Ken Mika earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a masters in Engineering Management also from UW-Platteville and is currently an Operations Manager at O’Brien & Gere.
Ken provides a great overview of Civil Engineering career options and also talks a bit about research areas. He really likes that there are no typical days, every day is different and there is a mix of being in the field and also in the office.
During college you will take classes that you may never use after graduation but it teaches you how to just work through it and furthermore the text books tend to be black and white and you need to learn how to apply that knowledge to the real world.
Some really great advice is:
It does matter if if you make mistakes, you will make mistakes, it is how you rebound and learn form those mistakes that matters most.
Ken also received the “Young Engineer of the Year” award from STEM Forward
Favorite Book:
“Who Moved my Cheese” by Spencer Johnson
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95: PHD In Quantum Chemistry and Quantum Mechanics-From Professor to Sales-Eva Vankova
94: PHD Biomolecular Structure and Design – Wants to make the world a better place – David Beck
93: PHD Biomedical – Nano Technology For Medicine and Drug Delivery – Alessandro Grattoni
92: PHD Chemical Engineering – Stretchable Electronics – Michael Dickey
91: Aerospace Engineer – You will fail a test or class along the way – Erin Young
90: Mechanical/Robotics/Computer Science – Nothing Cooler than Being a Woman in STEM – Alexis Block
89: Mechanical Engineer – From Sales to STEM Ambassador – Jay Flores
88: Chemical Engineering in Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing – Stacey Delvecchio
87: Bio engineering, Biomedical, Mechanical – Try as many new things – Juhanna Robberts
86: Digital Design Architect – Electrical Engineering – Do what you commit to – Nathanael Huffman
85: Epidemiology and Biostatistics – Stop Starting and Start Finishing! – Rebecca Carter
84: Physics and PHD in Solar Physics studying the Sun – Stephanie Yardley
83: Computer Science and Entrepreneur: You need to architect your career – Chris Smith
82: Civil Engineer – Was not aware of STEM until after her first degree – Mel Butcher
81: Mechanical Engineer focused on Sports Biomechanics – Alison Sheets
80: Science Geek to Management – Biology and MBA – John Heltemes
79: Data Scientist at Facebook – Don’t be afraid to try something new – Brandon Rohrer
78: Computer Science – You need to focus on the human side to solve complex problems – Zoey Gagnon
77: Chemical and Electrical Engineer with some great insights – Stephanie Chin
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