is to decide what to include—what is most relevant for the purpose at hand. The second challenge is to make that material …

Global Engineering Profile for Ashley Ellsworth

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Ashley Nicole Ellsworth

…

Global Engineering Profile for Alexander Harrison Taylor

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Alexander Harrison Taylor

Why Engineering? I grew up in a small Indiana town where there was never much to do. The one thing I always had with me was my imagination. Whenever I looked at a plane as it flew overhead I would think to myself, “How does that work?” When travelling to Chicago on a family trip I saw the …

Global Engineering Profile for Dan Sachs

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Dan Sachs

When I was about 9 years old my father went through his so called "Mid-life Crisis." For many years my dad has always been interested in cars; racing, fixing, or just being around them. So to help my dad through this situation, he decided to buy a sprint car, and race it. So for about 6 years I …

Global Engineering Profile - Samuel P. Cuellar

15 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Samuel P Cuellar

…

Global Engineering Profile by Fletcher Bean

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Fletcher Bean

In the fall of the year 2007 I entered into the First-Year Engineering program at Purdue University believing that my choice of major that would carry me through my four-year bachelor’s degree program and out into the work force of society was Mechanical Engineering. I soon came to the …

Global Professional Engineering Profile for Ryan Phillip McCauley

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Ryan Phillip McCauley

…

Global Engineering Profile for Ashley Ellsworth

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Ashley Nicole Ellsworth

As I think about my future, more specifically my future in mechanical engineering, I feel that my past and present will have a great impact on my development as a professional engineer. I do not want to be just one more mechanical engineer, I want to be the one who really impacts the world we live …

Global Engineering Profile for Anthony Drew Hood

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Anthony Drew Hood

…

Global Profile for Travis C. Langdon

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Travis Langdon

I have attempted to live by three rules throughout my high school and college career. These rules are “Work hard.” “Stay balanced.” “Serve others.” I believe that I have succeeded to live by them for the most part. In high school, my schedule included many difficult classes, yet my …