Douglas Hutcheon, MBA

Vancouver, Canada Area Canada

Project Business & Risk Manager

Real Estate/ Construction / Architecture

After leaving the military, it was clear that I would require a post-secondary education to build an engaging, satisfying second career. The college experience was a challenging one that provided me with new skills, experiences, and most importantly, a second, almost revelatory perspective on the world. Moving from the structured hierarchy of the military chain-of-command to what at times seems to be a chaotic, disrespectful, and argumentative civilian organization has been a major cultural shift. I learned quickly that in this new civilian space, people do not simply do what they are told. My response was to develop stronger, more articulate, and effective communication skills, which ...