{"id":632,"date":"2012-06-28T17:11:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T00:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Why-Mark-Burhop-Became-an-Engineer\/ba-p\/334938"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:01:17","slug":"why-mark-burhop-became-an-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/why-mark-burhop-became-an-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Mark Burhop Became an Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For those of you who only know Mark Burhop by his avatar (above), below is a rare exclusive video so you can see what he really looks and sounds like.

Why did he become an engineer? Because he was not good at languages ;-). In this video interview, Mark Burhop shares how he got into engineering and his career path from software developer to product manager to app ecosystem builder.

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AYjoEHmIDYw

Mark recommends students find what makes them happy.
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“Don’t chase the money. Chase the things that you want to do that make you happy. So for me, I love engineering. I love cars. I love taking things apart. I love mathematics.\u201d<\/BLOCKQUOTE>
A mantra for so many engineers. If you want to learn more about Mark’s current job, check out The Solid Edge Ecosystem Comes to Life <\/A>blog post. You can get to know Mark on nearly every social media platform. Here are links to just a few: Twitter<\/A>, LinkedIn<\/A>, Google<\/A>+.

That’s Mark’s story – what’s yours?

– Dora<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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