Personality Profile: Engineer

         Although you can find him driving around in his big Toyota tundra, Chris does care about the environment. An avid recycler and composted, Chris can be seen enjoying nature to its fullest by biking, or boating through Maines serene landscapes. These are just a few of his hobbies while his main love his working. Chris is an environmental engineer who works in Freeport, although he hasn't always worked there. After completing four years in UMO's engineering program, which Chris said was very intense, he was able to get a job working for the state. After working for the state governemnt he got a job with Mechanical Engineers in Portland until 2000. In the year 2000 Chris and an old work friend started their own business called MacMillan & Donelly. Recently Chris and Tim sold their company and joined a group called Power Engineers which is based in freeport. Since Chris once owned his own company I asked him whether be thought running his own company compared to working in a corporate structure, and he replied " there is more paper work and policy, but compared to other companies, the one I work for (power engineers) does a good job at balancing that.".

         After so many years working Chris said that its still interesting because of the people and companies he consults for are unique and all the projects I undertake are always diffrent. His wife said he loves his job because the rewarding feeling of using knowledge to help solve people's problems. When asked if there was any negatives to his job he thought for a long time, and he finally decided the only complaint he has is it i am a project manager so there is more time on the computer in the office and less in the field, which he doesn't consider that a very negative part. When asked what is the main skill your learned from high school that helps you the most on the job, Chris replied with organization and prioritizing. "It's really important that I get the tasks I am assigned done on time, so having good organization and prioritizing skills makes that a lot easier.". College for Chris was a lot of work, but it has payed off. It allows him to do the things he enjoys most in life other then helping people. All in all Chris leads a busy life, but not all of it is focused on his career, he likes to focus on what matters in life, friends, family, and sports.