A Note from the President

From time to time, I will publish articles that I have written on this page.  Some of them will be related to engineering, and some to my personal interests or an issue that may be of interest to our web visitors.  I hope you enjoy these short works.

When you pour yourself into an endeavor, it is natural that you want others to understand it, realize the benefit of it,  and hopefully take away something personally from the work that you have done.  That's the way I feel about engineering.  I get a kick out of the simple effort of solving a problem, and it's even more satisfying to find a cost-effective solution for a client.  The best engineering is done when we solve problems that require not only skill and knowledge, but also imagination and positive communication.  ASCE had a slogan for engineering a few years ago - "Civil Engineers - Making Dreams Become Reality".  When it happens, it is really sweet!

-  Larry

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