College Experiences That Helped a Civil Engineer Project Manager at Terracina Design Succeed
Boston, a Civil Engineer Project Manager at Terracina Design, emphasizes the importance of focusing on junior and senior-level classes, particularly "Structural, Geotech, or Transportation," for aspiring civil engineers. Their experience highlights the practical value of surveying coursework, stating that "surveying was probably the best one because we deal with surveyors every day."
Project Management, Surveying, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Land Development
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Boston Blake
Civil Engineer Project Manager
Terracina Design
Texas Tech University 2013
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Engineering - Civil
Architecture, Construction & Design
Operations and Project Management
Video Highlights
1. Focus on junior and senior year classes, as they are most applicable to a career in Civil Engineering.
2. Pay attention to Structural, Geotechnical, or Transportation engineering courses, as these may require a master's degree for specialization.
3. A strong understanding of surveying is extremely valuable, as it's used daily in land development projects.
Transcript
Boston, taking you back to your time at Texas Tech University. What did you do during undergrad that set you up for success in your career?
The first two years are prerequisites for getting into engineering school. Getting through them is a great accomplishment.
But it's really important to pay attention in your junior and senior classes. Some of those are very applicable once you get into the field. This is especially true for Structural, Geotech, or Transportation.
You have to get a master's degree in those areas to become an engineer in that aspect. For me, in Land Development, surveying was probably the most helpful class. We deal with surveyors every day. Learning how they survey a site helped me understand their process.
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