Greg Beers talks about a career in naval architecture and marine engineering

"Engineering is a great field, even if you don't plan on being an engineer. I think that engineering is much broader than it seems. It's a Michigan Engineering degree, that's what they're looking at." -Greg Beers, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering B.S.E '94, M.S.E '95.
Beers, a University of Michigan alumnus, talks with Celia Osman, a current U-M undergraduate engineering student studying industrial and operations engineering, about his career, what a typical day is like and what he thinks now about his time at Michigan.
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Topics covered in this conversation:
1:01 - What do your companies specialize in?
1:41 - Do you work on many different types of projects?
2:21 - Did you know you would be doing this type of work after college?
3:36 - Did the program prepare you for finding good jobs?
6:49 - What else did you do in college?
8:31 - What were the first few years like after college when you were starting your company?
10:01 - When did you acquire the Shearer Group?
10:55 - What is your typical work day like?
12:11 - What advice do you have for students?
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