Garrett Engineering Putting Down Roots

Growing up in Buffalo, Missouri, David Garrett was the boy who liked to build things with Lincoln Logs and Legos. By high school, he was developing his reasoning skills through chess in the school’s first chess club, which he and some friends started under the guidance of Patsy Viets. He also enjoyed helping on construction crews. His father always encouraged him to work hard in school and keep his grades up, hoping someday he would pursue a career in engineering.