 The three small steps that come to mind in my engineering career were one, choosing Purdue University for my graduate degree. The second was working under great mentors. And the third was having the faith to go out into business as a business owner. The one giant leap that relates to my engineering career is the current business that I have started that has grown from 10 people to 40 people in six years. My name is Ken Beach. I have a Master's of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 1994. And I am a Purdue engineer.