Bill Foringer

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Bill Foringer

• Brockway, PA
• Middle of NOWHERE
• Very small town population of a little over 2,000
• Only one traffic light in town

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School and Work

• Brockway Area Jr./Sr. High

• Out of School Learning

• Grades 7-12 have a total of around 600 kids
• Graduated 3rd out of only 67
• Took a bunch of AP courses
• Knew everyone from every class all through the
  school
• Graduated with everyone being good friends
• My class was my second family

• Started out working doing lawn care and
  landscaping with my dad
• Worked in a small food and ice cream shop
• Also at the same time worked at True Value
  Hardware
• Finished this last summer working at Pro Chem Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

• Grew up in a town filled with factories which
  employed everyone
• All factories in the area need lots of engineers
  so there are many opportunities
• Know a lot of engineers in the area and have seen
  their work
• Worked side by side with the engineers at Pro
  Chem Tech and loved assisting them and the
  chemists

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Four Years Later

• Would like to have had at least one summer
  internship
• Keep a GPA above 3.5
• Leave University Park with a B. S. in Mechanical
  Engineering

• Would like to land a job with Bettis Labs located
  in the outer Pittsburgh area
• The father of one of my best friends works there
  and has told me a lot about the place and I would
  like to work there too

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In My Spare Time

• Hunt deer and pheasants with my dog
• Fishing
• Camping
• Hang out with my friends and girlfriend
• Watch movies
• Work on computers

• Soccer
• Street Hockey
• Tennis
• Football
• Bowling
• Mudding
• Video Games
• Watch Sports