structural engineering, cast steel connection design and manufacturing, Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel, aesthetics in structures, shelter building in developing nations post- and pre- disaster

I continue to choose what I do each day. It's important to follow your interests even if they are not traditional in your field.

In my current role I have the privilege of working with hundreds of engineers, architects, and construction professionals and helping them to find elegant solutions to meet structural and architectural requirements of projects in the built environment. I educate as much as I learn in my position and for that I am grateful.

The variety in my daily work is part of what I like about my job. I am often: traveling to meet with designers to provide technical guidance for projects, speaking with construction professionals to facilitate successful completion of projects, presenting at a conference, contributing to a design of a custom cast steel connection, participating in continuing education opportunities, fulfilling my roles in leadership at various professional organizations, cooking up schemes to streamline our internal workflow. I also do a lot of laughing at myself and making people laugh---our is a stressful industry with high levels of responsibility and I think a sense of humor is key for longevity.

I've learned how to think. Really think, and question, and work through possible outcomes and see potentialities quickly and efficiently. In a non-technical application, in my adult life I find that this ability to consider all sides of a situation or argument is also a huge asset in being able to appreciate others perspectives and to check my own bias.

Indoor and outdoor plantsCyclingWooden Boat BuildingTennisCrossword Puzzlesbeing near the oceandetails of international cat-transporttheatreclever synonymshyperbolic paraboloidsthin shell structuresproblem solving in general...

The Roots of Rock n Roll, Statics, Programming, Environmental Design, The Zero Energy House, Architectural History, Bridge Design, Art History, Structures Lab, Advanced Concrete (Pre and Post Tensioning), Art and Utopian Philosophy

Problem Solving, Teaching, Written and Verbal Communication, Aesthetic Sensibility, Empathy, Cultural Humility, solving math problems, Physics