>> I went to school, you know, graduated from Temple University, Temple made,
and as a construction, I graduated in the engineering school.
I was in the civil engineering department focusing on construction, and as an undergrad,
I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do.
I was in civil engineering.
You can go in a lot of different directions.
I worked as a surveyor.
I worked as a designer.
So I had a number of different components of civil engineering that I was pursuing.
I finally found a passion for construction because I was able to realize the work you put
in as a designer and all the other technical work you put in had you,
you were able to see your work come to fruition.
So I developed a passion for the construction industry.
So I went on from Temple University to Polytech in New York when I graduated
and pursued a degree in construction and master's in civil engineering.
That's where I developed and found my way in New York City
where there's tremendous infrastructure and was able to sort of stay in the design
and construction field and merged into project management and things of that nature.
So the passion really came from just really getting opportunity to work
on small construction projects in Philadelphia, and then when I went back to New York,
I had the opportunity to go to graduate school
and learn the more integral natures of construction.