A day in the life of: Charlie Adams, civil engineering technology major

    When deciding on a career, Charlie Adams, senior from Beaver Dam, Ky., wanted to design the buildings surrounding him.
    Adams is  a civil engineering technology major with an emphasis in architecture, often referred to as architectural engineering technology.
    “I would like to work in a big area designing large buildings, schools, hospitals and business property,” he said.
    He said he has learned many different aspects of construction and design.
    “In my major we learned about building, wire, electricity, construction methods, constructional steel and design,” Adams said.             Adams said the hardest project he has done is his senior project.
    “We are doing a lot of business design things that we learned in previous classes,” Adams said.
    Adams said he would like to eventually go to graduate school for architecture.
     “You have to go to architecture school to be an architect, so that is my next move,” Adams said.
    Adams said he enjoys the openness to different areas and job opportunities.
    Last summer Adams worked for The Comfort Group in Nashville, Tenn.            “I worked as a designer, drawing things in 3D on the computer,” Adams said. “I have had courses in how to draw in AutoCAD. I had a background in the software but I didn’t know anything about ventilation systems or plumbing.”
     Adams said students in his class are willing to do a variety of tasks and are eager to apply things they learn to real-world situations.
    Jess Nall can be reached at    jessica.nall@murraystate.edu.