People changing jobs in a dynamic economy
Cost Estimator
Christopher Kneeland started out as an apprentice at Waukesha-based Venture Electric Inc. 18 years ago. After becoming a journeyman electrician and then field installer, Kneeland is now at the forefront of the company's push to expand into the green energy industry.
Forensic Accountant
Tracy Coenen was a criminology major at Marquette University when a class on investigating financial crimes sparked her interest in forensic accounting - a field she had never heard of until then. She started taking business courses, eventually securing an MBA and the skills necessary to become a certified public accountant.
Work Shift | Water Engineer
Joan Hawley is a veteran Milwaukee-area water engineer. Her work positions her in a field that recently has fired the imagination of southeastern Wisconsin's economic strategists: the area's water technology sector, seen as ripe for growth.
Employment & training specialist
His own episodes of career change have fortified Alvin Harris with a can-do attitude that he passes on to unemployed job seekers. A former factory worker who lost his job as a flight attendant when the airline industry contracted, Harris counsels career rebounders at Wisconsin's leading provider of services to dislocated workers.
Personnel Recruiter
If Douglas Canady had known about careers in the skilled trades when he was in high school, he might have pursued an interest in becoming an electrician instead of going to college for a degree in psychology and human resources.