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<v ->10 years ago, I never would've expected</v>

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to be working in a high rise building

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in a major city designing buildings.

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And through the course of that time

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I've seen that engineering is creating life for people.

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It's creating opportunities for people.

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It's creating fun experiences for people.

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Engineering is what gives us life here in the city.

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<v ->Everything we do, we're always looking to improve</v>

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for the next one and the next one.

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That's why we made our motto "Always striving for better."

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<v ->We have a 103-year legacy of doing the coolest civil</v>

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and structural engineering projects on the Planet Earth.

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<v Man>We do a lot of different project types.</v>

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We prefer the hardest types of projects.

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Those are projects that always come

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with their own unique challenges

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that require unique solutions.

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Those are what make us most excited

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to get out of bed in the morning,

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coming to try to solve problems that no one else can solve.

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<v ->We want to work with architects and developers</v>

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to create things that have never been done before.

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<v Woman>I think that this is a company</v>

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of a whole bunch of geniuses all bundled together

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on two floors in an office building in Seattle.

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<v ->MKA is a really fun and innovative company</v>

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that has the minds of a large company

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but all under one roof.

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<v ->We work on world class projects</v>

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with the world class architects,

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but at the same time we are a very small company.

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<v Man>We do it from our headquarters here in Seattle</v>

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which gives us a platform to get to know each other,

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be one, feel like a community.

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You can know everyone's name,

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but yet have this impact on these amazing built spaces

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around the globe.

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<v Woman>It's really easy to collaborate</v>

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with the best in the industry.

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<v ->You're surrounded by the best of the best</v>

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in our profession.

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Being able to work together

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and challenge each other and inspire each other

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and cheer each other on is just great fun.

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<v ->The thing that's most memorable about the projects</v>

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are the people that we've gotten to work with, the team.

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<v Man>Having all those super talented people</v>

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all in one office

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while working on a variety of cool projects

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all over the world,

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I think that's what makes MKA special

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and a really nice place to work.

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<v ->We've done that really intentionally</v>

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because structural engineering is hard.

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You can't be an expert at everything.

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But when you're surrounded physically

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by experts in all the different fields,

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it really allows you that tool

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to go tackle any challenge that comes up

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and know that you have the right resources and backup

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to figure it out and problem solve.

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<v ->Coming out of school I thought</v>

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I was gonna just be a structural engineer

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and do my design work,

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but what I found is that MKA gives you the space

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and the confidence to sort of dive

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into whichever area of structural engineering

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you really enjoy the most.

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<v ->I've always gotten the support that I need to do my job.</v>

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We get to choose what direction we want to go

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with our careers,

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and if we want to dive into one area of BIM versus the other

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they're gonna give us those opportunities

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and let us explore it.

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There is no boundaries around it.

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<v ->What I didn't fully realize was that from the get go</v>

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I was gonna be working on really cool projects

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and have heavy involvement in the design process.

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<v Man>It takes a lot of different positions in any team</v>

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to execute a project,

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and they all have very equally important roles.

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<v Woman>It's about making everybody better,</v>

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not just one person.

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<v ->You have to come in with the mindset of how do we,</v>

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not how do I.

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<v ->How we work at MKA is a lot like a jazz band.</v>

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Each individual musician

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is incredibly skilled at their piece,

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but working together and riffing off of each other

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and inspiring each other to create music

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is how we go about doing our engineering.

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<v ->I think people would want to be here</v>

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for the same reasons I want to be here.

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I want to be here because we're working on projects

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that are unique to cities,

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that are once-in-a-lifetime type projects

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and they happen over and over here in our office.

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<v Woman>I mean, it's the perfect balance</v>

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of smart, strong engineers

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with a fun, you know, happy, welcoming culture.

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<v Man>Joining MKA is like joining a team.</v>

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It's a team that we want you to be on for your whole career.

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<v Man>It's a sense of, like,</v>

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this is doing something bigger than myself,

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I couldn't do this alone.

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And this organization, this firm, this location,

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all of those things allow me to do something

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that I'd never otherwise could do.

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<v ->On that foundation,</v>

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we're able to build and leverage and grow

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to solve the next problem,

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and imagine not just the problem, but the next question.

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We're looking for people who are interested

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in learning and challenging themselves and working together

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to make the world a better place each and every day.

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