About
Class of 2005
Briefly describe a notable memory from your days at Carroll:
When we first started the ASCE student chapter and went to our first steel bridge competition. We stayed up late sewing a banner and finalizing details only to be eliminated due to using aluminum on the steel bridge (Fun fact - we called a friend at Tech to check on the rules and he also got it wrong. It was a shining moment for the Montana schools.).
A piece of advice for prospective Carroll engineering students:
With an engineering degree, your career can go a million different ways. When I was slogging through a thermodynamics midterm, I never imagined I’d be doing what I’m doing now. Never underestimate the power of communication skills and the ability to explain technically complicated issues to people without a technical background. Also, learn how to write! Learn how to write an email. Learn how to read a document and summarize in a couple of paragraphs (without using ChatGPT!). Being able to communicate to leadership, clients, or community groups is a critically important skill.
First job after college:
I worked for a company called USKH, which was later acquired by Stantech. I think I was a junior engineer - that was a few years ago!
Current Work:
Currently, I'm a Capital Project/Program Manager with the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. I am part of a team that is working to solve combined sewer overflow issues. I work with engineers, contractors, consulting teams, elected officials, and community groups. If you'd have told me while I was slogging through a thermodynamics midterm that I'd be presenting to local officials or collaborating with attorneys, I would've fallen off my chair laughing!
Briefly describe one of your more interesting projects or assignments to date:
I’ve been fortunate to have quite a variety in my career with many notable moments including a construction inspection project that featured a cattle drive down main street, leading a design team working on a static test facility for the 777X plane at Boeing, flying to Nome, AK for a day and now working to solve regional combined sewer overflow problems.
