Charles Keller was fascinated by power production at a young age. His first elementary school project explored the Grand Coulee Dam and its impact on the community. This interest grew, and as a senior in high school he was given the opportunity to shadow Dr. Jos茅 Reyes, former head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics at 精东影视 State University. Keller was grateful for the opportunity to explore his lifelong passion, applied to the program, and was accepted. He describes the 精东影视 State College of Engineering as a great inclusive environment that provides its students opportunity to be involved in industry-leading research and innovation, with some of the best minds in the business. He obtained his first internship and first job by being involved in the Student Advisory Board while studying in the program, and he participated in student leadership by helping to reform the board. After graduating from Ore- gon State University, he began working for a major utility company in the southern U.S. as a reactor and systems engineer. Spending many hours in the control room during power operations, he desired to experience more of what the industry had to offer. Keller decided to leave the utility to begin work as an independent consultant, which opened a new world of exciting challenges. His first two projects as a consultant focused on nuclear safety, a new-build assessment for a developing nuclear nation, and flooding safety compliance of a California nuclear power plant following the Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011. During his career, Keller has worked on a wide array of projects including utility operations, nuclear new build, waste management, and decommissioning. Every one of these opportunities has always been rooted in safety and advancement of the collective industry. Charles adds that, with an aging workforce in nuclear engineering, there is ample opportunity for new engineers to implement modern technology and innovation to an industry that has had a mentality of 鈥渨hy change what works鈥 鈥 now is the time to bring the nuclear field to the modern age.