<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/quinn-obrien.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Always Ready: Trine grad following call to serve in Coast Guard</title><pub_date>07/23/2024</pub_date><image_large><img src="/news/2024/images/quinn-obrien-media.jpg" alt="Quinn O'Brien"/></image_large><summary>Quinn O’Brien enjoyed working as a bridge engineer after graduating from Trine University, but knew his destiny was elsewhere.</summary><sitee>Trine.edu</sitee><type>Trine-Built Story</type><topics>Alumni</topics><programs>Civil Engineering</programs><programs_c/><related/><trine_highlight>True</trine_highlight><trineonline_highlight/><highlight_name>Quinn O'Brien</highlight_name><highlight_major>U.S. Coast Guard</highlight_major><highlight_year>BSCE  2020</highlight_year><highlight_quote>My time at Trine helped me develop the skills to learn quickly and effectively and translate that knowledge into my everyday work</highlight_quote></item>