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Why Purdue, a long way from Floridas beaches?

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Why Purdue, a long way from Floridas beaches?

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Yeah (laughing), I went off to college with nothing but shorts and discovered winter the hard way! My friends had to take me shopping for winter clothes during Thanksgiving break. I applied to and was accepted into several engineering schools, but Purdue has a very prestigious aerospace engineering program, and I spent six years there. Q: Did any college part-time job relate to or help you in your career? A: Not really. I worked summers and Christmas as a pool cleaner at Nassau Pools in Naples. It was a great job for a college kid. They used to joke that I was the most highly educated pool cleaner ever. Q: How did you decide to work at JPL? A: I applied to lots of aerospace companies when I graduated in 1991, but the industry was really down at that time. After several months of searching, one of my professors who had worked for JPL provided me some contacts and references. Once I found the right connections, I was offered several opportunities [at JPL] and was fortunate to start on th

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