•Engineering degree equals career options

•Engineers go on to become lawyers, teachers, professors, doctors, CEO’s, designers, salespeople, researchers, etc.

•Engineers can think analytically and solve problems creatively and collaboratively

World Financial Center, New York City, NY

•Graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2007 with B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and almost two years of work experience through the Co-Op program

•Went to work for commercial real estate services company CB Richard Ellis as a Facilities Engineer for the American Express Account in NYC

•Promoted to Facilities Engineering Manager on the Global Services Team

•Tapped to fill role as the Critical Environments Manager for Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

•Responsible for the operation and maintenance of all systems contributing to the functionality of RBC’s critical infrastructure primarily in NYC (chiller plants, critical HVAC, UPS systems, generators, etc.)

•Technical knowledge is important but keys to success in this role are resourcefulness and communication skills

•One can not be an expert in all of the equipment and systems involved but you need to be able to find the information needed, ask the right questions, and pick the best options for the client

•Nothing else matters if you lack the ability to communicate this information

•Property and facilities management account for nearly 40% of the CBRE revenue, up from 23% just two years ago

•Constant need for companies to both cut costs and ensure system reliability, especially within critical environments (Data Centers, etc.)

•Need for well rounded, outgoing, and adaptable engineers

•Best way into the industry is through internships

First commercial real estate services company in the Fortune 500 Named one of Fortune’s Fastest Growing Companies

Named to the BusinessWeek 50

Named Lipsey Company’s #1 commercial real estate brand

#8 outsourcing company across all industries and # 1 in commercial real estate

Named National Property Advisor of the Year

Village of El Dulce

Power House Location

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a non profit organization that supports community-driven development programs worldwide through the design and implementation of

sustainable engineering projects, while fostering responsible leadership.

Intake Location

Constructing Penstock

Completed Intake

•Single hand pump is the only clean water source servicing the community of 1500 people, forcing the villagers, particularly women and children, to travel as far as 5km and sometimes wait hours for the opportunity to draw water

•Community members dig shallow wells that dry up during dry seasons or resort to using contaminated and muddy water from seasonal rivers and springs 

•Prevalence of waterborne disease and dehydration; endemic diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid, and cholera

EWB Northern New Jersey - Kipingi Water Project

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