Kathy J. Caldwell, P.E., F.ASCE

Past-President

Education 

• Bachelor of Science with High Honors, major in structural engineering, minor in construction engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1985

Work Experience 

• Adjunct Professor, University of Florida, April 2009 to present
• President, Caldwell Cook & Associates, May 2008 to present
• President, JEA Construction Engineering Services, Inc. (subsidiary of Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.), July 1999 to May 2008
• Vice President, Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., January 1994 to May 2008
• Design Engineer /Project Manager/Assistant Division Manager/Division Manager, Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., October 1989 to July 2000
• Structural and Civil Engineer, Parkhill Smith & Cooper, Inc., Austin, Texas, October 1986 to October 1989
• Structural Designer, Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, July 1985 to July 1986
• Engineering Technician, Gilbert Associates, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, November 1981 to September 1982
• Designer, United Engineers & Constructors, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, January 1980 to November 1981
• Drafter/Designer, Dow Chemical Company, Knoxville, Tennessee and Houston, Texas, October 1975 to December 1979

ASCE Involvement 

• Member, 1984 to present
• Executive Committee, 2008
• Board of Direction, 2005 - 2008
• Strategic Planning Committee
  • Chair, 2008
  • Member, 2008 and 2009
   
• Region 5 Board of Governors
  • Chair, 2008
  • Member, 2006 to 2008
   
• Member, Paraprofessional Task Committee, 2009
• Corresponding Member, Geographic Units Committee, September 2008 to present
• Member, Educational Activities Committee, 2006 to 2008
• Member, Policy Review Committee, 2007
• Officer Liaison, Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee, 2006 to 2007
• Member, Construction Institute
• Member, Structural Engineering Institute 
• Committee on Student Activities
  • Chair, 1997
  • Member, 1995 to 1999
   
• President, Florida Section, 2000
• President, Gainesville Branch, 1994
• President, University of Tennessee Student Chapter, 1985
• Practioner Advisor, University of Florida, 1989 to present
• Chair, Science Fair Committee, Florida Section, 1991 - 1994
• Chair, Student Activities Committee, Florida Section, 2002 to 2004
• Member, Local Planning Committee, 2010 Structures Congress, August 2008 to present
• Multiple Task Committees including:
  • Florida/South Florida Section Consolidation Committee, Chair
  • Region 5 Transition Committee, Chair
  • Task Committee on Election Procedures
   

Other Volunteer Activities 

• Member, Engineers Without Borders
• Member, Transportation Committee, Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers
• Member, CEI Sub-Committee, Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers
• Member, Florida Engineering Society
• Treasurer, Clear Lake Homeowners Association
• University of Florida Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering External Advisory Panel
• Assistant Study Team Member, Post-Disaster Study regarding Hurricane Hugo, National Academy of Science, Committee on Natural Disasters, 1989
• Participant in multi-media program to advance licensure, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), reference: www.engineeringlicense.com/careers/kat.php  
• Member, Chi Epsilon
• Member, Tau Beta Pi

Awards 

• ASCE Florida Section President’s Award, 2006 and 2008
• Outstanding Alumnus Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee, 2005
• Engineer of the Year, ASCE Florida Section, 1996
• Engineer of the Year, ASCE Gainesville Branch, 1995
• Outstanding Committee Chair of the Year, ASCE Florida Section, 1994
• Nominee, ASCE Extraordinary Women Engineers Project

Personal 

• Mother is a civil engineer
• Married to Ronald A. Cook, PhD, P.E., M. ASCE, Byron D. Spangler Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Florida
• Avid international and domestic traveler