Local Civil Engineers Want To Expose More Young People To Careers In Engineering
Local Civil Engineers Want To Expose More Young People To Careers In Engineering
By Tia Carol Jones
Michael Bempah, Professional Engineer (P.E.), took a career exploration class and he discovered that he wanted to pursue a degree in civil engineering. The field combined his skills and his hobbies and the more he studied it, the more he enjoyed it. Bempah started Pinpoint Precision Engineering in 2017. Through his firm, he has worked on construction management, fiber installation and roadway design projects, with a focus on utility infrastructure, land development and transportation management.
Bempah said it has been interesting as a Black civil engineer and it has not been easy, but he has been able to show up and do what he has to do. He said that when he and his team are working on projects they are trying to bring in a better way of doing things. He has been intentional in ushering in innovation and change.
Bempah uses his organization Pinpoint Scholars Foundation, which he founded in 2025, to engage young people and get them interested in engineering. He said he started it because of his own story, growing up in Englewood and seeing the need for investment and for people from the community to come back to the community and help build it up.
He also saw a need to develop pathways for young people in the community to have meaningful careers, so they can come back, give back and make a difference. He hopes that the Pinpoint Scholars Foundation can create opportunities for a new way of thinking and that the young people can see people who look like them who are from where they are from, doing impactful work.
“I just decided to increase exposure and visibility of this industry to our community so our youth and our young people can aspire to be civil engineers and come in to rebuild the community,” he said.
March 4th was the commemoration of World Engineering Day and Bempah has launched the Pinpoint Scholars Fund, with the hope that the initiative will help him support the next generation of engineers. The funds received will help provide hands-on engineering kits, support STEM workshops, fund mentorship and career exposure experience and expand access to Civil Engineering enrichment programs. The Pinpoint Scholars Foundation hosts a monthly module for young people. He said it is a great way for parents who want to expose their children to something new and innovative.
Bempah wants to encourage parents to enroll their children in Pinpoint’s career exploration program, which will take place sometime in June. He said it is important for parents to get their children engaged in programs like his so they can be more exposed and have access to different kinds of careers and fields. He also wants to encourage young people to look for majors and engage in the kinds of activities like Artificial Intelligence and Technology. He said it is a great way to ensure that young people have a path to a successful future.
For more information about the Pinpoint Scholars Foundation, visit www.psfcommunity.org. For more information about Pinpoint Precision Engineering, visit www.pinpointpe.com
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