-: My name is Pete Stambursky,
I'm a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army.
I just transitioned from a job as the deputy commander
for the United States Army Corp of Engineers
Los Angeles District, which is right down the street,
as deputy commander over to a fellow job
with the Microsoft Corporation.
It is a part of the Army's training with industry program
and I'm thankful for that opportunity,
and in about a year I'll take command
of product manager individual weapons for the Army.
There's only been about six or seven main battle rifles
so if there's something historic like that
that I could work on,
that would be something I could look back on
when I'm old and gray and say I had something to do
with that historic piece of equipment that the Army uses.
There's a training program within the fellowship
focused on getting certifications, your PMP, your Scrum,
and certain other Microsoft certifications that they offer
as well as learning from their managers,
learning from their experts on what they do
to be one of the best in their field.
The majority of the time when I was going to USC
I was a deputy commander,
and as a deputy commander you're responsible
for basically everything
that the commander doesn't wanna do.
But also other things are up your alley
as far as hiring,
as far as discipline,
as far as budget.
A typical week could range anywhere
from insuring a 35 million dollar contract
for the F-35 was awarded,
to speaking at a local elementary school
about opportunities in STEM.
And with the Army,
Corp of Engineers is not just a bunch of people in uniform.
We couldn't do what we do without the civilian workforce.
You don't necessarily need to join the Army
to work for the Army Corp of Engineers.
On any given week
I could be talking to 8th graders, or high schoolers,
or working on a critical project
that was required for our national defense.