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Engineering, Architecture and Technology

From the classroom to the construction site, Oklahoma State University helped prepare Brendan Jameson for a career turning engineering concepts into structures that shape communities.

Now as an engineering intern at Wallace Design Collective in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jameson is putting that knowledge to work on projects across the country.

Jameson graduated with his bachelor's in architectural engineering from the School of Architecture in December 2023 and earned his master's in civil engineering with an emphasis on structural design in May 2026.

In the short time since graduating, Jameson has learned that being a student doesn't end when you leave campus. Working on a variety of projects has shown him that being receptive to new ideas and concepts is essential to continued growth as an engineer.

Wallace specializes in a variety of projects, from commercial retailers like Walmart and Aldi to individual projects such as the 20,000-seat Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, Texas, and the 270,000-square-foot WPX building in Tulsa.

Working in the traditional group, Jameson has assisted in the post-tensioned slab design for a seven-story project in Bayside, Florida, helped design the initial stair concept for the Sunset Amphitheater and designed foundations for a daycare in Chicago.

"Every day is a new challenge and a new task to help in projects and make a difference within communities," Jameson said.

CEAT paves the way 

As a student in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, Jameson was involved in the Design-Build Institute of America student competition as an undergraduate, where he learned how differing disciplines can successfully make a project come together.

He also now sees that it was vital that he went through CEAT's architectural engineering program, learning aspects like masonry and expanding his knowledge on building codes of organizations like the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Concrete Institute, which he uses every day at Wallace.

He wanted to set himself apart from his peers by ensuring he was both a talented engineer and a good speaker. Being a residential advisor as an undergrad and a hall director for Bennett Hall and West Commons as a graduate student taught him valuable management skills and task delegation.

All of these experiences shaped the engineer that he is today.

"OSU does a very good job of teaching not just the basics to make you a successful engineer, but also valuable soft skills that can set you up to be a good leader or help you network within the field and find new opportunities," Jameson said. "OSU taught me how to be comfortable presenting, confident in my skills and proactive enough to have high agency and tackle each day with excitement and passion for the profession."

As he continues his architectural engineering journey with passion and excitement for every day, Jameson encourages current CEAT students to make the most of their time at OSU by building connections and approaching education with their future careers in mind.

"Don’t just study to pass the test, study to learn for your profession," Jameson said. "Enjoy the late nights and cheap dinners because those will be stories you tell for the rest of your life. Oklahoma State has helped develop me into the young professional I am today, and that is in part to CEAT but also attributable to the people and the experiences I had along the way."

Through the knowledge, connections, experience and skills he built as an OSU student, Jameson is carrying the lessons he learned from the Cowboy community to communities across the country, helping shape structures that serve and strengthen cities for years to come.