Brandon M. Fulk, P.E.
1. What is your age? 362. Where do you live? Lafayette, IN
3. What do you like to do outside of work? I like to coach youth athletics, hunt, play softball and camp.
4. What is your job title? Director of Internships for the Division of Construction Engineering and Management
5. When and why did you choose your career path? I selected my career path during my freshman year at Purdue. I determined that Construction Engineering and Mgmt was what I wanted to study. I have had 3 different types of jobs since graduating Purdue all related to my degree including my current job.
6. What is the name of your company or employer? Purdue University
7. Describe your primary duties and skills. My primary duties as the CEM Director of Internships include: student advisement relative to academics and professional careers, teach classes, prospective student recruitment, prospective company relationship development and student placement on internships.
8. Describe your physical work environment. It is pretty interesting and diverse: I have an office on campus that is modest which I work out of part of the time, typical classroom and construction jobsites where our students are working which may mean that I travel a lot in a car or on a plane.
9. What is your favorite part of your job? Helping young people succeed in the classroom and mentoring them as they prepare for a career in the industry providing advice and guidance.
11. Which accredited school did you first attend, and what was your degree? Purdue University and my degree is a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering
12. Describe in detail three of the courses that you took which are closely related to your current career. Honestly, none of my courses prepared me for the job I have today but they all did. I know that sounds funny but consider that none of them prepared me for how to teach but the fact that I have experienced what our students are currently going through allows me to be an effective mentor to our students.
13. Describe the two courses that you considered most challenging. Thermodynamics and Electric/Optics. All of these subject matters involve situations and problems that are not visible or nor can you put your hands on it. That is a challenge for me not to see these processes in a tangible format.
14. What resources did your school have available to help you get through the most difficult courses? I assume you are referring to Purdue. Great question. I did a poor job of seeking out assistance. In my current position, I understand there are help groups and help sessions that assist students who are struggling with a subject. In addition, professors and teaching assistants are easily approachable and willing to help.
15. Regarding the two most challenging courses, how did you persevere? I worked hard and repeated work over to ingrain the concepts. In addition, I sought help from classmates willing to work with me and explain the subject matters.
16. From what school(s) did you receive graduate degrees? I currently plan on enrolling in Purdue’s graduate program to obtain my Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Construction.
17. What was the title or titles of the degree(s)? Not applicable yet.
18. What licenses do you have and what were the exams required to receive those licenses? I have a PE (Professional Engineering) License. I am able to certify the accuracy of a design and manage individuals associated with the design. I was able to take this test after working in the industry for 4 yrs and then taking an 8 hr exam. I studied solid for 3 months leading up to this test averaging 16 hrs and still working full-time.
19. How would your clients and co-workers describe you? I think they would consider me an honest and hardworking individual.
20. What do you hope to accomplish at the conclusion of your career? I hope to have provided every young person that I come in contact with a positive environment to grow personally and professional so they become a valuable member of their local community and the engineering community.
21. Why should a high school student consider a career in your field? What important contribution(s) can they make? I believe a person should consider the construction industry as it relates to CEM because of the technical nature and the hands on experience that a person can obtain. It is personally gratifying and enriching because you solve and provide resolutions to problems/situations that better the quality of life for a community.
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