Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Reston, Va. ― Amber L. Kauffman, P.E. CFM, a project manager for The Engineering Company, was recently elected a governor of Region 7 of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Region 7, one of the Society’s ten regional governing boards, represents members from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Kauffman began her term on Oct. 1, 2010.
As a project manager for The Engineering Company in Fort Collins, Colo., Kauffman is currently managing a highway and drainage improvement project. Along with preparing a water system master plan for a client that supplies water to areas within northern Colorado, Kauffman is developing a preliminary engineering report for water radionuclide disposal in Bent and Otero counties. Prior to her current position, Kauffman was a design engineer with JR Engineering.
Within ASCE, Kauffman is a member of the Key Contact Committee. She has also served as president, vice president, and treasurer of the Northern Colorado Branch.
Kauffman received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Colorado State University. She is registered as a licensed professional engineer in Colorado, is a Certified Floodplain Manager, and a resident of Ault, Colo.
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 144,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org.
###