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- My name is Kim Soarls
I'm a structural engineer,

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for the Tulsa District
Army Core of Engineers.

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We have been assessing
structures in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Our goal is to go and
assess for capability,

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to make it work for a
health care facility.

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My specific role is
looking at the structure,

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and see if there are any major concerns,

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or anything to consider if
we need to convert this,

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into a health care facility.

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I work probably closes with the architect,

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looking at the layout of a structure.

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The first and foremost
rule or important factor,

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that I follow is that
the structure is sound,

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that is necessary for
anyone else to continue,

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with what their doing.

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With the architect we
can look at the layout,

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and if the structure is
easily able to be modified,

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to fit the needs of the building itself,

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and the individual rooms
that are necessary,

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if we need to modify the
structure in any way,

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or if we need to add heavier
mechanical equipment,

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basically looking to see if the structure,

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can carry that load.

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I was an advanced mathematics teacher,

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I taught for four years
and I taught pre calculous,

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calculous you name it.

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I taught at Broken Arrow
High School for the majority,

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and I also taught at,

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Meridian Technology Center in Still Water.

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The high school in Broken
Arrow was a great experience,

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that school has a really
great community there.

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In Still Water it was a smaller group,

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but we were especially
focused on engineering.

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I think for me I've always had
this passion to help others,

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and I feel really lucky
that the core allows for me,

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to be able to do that within my career,

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and with in my every day job.

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The ability to be a help in
this in any way is special.

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I've stated to friends
of mine that we've never,

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experienced anything in
our lifetime like this.

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So knowing that I can have
an impact is priceless to me.

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It takes a team of individuals
to make things happen.

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So being a component of that I
hope that any of my students,

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can see that they can make an impact too,

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even if its one small role one day,

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that it builds together and a
team can truly make an impact.

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Especially in a situation like this.

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I think its great to especially
at a fast paced scale,

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to put together all of the disciplines,

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I've certainly learned a lot,

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about mechanical and
electrical disciplines,

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that in my everyday project life,

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I listened to what they're
doing but it doesn't always,

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directly impact what I'm doing,

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and so this current situation,

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when we are all relying on each other,

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and if one person has missed information,

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that may be necessary the other person,

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has picked up that slack,

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so the teamwork is
critical in this scenario.

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Its also afforded me the ability
to work with a few people,

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that I probably normally
wouldn't cross paths with,

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in my career so its,

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at the very least its a
team building exercise,

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but seeing what we can produce together,

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in such a short period
of time is incredible.

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