Tim Schoen is a Penn State graduate who works as a marketing analyst for Borton-Lawson and lives happily in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Read Tim Schoen’s letter to PA legislators below regarding his companies success in the oil and gas industry, the benefits of shale gas development and why it has been the reason for the success for so many small businesses in Pennsylvania.
You can follow Tim on Twitter at @thereal_tschoen and Borton-Lawson at @BortonLawson.

Dear Legislators,
On Tuesday, June 23, I joined other Pennsylvanians from manufacturing, small business, education, labor and supply chain companies in the Pennsylvania Capitol Rotunda to highlight the economic and job creation benefits of responsible shale gas development.
I am fortunate to be a beneficiary of a job in Northeastern Pennsylvania that the natural gas industry helped create. As a resident of Scranton, working and beginning my career in my hometown was always important to me.
Shortly after graduating from Penn State in 2013 with a degree in journalism, I accepted a marketing position at Borton-Lawson, a locally-owned engineering firm with a significant portion of its business in the natural gas industry.
I am proud to live in Scranton and to have found a rewarding job in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The natural gas industry has offered recent graduates, like myself, attractive and lucrative career options without having to leave our hometowns. This industry has also given new life to the Northeastern Pennsylvania.
I work for a local company that has grown from a two-man operation in 1988 to a firm that now employs more than 165 employees in five offices throughout the Commonwealth. Borton-Lawson is an active member of the communities in which we serve, values being a good partner with our clients, and investing in the career growth and professional development of our employees.
Much of our recent growth and hires are due to our work and success in the natural gas industry. These are real people and real jobs, and I am fortunate to be a statistic of this economic success.
Sincerely,
Timothy Schoen
Marketing Analyst – Borton-Lawson
Penn State 2013 Graduate
Scranton Resident
 
Also watch Tim Schoen explaining how he found a career in the oil and gas industry below and how it has affected his life at a recent jobs rally in Harrisburg:
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