Brandon Palompo was our scholarship recipient in 2016. Though he is from Hawaii originally and was living here in Honolulu, he had many family ties to the Bay area of California, which influenced his decision to attend Cal Maritime. When poised to graduate from CMA, he opted to seek employment there in the Bay area, where he has since remained with his family:
“ Within a month of graduating I started at a company called Interface Engineering based in San Francisco, CA. It is an MEP (Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing) engineering consulting firm. At this company I worked as a mechanical designer and gradually worked my way up to a mechanical engineer position. The work I did at this company was both challenging and rewarding. I remained at this company for 4-1/2 years until last October when I made the move to a new company called Blokable based in Sacramento, CA.
This company's focus is in modular housing construction for both affordable and market rate multi-family homes. The company aims to optimize efficiencies in a relatively inefficient construction industry by developing a product that is repeatable and manufacturable at scale. In this way we strive to reduce the cost of housing, reduce the construction time on projects by maximizing work done in a controlled factory environment, and provide a high quality product at an affordable price. This company is still relatively new, but the work is rewarding and the vision is something I am very excited to be a part of.
I want to express my thanks to the Lyman Foundation and to you Captain Ed for providing the help needed to attend such an exceptional school. The skills and lessons learned, friendships made, and real world experience gained, all set me on the professional path I find myself on today.”