It sounds like the situation my dad was in. He had to switch careers in his early 50s, going from project engineering for a defense contractor to right-of-way a

It sounds like the situation my dad was in. He had to switch careers in his early 50s, going from project engineering for a defense contractor to right-of-way acquisition and management in the oil and natural gas industry. He lost his job again at 60, but was able to parlay his leadership and management skills into a high level position with a company in Houston, partly through contacts he made while learning the oil business ropes. Your father needs to put some serious effort into getting on paper all the skills, both technical and soft "people-type", that he's learned over his career and put himself out there. Minneapolis is a big city and it sounds like he's made quite a few contacts that he could leverage for help getting a new career. Above all, encourage him not to give up!