Engineering Career Day presentation for elementary aged children that can be adapted to most engineering professions.

1. Engineer

2. FIRST, A LITTLE ABOUT ME….

3. DAD COACH
ENGINEER

4. GIBSONBURG, OHIO

5. TOLEDO, OHIO
BACHELORS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

6. ROCHESTER, MN
GIBSONBURG, OH
DALLAS, TX
SOFTWARE ENGINEER

7. SO…WHAT IS AN ENGINEER?
ANY GUESSES?

8. Engineers apply math
and science to solve
hard problems.

9. Aerospace Engineer
build airplanes
Automotive Engineer
build cars
Marine & Ocean Engineer
build ships
Build things that GO!

10. Biomedical Engineer
build medical devices
Structural Engineer
build buildings that stay safe
Civil Engineer
build infrastructure like roads, railways, and bridges
Build things that help people

11. Electrical Engineer
build components for computers, power plants, autos, and more
Computer Hardware Engineer
build computer systems
Computer Software Engineer
build the programs that run on computers
Robotics Engineer
build machines to do things better, cheaper, faster than humans
Build things that need electricity

12. Agricultural
build farms that produce more food with less water & space
Mining
build mines that extract more minerals with less waste and pollution
Environmental
improve recycling, public health, and water and air pollution control.
Petroleum
find oil and gas in the earth and extract it with less waste and pollution
Improve the earth

13. Nuclear Engineer
generate power for homes and business
Chemical Engineer
generate medicine from raw materials
Materials Engineer
generate new plastics, clothing fabrics, vehicles, and more
Nanotech Engineer
generate extremely small devices (like really small)
Generate brand new things

14. WHAT HAVE ENGINEERS DONE?

15. HOW DO YOU MOVE 2 MILLION BLOCKS, EACH BIGGER THAN A TRUCK?
Great Pyramids

16. HOW DO YOU BUILD A WALL 13,000 MILES
LONG, 20 – 40 FEET THROUGH MOUNTAINS?
Great Wall of China

17. HOW DO YOU FLY?
Airplanes

18. Highways
HOW DO YOU HANDLE ALL THE CARS?

19. Man on the Moon
HOW DO YOU LAUNCH SOMEONE TO HE MOON … AND THEN BRING THEM BACK?

20. International Space Station
HOW DO YOU BUILD A “HOUSE” IN SPACE?

21. WHAT DO I BUILD?

22. “THE CLOUD”

23. THE CLOUD?!?
THE CLOUD IS REALLY JUST A GREAT BIG COMPUTER.
WHAT IS THE CLOUD?!?

24. WHAT’S “THE CLOUD” USED FOR?

25. WHERE DO I BUILD “THE CLOUD”?

26. WHAT DOES THE CLOUD LOOK LIKE??

27. WHAT TOOLS DO I USE?

28. WHAT DO I LIKE ABOUT MY JOB?

29. I WORK WITH SMART PEOPLE
IBMers INVENTED:
1.MAGNEITC STRIPES
2.LASIK EYE SURGERY
3.UPC CODES
4.AUTOMATED TEST SCORING
5.“WATSON”

30. WE BUILD STUFF FOR COOL COMPANIES

31. WE HAVE SNACKS IN THE FRIDGE

32. I DON’T HAVE TO DRESS UP FOR WORK!

33. I TRAVEL THE WORLD 1. Beijing, China
2. Hong Kong
3. Tokyo, Japan
4. Berlin, Germany
5. Paris, France
6. Vancouver, Canada
7. Ottawa, Canada
8. Boston, MA
9. New York, NY
10. Washington, DC
11. Raleigh, NC
12. Miami, FL
13. Akron, OH
14. Detroit, MI
15. Chicago, IL
16. Minneapolis, MN
17. Dallas, TX
18. Austin, TX
19. Salt Lake City, UT
20. Las Vegas, NV
21. San Diego, CA
22. Los Angeles, CA
23. San Francisco, CA
24. Portland, OR
25. Seattle, WA
26. Vancouver, BC

34. WE HAVE AWESOME TITLES
MASTER INVENTOR
SENIOR TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER
DISTINGUSHED ENGINEER
IBM FELLOW

35. WE ARE PAID PRETTY WELL
AFTER 4 YEARS OF SCHOOL

36. WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW I WORK IS FLEXIBLE

37. WONDERING IF YOU SHOULD BE AN ENGINEER?
• Do you wonder how things work?
• Do you think of ways to make things better?
• Do you suggest new ideas or ways of solving problems?
• Do you like breaking big problems into smaller pieces?

38. WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER?
• Build, tinker, & destroy (but nothing too expensive)
• Do really well in math and science!
• Go to college
• Take hard classes that make you think!