hiː ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd wˈɜːkt æz ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ænd dɪzˈaɪnd ðɪ ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾɚz ɪnðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ stˈeɪt bˈɪldɪŋ.
He emigrated to the United States and worked as an engineer and designed the elevators in the Empire State Building.