Expert: Bryan P. Lindsey, P.E. - 2/13/2009

Question
Dear Bryan P. Lindsey,
  I am currently a student at Rochester Institute of Technology aiming for a bachelors in Civil Engineering Technology. I was wondering if you could answer some questions of mine for an interview essay. The questions are as follows:
1)What is your job title?
2)Your employer/organization
3)Length of Service in current job
4)General Job responsibilities
5)Favorite and least favorite parts of job
6)Daily routine
7)Biggest misconception about job
8)Academic background
9)Career path taken to reach position, including internships and co-ops
10)Anything you wish you would have known prior to entering profession
11)Advice for someone who wants to go into your type of career

Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
   Bryan Takeuchi

Answer
1)What is your job title? Senior Transportation Engineer
2)Your employer/organization - T.Y. Lin International
3)Length of Service in current job - 2 weeks
4)General Job responsibilities - In charge of all transportation projects in the Atlanta office.
5)Favorite and least favorite parts of job - I love the design aspects of the job, the structure associated with the job.
6)Daily routine - work on the designs and plan production, write RFP's to win more work
7)Biggest misconception about job - that is easy as it looks
8)Academic background - BCE - Georgia Institute of Technology
9)Career path taken to reach position, including internships and co-ops - Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Licensed Professional, Senior Engineer
10)Anything you wish you would have known prior to entering profession - the Finance side of the job, I would have pursued more finance classes
11)Advice for someone who wants to go into your type of career - see last question.

Bryan Lindsey
T.Y. Lin International - Atlanta Office
www.tylin.com