1. Engineering Interviews Chris Hogan 10/18/08

2. I interviewed… ► Bob Ekman ► Dr. A ► Larry Schwartz Human- Computer Interface And Chose… Larry Schwartz

3. Occupation ► Currently retired. ► Used to…  Work at a newsstand– middle school  Run a paper route– high school  And eventually, became an industrial engineer

4. Employer ► Lockheed Martin ► Air force  Solved common problems ► White line dilemma ► Designed and built an entire cockpit control room ► IBM  Programmed data base and network systems Punch card– Programming in Fortran and Cobol

5. Academic Background ► Bachelors and Masters in industrial engineering at University of Florida ► Full minor in labor relations and economics Career Preparation  Getting a great education  Advises towards real world experience, internships, co-ops, etc., but never attended any (because they did not exist)

6. Studying Engineering ► Why engineering?  “Teachers told [him] to” ► Why industrial engineer?  He wants a social job  “because they do all kinds of things” ► Incorporate many different types of engineering  Mechanical, electrical, etc.

7. Studying Engineering (cont) ► Career vs. Field of Study  He incorporates his knowledge of industrial engineering both at all his jobs  Why? ► Loves his job ► Loves to learn

8. Job Profile ► Worked for Air Force after college ► Then after only two interviews, worked for IBM ► Eventually worked for Lockheed Martin

9. Life At Lockheed Martin ► No set hours per week– you have a deadline for each project, you must work however long until the project is completed ► Check email first ► Classified Work…  Work on current project  Continue to develop any programs or software ► Teach younger people how to lead at Lockheed Martin

10. Life Outside Work ► Very little take home work (because everything is classified and must be done in the building) ► Less and less time with wife and daughter (as he progressed through Lockheed) ► 12 Holidays ► 2 weeks vacation time  Reading, TV repair, Model Railroads, Sailing, Traveling

11. My Career Guide

12. What kind of Engineer? ► Mechanical  I am interested in robotics ► Computer Science  I also love to program and see code turn into reality

13. Prospective Job ► I would love to work for a company similar to Google…  Great benefits  Pool table on each floor  Indoor pool  Professional masseuse  Encourage individual thinking ► 2 hours each day on any individual project

14. Prospective Job (cont) ► Or I would operate an program a website such as ScienceDaily because…  Work from home  About 3-5 hours a day  Learn a lot of interesting science news (because I would edit the articles)

15. College/University ► Cornell  Ivy League– great education  Robotic advances such as Cornell Ranger robot ► Carnegie Mellon  Work on DARPA challenge  Great robotics ► McGill  Very real life experience  Campus is in the heart of Montreal

16. Steps to Success ► Continue helping my parents with family business (ScienceDaily) ► Wherever I go to college, join the robotics team ► Continue programming ► Love my major and only do a job if its enjoyable

17. Life At Work ► ScienceDaily  Wake up at 9 a.m.  Update ScienceDaily articles for 11am, 2pm, 5pm, and 8pm editions  Go out to lunch  Walk dog or play with cat  Work on any hobbies, possibly hockey  Update ScienceDaily articles for 11pm, 2am, 5am, 8am editions

18. Leisure ► Vacations to Hawaii, Australia/New Zealand, France, Italy, Greece, etc. ► Play hockey in local adult league ► Program video games for fun ► Play with my dog