project management, hazard mitigation, flood study, stormwate management, nonpoint pollution, project management, marketing, water resources

someone that loves the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. After working for over 30 years as a civil engineer, I dreamed of a better way to help students and professionals discover careers shaping the future. So I co-founded RePicture, a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission to increase interest and diversity in engineering and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)

I enjoy the outdoors and wanted to work with the natural environment. I stayed in civil engineering because I like that you can see the results of your work. You get to make the world a little safer and healthier, while improving people’s lives. For example, after Hurricane Katrina, I helped identify where people could rebuild more safely.

I get to work with a lot of really smart and interesting people.

In my previous job as the North America Water Resources Technical Practice Director, my days were filled with lot of emails and meetings! I helped coordinate business development and technical excellence for water resources nationwide for a large engineering firm. This involved helping to develop strategies and bringing together the best resources for our clients. Currently as the CEO of RePicture Engineering, it also involves a lot of emails, meetings, and strategic planning.

you are probably smarter than you think you are and it’s okay to fail. You learn much more from your failures than your successes. The key is not to make the same mistake twice.

My engineering education has given me the tools and confidence to solve complex problems.

I worked as a civil engineer for 30+ years. The first five years after college I worked as an engineer and then manager doing land development (a.k.a. site design) work. I then got my masters in Civil Engineering with emphasis on water resources and environmental engineering. After my masters I joined a smaller engineering firm that was bought by a larger firm, which was then bought by a larger firm. During my 25+ years with the same firm (but different names) I did a wide variety of technical work, including stormwater nonpoint pollution, environmental compliance, and hazard mitigation. I also became a Program Manager (managing large contracts) and an Operations Manager (managing groups of people). I became a Vice President at the firm (AECOM) and my last position was as the North American Water Resources Technical Practice Director.

I love civil engineering and the ability to make a positive impact on people’s lives. I’ve gone back to see some of the residential developments I designed 30 years ago and I am proud to see the trees that I saved and the ponds that I designed. My work doing hazard mitigation and post-disaster assistance was also very rewarding. However, I left my well-paying job and started a Public Benefit Corporation (i.e., RePicture.com), which is dedicated to increasing interest and diversity in engineering and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).

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As a water resources engineer, the classes I used the most were Hydrology, Hydraulics, Statistics, Surveying, Management 101, Technical Writing, Public Speaking

Feeling "comfortable" with math and technology, technical writing, public speaking, and ability to effectively work with others