 The first small step in my career happened when I came to Purdue and I joined the co-op program. The co-op program enabled me to gain five semesters in almost two years of real-world experience, propelling me to the job that I wanted after I graduated. My second small step was joining Bechtel in 2008. I joined on a energy project in the Gulf Coast, and then I was able to improve my career learning from the best in the business on multiple projects in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. From there, I joined our corporate construction organization and really took my giant leap to where I am today. I was able to work on an innovation initiative that involved installing piping into pipe racks differently, which actually ended up in a patent. My name is Keith Churchill. I graduated with a bachelor's in civil engineering in 2006, and I am a Purdue engineer.