Zoom Into Your Career: Building & Moving With Kim Patterson

[This career is in the Information Technology Career Cluster.]

Kimberly Patterson has worked in the oil & gas industry for 11 years. Primarily, her role is to support Bechtel's procurement system for major construction projects around the world. She provides user training and data metrics, as well as resolving any technical issues users may have. Working with procurement, she has experienced construction from the ground up. Her career with Bechtel has allowed her the opportunity to work around the world, with Australia being one of her favorite destinations so far.

Zoom Into Your Career videos were recorded during a live webinar event where a practicing professional shared about their career, day-to-day job functions, and educational pathway. These webinar recordings include the professional's Career Talk as well as a live Q&A using submitted student questions.

Topics covered by the interview include:

• Job title and description
• Speaker's path to their current career
• Example(s) of education required for the career
• Challenging and enjoyable aspects of their job
• Advice for students interested in learning more about or pursuing this career