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Hi, I am still in highschool, but I am looking into the field of civil engineering as a prospective career. I've read a lot about it and sort of know the education needed and such. I am looking to go specifically into structural engineering. I was wondering if that was a good field to go into. And I would also like to know if the job requires me to move a lot? I mean like actually moving my residence, I don't mind at all commuting to sites and such. Your reply will be greatly appreciated.
The entire Civil Engineering field has been slow but that is nothing new. The structural engineering field is very technical and takes a certain kind of individual to be successful in that arena. In college I took all of the appropriate classes to minor in structural but choose the transportation field because I like the management side of the business more so than the technical side.
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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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