“As a senior technical leader, he enjoys spending about a third of his time mentoring junior engineers. When describing his colleagues and the projects he works on, he says, “I can’t believe I get paid for doing this! It’s just fun!” ”

“Learning doesn’t stop at graduation; keep reaching as high as you can go. My grandmother always said, ‘Never stop learning,’ and I live by that.”

“For Sean Gates, Oregon Tech class of 2003, his educational and career paths took many twists and turns that were not initially expected or planned. His perseverance and dedication to his passion, though, led him to a more meaningful conclusion.”