WEBVTT 00:10.109 --> 00:12.331 I'm Carlos Tate . I'm a project manager 00:12.331 --> 00:14.331 with the Galveston District US Army 00:14.331 --> 00:15.498 Corps of Engineers . 00:20.370 --> 00:23.329 Uh My activities involved uh navigation 00:23.360 --> 00:26.120 uh projects primarily , I uh have to 00:26.129 --> 00:27.907 lead those projects through the 00:27.907 --> 00:30.270 planning design and the implementation 00:30.280 --> 00:32.889 of the project on a day to day basis . 00:32.900 --> 00:35.630 I collect information uh explain that 00:35.639 --> 00:38.319 information to the team and we transmit 00:38.330 --> 00:40.750 that information in terms of uh the 00:40.759 --> 00:43.750 financial scheduling , uh 00:43.779 --> 00:46.000 estimating for the projects to be 00:46.009 --> 00:49.049 completed on time and on , on budget , 00:54.659 --> 00:56.770 I've worked on the uh Corpus Christi 00:56.779 --> 00:59.290 ship channel project , which is a major 00:59.299 --> 01:01.632 navigation project here at the district . 01:01.632 --> 01:03.521 I'm proud of it because I saw the 01:03.521 --> 01:05.355 project through , through the uh 01:05.355 --> 01:07.750 primary initial stages through the life 01:07.760 --> 01:10.709 cycle up to the final uh letting of the 01:10.720 --> 01:12.889 last contract . And uh that was one of 01:12.900 --> 01:14.989 my best projects . It was a $600 01:15.000 --> 01:17.111 million project . It's actually still 01:17.111 --> 01:19.278 in the way and still being finalized . 01:19.278 --> 01:21.500 But that's one of my most uh projects . 01:21.500 --> 01:22.500 I'm most proud of 01:27.239 --> 01:29.239 the project impacts commerce in the 01:29.239 --> 01:31.350 nation because uh there's a lot of uh 01:31.350 --> 01:33.660 commerce uh as far as ship traffic that 01:33.669 --> 01:35.959 travels through the uh port of Corpus . 01:35.970 --> 01:38.540 You have uh military helicopters that 01:38.550 --> 01:41.230 are brought into the uh uh to the 01:41.239 --> 01:43.459 facilities at the port . You also have 01:43.470 --> 01:46.540 uh oil and gas uh uh tankers that are 01:46.550 --> 01:48.717 in and out of the port daily . So that 01:48.717 --> 01:50.772 definitely adds economic benefits to 01:50.772 --> 01:52.828 the nation and the local community . 01:58.639 --> 02:00.861 No , you don't have to be in the army . 02:00.861 --> 02:02.861 I'm a civilian employee . You don't 02:02.861 --> 02:05.083 have being a member of the armed forces 02:05.083 --> 02:07.306 is not required to be a project manager 02:07.306 --> 02:06.669 here at the Galveston District . 02:11.770 --> 02:14.149 I would think first , uh usually uh to 02:14.160 --> 02:16.529 have a degree but to be an effective 02:16.539 --> 02:19.229 listener , a good communicator and the 02:19.240 --> 02:21.610 ability and uh want to get things done 02:21.619 --> 02:23.841 because at the end of the day , being a 02:23.841 --> 02:26.008 project manager is just really getting 02:26.008 --> 02:25.750 things done 02:31.789 --> 02:34.309 well . Um working in the district is , 02:34.320 --> 02:36.376 is good . We work with a lot of good 02:36.376 --> 02:38.542 people . Um A lot of good team members 02:38.542 --> 02:40.660 is diversity . I think leadership uh 02:40.669 --> 02:42.809 will definitely uh they'll listen , 02:42.940 --> 02:45.589 they'll listen attentively , but you do 02:45.600 --> 02:47.767 have moments that you're going to have 02:47.767 --> 02:50.949 to um take charge of certain project 02:50.960 --> 02:53.490 task to get things done . Leadership 02:53.500 --> 02:55.333 does empower you to do that as a 02:55.333 --> 02:57.389 project manager , you're pretty much 02:57.389 --> 02:59.444 the one door to the core . So you're 02:59.444 --> 03:01.667 the first face that they see when we're 03:01.667 --> 03:03.889 starting a project and really the , the 03:03.889 --> 03:05.944 last face when the project's closing 03:05.944 --> 03:08.000 out . So , uh definitely you have to 03:08.000 --> 03:09.667 have that uh empowerment from 03:09.667 --> 03:09.639 leadership to advance . 03:15.369 --> 03:18.039 Uh , some of the benefits are , I think . 03:18.050 --> 03:20.161 Uh , well , I'll start monetarily , I 03:20.161 --> 03:22.289 think , uh , uh , as far as the core 03:22.300 --> 03:24.522 and I have worked in private industry , 03:24.522 --> 03:26.578 the pay is pretty competitive . Uh , 03:26.578 --> 03:28.911 you do get the retirement benefits here . 03:28.911 --> 03:31.919 Uh , as far as overall , uh , it's just 03:31.929 --> 03:34.262 a good working environment , day to day . 03:39.440 --> 03:41.551 I live in the Houston area which is a 03:41.551 --> 03:43.839 metropolitan city about 45 minutes 03:43.850 --> 03:46.699 north of Galveston District . It's 03:46.710 --> 03:48.877 primarily a city comprised of a lot of 03:48.877 --> 03:52.100 oil and gas uh uh companies , but 03:52.110 --> 03:54.054 that's primarily where I live . Uh 03:54.054 --> 03:56.332 There's a lot of activities to do in a , 03:56.332 --> 03:58.388 in a major city like Houston . Uh uh 03:58.388 --> 04:00.221 There's arts , there's a theater 04:00.221 --> 04:01.999 district . Uh There's different 04:01.999 --> 04:04.054 festivals that , that are able to be 04:04.054 --> 04:06.221 attended in , in the Houston area . Uh 04:06.221 --> 04:08.221 The economy is very good . So uh if 04:08.221 --> 04:10.443 you're looking for jobs , there's a lot 04:10.443 --> 04:12.554 of opportunities , a lot of diversity 04:12.554 --> 04:14.721 uh and a lot of good eating places for 04:14.721 --> 04:16.019 sure in the area . 04:21.929 --> 04:24.649 Well , I guess I would say uh the core 04:24.660 --> 04:26.880 has been around for 200 years uh or 04:26.890 --> 04:30.559 longer , actually longer . Uh And we've 04:30.570 --> 04:32.626 done huge projects , everything from 04:32.626 --> 04:34.848 the Pentagon to helping with the Panama 04:34.848 --> 04:37.940 Canal . So definitely when you come to 04:37.950 --> 04:41.329 the core , uh even if your name 04:41.609 --> 04:44.529 isn't known , we work on such legacy 04:44.540 --> 04:47.690 projects just having that , that , that 04:47.700 --> 04:50.269 input , knowing that I did imprint on 04:50.279 --> 04:52.390 something that could potentially be a 04:52.390 --> 04:55.579 legacy type project is one thing of 04:55.589 --> 04:57.700 working with the court . I think most 04:57.700 --> 04:59.410 people would , may find uh interesting .