I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland; he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I was young I had an apprenticeship as an engineer.
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
Living in the projects helped me with this role.
I think my dad has helped me tremendously.
My father was a civil servant, fairly sort of middle ranking, low to middle ranking. He worked almost entirely in what was then called Administrative Labour, dealing with employment and unemployment issues.
As an engineer, you learn there is a solution to every problem. It may take you a while, but eventually you're going to find it.
My parents were farmers' kids from South Dakota. My dad was an engineer. I wanted to be responsible and major in something pragmatic.
My father was a construction engineer, and my mother was a production engineer.
I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner.
My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English.