{"id":6043,"date":"2026-02-06T15:47:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/?p=6043"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:28:10","slug":"engineering-management-colin-schneider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/2026\/02\/06\/engineering-management-colin-schneider\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pacific\u00a0engineering management\u00a0grad\u00a0on how he made his mark on campus\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Engineering management student helps build Pacific&#039;s new residence hall\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cz_azxwXq-o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Colin Schneider &#8217;25<\/strong><br><strong>Major:<\/strong> Engineering Management<br><strong>Hometown: <\/strong>Stockton, California<br><strong>Extracurriculars:<\/strong> Pacific ASCE Chapter, Pacific Project Management&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he walks around the construction site, Colin Schneider \u201925 occasionally stops to snap a photo on his phone.&nbsp;He examines each storm drain to make sure&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;free of debris. Then, he&nbsp;continues&nbsp;his route.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/engineering\/academics\/engineering-management-degree-bs?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=COLIN-SCHNEIDER\">engineering management<\/a> graduate has a rare opportunity:&nbsp;He\u2019s&nbsp;part of the team&nbsp;building the new Southwest Hall on University of the Pacific\u2019s Stockton Campus.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;a complex that will soon house&nbsp;nearly 400&nbsp;students.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Colin,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;not just a project at his alma mater.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;a continuation of his&nbsp;family&nbsp;legacy&nbsp;at Pacific.&nbsp;His story is also&nbsp;a great example&nbsp;of the opportunities available to Pacific students.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intergenerational Pacific Tigers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin\u2019s story at\u00a0Pacific\u00a0began when his parents were\u00a0Tigers\u00a0in the &#8217;90s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBack in the day, they were civil engineering students here.&nbsp;They met here and actually got married at the chapel on campus,\u201d he says.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though his parents, Colin got acquainted with construction work early in life.&nbsp;His dad worked in engineering design, which really helped him understand what the field was.&nbsp;He turned that interest into field work in high school.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the summers, I worked on survey crews to go out and stake,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd I worked for a construction company in Elk Grove right before I came to&nbsp;Pacific.&nbsp;I really fell in love with the engineering management side of it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it came time for college, Colin was drawn to Pacific\u2019s engineering management&nbsp;major&nbsp;and its small class sizes.&nbsp;What sealed the deal was the&nbsp;program\u2019s focus on design alongside construction management.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Just get out there.&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin describes his ethos as, \u201cJust get out there,\u201d which he put into practice at&nbsp;Pacific. He stayed busy with summer internships, campus&nbsp;jobs&nbsp;and student clubs.&nbsp;His experience is a good example for other engineering students who are looking to build experience before they step into the working world full-time.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s&nbsp;worked at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/engineering\/makerspace?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=COLIN-SCHNEIDER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fletcher Jones Foundation Makerspace<\/a>&nbsp;since it opened in 2024 and even&nbsp;helped design&nbsp;the layout for the&nbsp;woodshop.&nbsp;Student&nbsp;workers&nbsp;like him are the backbone of the center. They get to apply their knowledge in a hands-on setting and help other&nbsp;students&nbsp;understand and use the tools available to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve&nbsp;enjoyed helping students&nbsp;fulfill their ideas, like getting them into 3D modeling and then 3D printing it for their senior project. They just come in and say, \u2018Hey, I have this idea. I want to build this.\u2019&nbsp;We\u2019re&nbsp;there to help them,\u201d he says.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over\u00a0the\u00a0summers, Colin interned\u00a0in Sacramento to help build a\u00a016-story,\u00a0$3.7\u00a0billion\u00a0\u00a0health\u00a0care\u00a0building, the California Tower.\u00a0He\u00a0originally got the internship himself,\u00a0but it later turned into his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/engineering\/cooperative-education-program?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=COLIN-SCHNEIDER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cooperative Education<\/a>\u00a0experience,\u00a0a\u00a0required, paid internship for engineering students. \u00a0Four years in,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0seen it go from a pile of dirt to an entire structure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of paid work, Colin also got involved with Pacific\u2019s chapter of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asce.org\/communities\/find-a-group\/regions\/region-9\/ca-sacramento-section\/university-of-the-pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Society of Civil Engineers.<\/a>&nbsp;Each&nbsp;year,&nbsp;the chapter takes part in the ASCE Mid-Pacific Student&nbsp;Symposium. The event challenges&nbsp;participants to&nbsp;tackle&nbsp;several challenges. Students&nbsp;put their creativity and problem-solving skills into action.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe past two years,&nbsp;I\u2019ve&nbsp;been the captain of the steel bridge team.&nbsp;Actually&nbsp;getting to build and design a mini bridge to hold weight has been&nbsp;really interesting,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With such a busy schedule, Colin gives a lot of credit to his advisors, Professors Abel&nbsp;Fernandez&nbsp;and Medhi&nbsp;Khazaeli. With&nbsp;small class sizes, professors like&nbsp;his&nbsp;are able to spend more quality time with students.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey both helped me through my journey. Whether it was picking classes or asking them, \u2018Hey, I have this problem,\u2019 or even going to them for personal things. I have a strong personal connection with them,\u201d he says.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new Southwest Hall for the Stockton Campus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southwest Hall&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/pacific-newsroom\/new-southwest-hall-will-reflect-best-past-and-future?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=COLIN-SCHNEIDER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stood on campus for just over a century<\/a>&nbsp;before&nbsp;the current rebuild. The project strives to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;Pacific\u2019s distinctive,&nbsp;red brick&nbsp;feel, preserving architectural details from the original 1924 building.&nbsp;But students who live there will experience modern benefits in an energy-efficient residence hall.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among his other jobs, Colin also works for&nbsp;Stockton-based&nbsp;Siegfried Engineering.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;responsible for&nbsp;the civil&nbsp;engineering and survey engineering at the site, which is why he visits&nbsp;the construction site&nbsp;every Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy job is to do something called a SWPPP report, a Solid Waste Protection Prevention Plan.&nbsp;Basically, I&nbsp;do weekly inspections.&nbsp;I make sure no dust, dirt or anything gets in the storm drains. They&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;want&nbsp;anything going in&nbsp;there, because&nbsp;that directly feeds into the&nbsp;Delta.&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;here to&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;that, take photos and&nbsp;write&nbsp;reports,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin himself never lived in the prior Southwest&nbsp;Hall,&nbsp;but&nbsp;he knows people who did.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, hearing their stories and getting to see the new rendering, it makes me happy,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new chapter at Pacific<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although&nbsp;he&nbsp;just graduated, Colin\u2019s not going anywhere just yet.&nbsp;He\u2019s&nbsp;going directly into Pacific\u2019s Master of Science in engineering. After that, he wants to work for a construction management company and, eventually, start his own.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For other students who want to follow in his&nbsp;steps, Colin has a simple piece of advice.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;the same one that led him to work so many different jobs on and off campus: \u201cGet out there.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;interested in the work, be&nbsp;<em>interested&nbsp;<\/em>in the work.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;not just about your grades.&nbsp;Be curious, ask a lot of questions.&nbsp;Go to career fairs and find internships. Talk to your&nbsp;professors. 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