[Al Skierkiewicz]

Jamie,
If money is at the top of your list, I am afraid you will be disappointed down the road. You should pick something you will be happy doing for the rest of your life. I went through a EET program at Bradley University thinking I wanted to go into manufacturing. I started working part time for a TV station while at school and that is where I stayed. I recently celebrated forty years at the same station and have loved most of the time here. It really seems like just a few weeks ago that I started. That is what doing something fun can bring you. Would I have been happier working for more money? I don't really think so. Right now, I can retire anytime but I am in no hurry. I work with great people, I am doing fun stuff and it is challenging to come up with solutions when faced with a limited budget (I work in Public Television). My son went through ME at Bradley and is working for Underwriter's Labs in the HVAC area. I tell him he gets to blow up stuff and blame someone else. How fun is that? He gets to travel all over the world and meet other engineers working on the latest designs. I hope he is happy because it sounds like a lot of fun.