Region 8 Governor Official Nominee

 

Vision statement

ASCE has been instrumental in my personal and professional development. I have met lifelong friends, collaborators, and connecting with mentors who have guided me along the way. These relationships, coupled with the opportunities ASCE has provided me, have enabled me to make meaningful contributions to the engineering profession.

My aspiration is to elevate the experience of every ASCE member. Fostering an environment that offers new opportunities for our members to thrive and excel within the organization and ensure that ASCE remains a place where individuals can grow both personally and professionally.

My experiences collaborating with members from Student Chapters, Younger Members, and Branches/Sections have been invaluable. These interactions have equipped me with the skills to create effective recruitment strategies and develop programming that supports the success of each group.

Over the years, I have cultivated a broad network throughout the organization and share the insights gained from these connections with our Sections, Branches, Institutes, Younger Members, and Student Chapters helping them discover the many opportunities ASCE offers to achieve their goals.

Together Region 8 will go up, up, up, it’s our moment, and it will be golden.

Biographical statement

Education

  • MSCE – University of Washington - 2013
  • BSCE – University of Washington - 2011

Certification and licenses

  • EIT – Washington State

Work experience

  • Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) – Northwest Region (NWR)
  • ITS Operations Engineer (TE3) - Transportation Management Center (August 2024- Present)
  • Special Projects Engineer (TE2) – Special Projects (March 2022-August 2024)
  • PanGEO, Inc. - Staff Geotechnical Engineer (2017-2022)
  • ADAPT Engineering - Staff Geotechnical Engineer (2014-2017)

ASCE involvement

Local level

Seattle Section
  • President (2024-Present)
  • President-Elect & Membership Chair (2023-2024)
  • University of British Columbia ASCE Student Chapter Practitioner Advisor (2023-Present)
  • 2024 WRYMC Conference Co-Chair (2021-2024)
  • YMF Past Executive (2021-2022)
  • YMF Board Representative (2020-2021)
  • YMF President (2019-2020)
  • YMF President-Elect (2018-2019)
  • University of Washington Student Chapter Practitioner Advisor (2017-2020)
  • MF University of Washington Liaison (2017-2018)
  • ASCE Seattle Geotech Chapter – Spring Seminar Advertising Chair (2016-2018)
  • YMF Professional Development Chair (2016-2017)

Other Volunteer Activities

  • WSDOT Diversity Advisory Group – NWR Traffic Representative (2025-Present)
  • WRYMC 2025 Business Chair
  • UW ITE Transportation Panelist (2025)
  • Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) – Engineer Mentor Nights (2025)
  • PNW Symposia Volunteer (2023-2025)

Publications

  • ASCE's Top 10 best places to be a Civil Engineer - 2023 Edition (2023)
  • COVID-19 Community Calls 27 – Checking on the Pacific Northwest (2020)
  • 2019 Washington Infrastructure Report Card (2018-2019)
  • School Infrastructure Co-Author