About
Class of 2000
Briefly describe a notable memory from your days at Carroll:
There are so many memories to share, but I want to share one that will make folks laugh. Our class was the first to use the MDT labs, and we had to go in early. I convinced Dr. Scharf that for those of us living on campus, we had no option for food since the cafeteria wasn't open yet. At his retirement years later, he told me "Do you know how much money you cost me through buying everyone breakfast for all these years?!" This also ties to my favorite LinkedIn post - a photo of Dr. Scharf and I at my Carroll graduation, paired with us at his retirement.
A piece of advice for prospective Carroll engineering students:
As much as we all want to say engineering is about math and science, there is equally as much writing and communicating. Going to a liberal arts college for a technical degree offers you the best of both worlds, the perfect blend of science and humanities.
First job after college:
Staff Engineer at Morrison-Maierle in Helena, Montana
Current Work:
I currently serve as the Program Executive for Cascade Water Alliance in Bellevue, Washington. Cascade is a wholesale water provider for around 400K people in seven different cities/districts. The program I am leading will fundamentally change the regional water network in the Seattle area through construction of a billion dollar plus regional water system. Before this role, I spent the last 25-ish years as a consultant, most recently as a Vice President at HDR, leading their water business group in Washington. I've had the pleasure and honor of working in multiple states on some really amazing infrastructure projects over my career, and I always tell folks that Carroll gave me the foundation and training to do what I do.
Briefly describe one of your more interesting projects or assignments to date:
It's hard to choose, but one of my favorites is the Windermere CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) project for Seattle Public Utilities. We designed a tank-cleaning system that had never been used before in Washington (and rarely if ever in the USA). To prove that it worked, we wrote a specification that required the contractor to place house-building bricks and yellow rubber ducks throughout the tank and prove that the flushing system could move both solids and floatables to the discharge pump. It was a huge success, and every person on the project team still has their rubber duck on their desk!