from local six, ibew, steve powers and tim donovan. >> flores from the local 22 of the carpenters. [ applause ] >> and for our next speaker, jess peterson. >> jess managed corporate and campus projects in southern california before joining web corp builders in 2000 and oversaw the construction and as vice president he led the web four team on the $500 million california academy of sciences a combination of aquarium, research institute, planetarium, and science museum. mr. peterson's sphere headed web force transition for a company focused on private development to a company with robust, private, public, and infrastructure divisions. i am pleased to introduce a great partner and supporter of city build, jess peterson. >> thank you. >> what a large crowd. graduates it is a time to savor the feeling of accomplishment and to turn the page in the next chapter in your lives. for graduates' family thises is a time to be proud. and for all of the faculty and staff, thank you for all that you have done to really prepare and educate the graduates for today. and dignitaries and hosts, thank you