 My name is Eric McElveny. I'm a retired Marine Corps infantry officer. I work with San Diego State University's Troops to Engineers program. It was actually in the eighth grade that I decided that I wanted to be a Marine. I went through the Naval Academy. I studied mechanical engineering, and I was commissioned in 2006 as a second lieutenant of the Marine Corps. I was retired in 2013. There was something special about being in a unit and being a leader and having guys that you were working with, you know, we were a family. I didn't think I was going to get that as I transitioned out of the Marine Corps. I started working with the Troops to Engineers program. It's called E-STEP, and it's focused on energy sustainability. E-STEP stands for Energy Systems Technology Evaluation Program. We provide military veterans with the opportunity to work on energy projects and innovative technology on different military installations across the country. Eric McElveny clicks with our young sailors and Marines who are undergraduates in the program. He's got great rapport with them. They really respect him and like him. And so it's been tremendous to have him as the coordinator of this partnership with Office of Naval Research. With our student veterans who have been introduced to these projects, maybe it wasn't something that was on their mind initially, but as it began working on these projects, it has produced a little bit of a culture change and realized that the future is energy. It excites these guys. Not only are they working on these projects, but they want to continue to work on the projects in the future and they realize that they're building a strong base where in the future they're going to be leaders in industry. At home, I'm a husband and I'm a father. I have two daughters and it's such an amazing thing to be a parent. As they grow up, it's very important. Not only do we need to be conscious about it, but we need to lead and we need to set a good example for our children. The future that we pass on to them, I want it to be worth it. My name is Eric McElveny. I'm a retired Marine Infantry Officer. I am the coordinator for the E-STEP program and I am an energy warrior.