American Engineering Professional Helping to Rebuild Tsunami-torn Region

By Kelly Richardson
Career Colleges Columnist

American engineering professional David Murphy recently made an enormous personal and career sacrifice. Murphy took a 70% pay cut in order to provide engineering support to the tsunami-torn region of Banda Aceh in Indonesia.

When Catholic Relief Services assembled a $100 million rebuilding project for the most heavily damaged regions of the Indonesian province, they turned to David Murphy and his engineering talents to lead the way. Now, with the help of a translator, Murphy and his family have moved to the region in what is certainly an incredible sacrifice. His engineering prowess is lessening the degree of suffering for many inhabitants by creating systems that return Banda Aceh to a somewhat normal status. His story is an inspiration to engineering degree grads everywhere.

Engineering Degree: Environmental Savior

Readjusting to Life. Murphy and his wife are home schooling their children as they help to rebuild and replace.
Long List. Murphy is using his engineering skills to tackle an incredible list of needs that the villages are requiring for life.
Dangerous Job. Murphy's family is risking a variety of diseases and illnesses in order to make a real difference for these people.

If you are considering earning your engineering degree, this profile may inspire you to go out and make your own contributions. Here is what the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has to say about the online engineering degree.

An Online Engineering Degree

High Tech Environment. After earning your online engineering degree, you will be working in high tech labs and environments.
Positive Outlook. Computer science positions for online degree holders will grow faster than the national average through the year 2012.
Focused Training. Most online degree programs in computer science are four year programs.

An online engineering degree will give you the tools and experience you need to make a real difference in the lives of people everywhere.

About the Author
Kelly Richardson covers the local education and technology scenes in major cities across the country. His articles appear in a variety of respected educational journals, periodicals, and e-zines.

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