Water Resources, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Stormwater Management, Floodplain Management

a wife, mother, and civil engineer.

I love math, so I thought I'll go into engineering. But I also was really interested in renewable energy (e.g., solar energy and geothermal energy), so that's where I started. In college I had a professor who was into water resources and I fell in love with water resources and changed to it.

I love my job because every day is different. I learn something new every day and I keep learning. My job is challenging and it keeps me very busy. I love being busy.

It’s broad enough that you are able to get into any kind of niche that you want to get into. You're not going to do just this one thing and that's all you can do with your education. There's such a broad spectrum of what you can do as a civil engineer that you're bound to find something that you fall in love with.

I think that an engineering education really develops your discipline, critical thinking, and being able to organize. These skills are important in every aspect of your life.

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Hydrology and Hydraulics are fundamental and I use a lot. I also use Technical Writing and Public Speaking.

Technical writing, public speaking and math. Some general things that you learn in college and high school are discipline and critical thinking. These help you in every part of your life, not just your work life, so they are very valuable.