When I got out of college, the environmental
consulting business was almost non-existent.
At that time -- this would be, you know, '83,
'84, '85 -- and I decided to take a jump.
An old buddy of mine from grad school
and I ended up on a project together in Hawaii
back in the late nineties and he's the one
that convinced me to come to Exponent.
I got here in '99 and I haven't looked back.
It's been a great run.
Our firm used to known as Failure Analysis
Associates.
And that's still a lot of what we do is why
things go wrong.
We have about a thousand people, about 700
of them are technical.
We count the Fortune 50 among some of our
best clients.
I think one of the great advantages -- although
I didn't go there for this in any way -- was that broader
liberal arts education.
I took a course in Native American literature
that still stays with me.
I just think that was a fantastic class and
really opened my eyes.
I'm just happy that I had that opportunity
to take a broader set of classes.
I really consider myself very fortunate and
I have an opportunity to give a little bit
back.
To have had the opportunity given to me, by
what I learned at Fort Lewis, and not just
the technical material, but also the skills
to continuously learn.
You know, when I think of the good people
of Colorado in the 1970s who paid for my education,
I think alumni who can -- who have the wherewithal
-- kind of need to step up to the plate.
I am so grateful and thankful for the experience
I had at Fort Lewis.
I do miss Colorado, I do miss Colorado for
sure.
