By: Kyra Hanson

 

If you visit the Pre-Tec facility in Eugene on a Saturday afternoon, you will likely find electrical engineer Andrew Moser hard at work in a nearly empty factory. At Pre-Tec, Moser collaborates with mechanical engineers to implement robotic systems in companies all across the world.

 

Putting in extra time on the weekends is typical for Moser, but he finds fulfillment in his career: “I really really enjoy it even though I’m here all the time. I’m walking away today going, yeah I spent my Saturday at work, but I got this problem figured out, I got something solved and that feels really good.”

 

Andrew Moser has been a part of the Pre-Tec family for over three years. He is fond of projects that allow him to impact people on the outside world and help clients from start to finish on their journey to automation. On average, Moser works on a new project every ten weeks. He has traveled to Asia, South America, and many places in-between for his work.

 

However, Moser didn’t always anticipate a successful career. He admits, “I never saw myself being an engineer like I am today.”

 

Throughout school he struggled with academics—especially math and physics. The doors to a well-paying career seemed to close on him as the years passed. In his eyes, the military was quickly becoming his only option.

 

His plans for his future changed once he observed a group of second year students working on robots at Lane Community College. Moser explains, “I saw what they were doing, and I thought this is awesome; this is really cool stuff.”

 

From then on, he made the decision to persevere through the rigorous schooling required to become an electrical engineer. 

 

After earning a degree from the Oregon Institute of Technology, he was hired on at Pre-Tec, and has been working there ever since. In contemplating the ways in which Pre-Tec has impacted his path as an engineer, Moser stressed that his involvement with this integration-centered company has exposed him to a wide array of skills and technologies. “If I were to ever leave Pre-Tec, I’d be leaving with a pretty big skill set.”

 

When asked about Andrew, Josh Foshay, an operations manager at Pre-Tec, remarked, “The reason why we all, including Andrew, call it a success story is because he has always kinda wanted to work in robotics, and it has taken him all over the place.” Moser sees a future for himself in engineering, and acknowledges that he has his work cut out for him. “Maybe in 10 years it will come simpler to me.”