Now, at the age of 32, Papa is on the path toward a more satisfying second career, picking up valuable experience along the way. Papa works as a research assistant in the Telecommunications Engineering Lab and as a teaching assistant for Microprocessor Applications. All this in addition to a full-time course load. A member of the first graduating class in computer engineering on the Omaha campus, Papa seeks a career in ATM networking and network applications. Papa says engineers in the next millenium will need management and communication skills in addition to technical knowledge.
Engineers are the backbone of any high-tech company.
But an engineer may have to communicate with the marketing department, for example, and they won't be speaking the engineer's language. Careers in computer engineering are wide open for those who excel in math and science, he says. This is a fantastic field. I'd like to do interesting work and do a good job at what I do. Even with her father in the profession, McCarl didn't choose an engineering career right away.