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Expert: Bryan P. Lindsey, P.E. - 10/28/2009


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(1) I'm curious to know which subspecilaties within civil engineering hold the best prospects for employment in 2010 & 2011 (and beyond).  
(2) Also, do you think a lot of civil engineering work will be outsourced to non-US countries?

Answer
1.) It is hard to say with current economy situation but it looks like things are coming around in the site development and transportation areas. 2.) In the past I have seen some civil site sent out to India but it has to be good fit for the firm. Simple site plans like one acre sites usually go pretty well but others not so much.

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Bryan P. Lindsey, P.E.

Expertise

I am an expert in Civil Engineering with a degree form the Georgia Institute of Technology with 12 years experience in the following fields of Civil engineering; Transportation, General civil, Civil site design, drainage, project management and many others.

Experience

I have 12 years experience in multiple fields of civil engineering. I spent the first four years of my career in the transportation industry by being a design engineer for prominent transpotation firm in Atlanta. I moved from there to civil site design and worked as a project manager for the next six years and currently I am the Director of Transportation for same firm.

Organizations
Member of American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Education/Credentials
Bachelors of Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1996.

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