After graduating from Tufts, I worked for the State of Illinois Division of Highways form August 1'1953 to February 1,1954 and spent most of my time at 2 different asphalt plants as a materials inspector over seeing the proper mix of the asphalt material.. Then served two years in the US Army. After training and other schools ie.. Ordinance School and time as the I&E NCO for the 3rd Armed Cavalry Regt ,I was sent oversea to complete my second year in Occupied Germany with the Corps of Engineers overseeing various construction projects as part of the reparations paid by the German Govt.I returned .to the US and was discharged on Dec 28,1955.I was employed by two engineering consultants from 1955 to 1965 before going to the BRA in November,1965.While with Edwards , Kelcey and Beck ( EK&B ) from 1955 to March,1964 I worked on many various Interstate Highway systems doing various design work which included design of roadways, pavements, drainage, bridge clearances, superelevations of all pavements, bridge abutments and various end walls for other type of structures.While with EK&B, I worked on the designs and site layouts for several Tropospheric Scatter Systems from Southern Europe to Northern Europe and also one year in Spain working on the first type of modern interstate highway system in Spain.From March 1964 to November 1965 while at the consultant, Fay, Spofford &Thorndike, Iworked on various Interstate Highway Systems but most of my worked was as the Field Resident Engineer overseeing the reconstruction of the Relocated Monsanto Avenue in Springfield< Mass that was finally completed in June 1965.After a few months in the Boston office working on various Interstate Highway projects I left to go to the BRA in November !965.