• Question: What led you to become an engineer?

    Asked by greshmaxx to Al, Emma, Ivanka, James, Omar on 15 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by branflakes123, tuckp.
    • Photo: Emma Bould

      Emma Bould answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      I used to take things apart when I was growing up – I would steal my Dad’s screwdrivers from his workshop to take my toys apart.

      Dad is an engineer, so I guess perhaps he may have influenced my decision a little, however I made my own choice and I haven’t ever regretted it.

    • Photo: Al Bartlett

      Al Bartlett answered on 14 Mar 2012:

      Hello greshmaxx,

      I was always interested in technology at school, My dad was an engineer as well so i guees is was a natural step for me – I never though about doing anything else since!!

    • Photo: James Vokes

      James Vokes answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      I had no idea what I wanted to be when I was younger and I didn’t really care. What I did know is that I wanted to learn more about how things worked like machinery, computers, the universe! So that’s what I did, I tried to learn more. I did a degree in Physics to try learn more but then I ran out of money. That’s when I realised that by becoming an engineer I could use all these skills that I’d learnt (like researching, working out how things worked) and get paid to use them!

    • Photo: Omar Mustufvi

      Omar Mustufvi answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      When I was growing up I used to love science especially Physics, I was interested in how things worked and loved putting things together. When I was bought my first Meccano set I spent hours building things- cars, cranes, bridges… I was addicted! I really enjoyed Physics at A-level but I wanted to be able to apply the theory I learned to solve every day problems so engineering was perfect for me.

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