To celebrate National Engineers Week, we’re shining the spotlight on some of our engineers here at MartinFed! Rounding out our highlights for this week is Bin Alemayehu, Project Lead & Senior Engineer.
We asked Bin a few questions about his career in engineering, challenges he’s faced, and what he likes most about working at MartinFed.
What inspired you to pursue a career in engineering?
“I was inspired to pursue an Engineering career, because the Engineering field allows me to solve practical real-world problems. For instance, at Fire Research Laboratory, we deal with different cases with various open-ended situations that force an Engineer to think outside the box. At times projects began out with vague premises which encouraged the Engineer to be more creative and considered situations from different perspectives. I personally enjoy developing effective solutions to problems by being creative. I see every challenge as an opportunity to be great.”
What engineering challenge are you most proud to have accomplished in your career?
“In my career, I have been part of so many successful projects. However, I am most proud of leading the Fire Research Laboratory Data Acquisition system and Video system upgrade. I created and set up all the Laboratory data channels for all source measurement units, as well as programmed and integrated all the new upgrades with the laboratory data systems. These projects were a challenge, but helped incorporate new Data Acquisition capability to support hundreds of sensors and new Video recording capabilities for the lab.”
What do you like about being an engineer with MartinFed?
“I love being part of MartinFed Engineering, because MartinFed presents me with a constant personal growth and learning opportunity. Beside the practical Engineering opportunity which I love wholeheartedly. I am given a leadership opportunity also which is not just a professional necessity, it is a personal imperative with far reaching consequences for myself and the organizations. I like the fact that I have a vital role of leadership growth through the border life journey part of MartinFed at ATF. ”
Thank you Bin, for pursuing excellence everyday!
