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Brian Graichen

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I'm a bit of a late bloomer. It took me longer than expected to earn a 2 year Associate's degree in my early 20s. I worked the majority of my career as an automotive designer. I also got married later at 33 years old. We finally had our first child just before I turned 40 after struggling with years of infertility. That was when my instinct to provide the best life for my family kicked in. I began my Bachelor's degree as soon as my son was born. I finished it in 2021 at 45 years old. My career has since advanced to engineering and I'm providing a better life for my family. While I was finishing my Bachelor's degree, we had boy/girl twins and again my motivation to provide more for my family kicked in again. I began an MBA in 2022 to advance my career into higher levels of management. I currently have 3 children in preschool 2 days a week and it is expensive as my mortgage. My wife is a homemaker and watches our children when they are not in preschool or if they are sick, or if there was a COVID exposure at preschool. I have a busy life with family, work, and school. I look forward to finishing my MBA and using the free time to spend with my family.

Education

Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Master's degree program
2022 - 2023
  • Majors:
    • Business Administration, Management and Operations

Central Michigan University

Bachelor's degree program
2017 - 2022
  • Majors:
    • Mechanical Engineering

Macomb Community College

Associate's degree program
1995 - 1999
  • Majors:
    • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

    • Dream career goals:

      Management and business owner

    • Product Specialist

      Hanon Systems
      2016 – 20215 years
    • Development Engineer

      Gates Corporation
      2021 – Present3 years

    Sports

    Baseball

    Varsity
    1991 – 19954 years

    Awards

    • All Conference Player

    Football

    Varsity
    1991 – 19954 years

    Future Interests

    Entrepreneurship

    Tracey Johnson-Webb Adult Learners Scholarship