DE's Engineer Interns Gain Valuable Industry Knowledge and Advice
Meet DE's Lead Transportation Planner
Meet One of DE's Lead Transportation Engineers
Volunteering Behind the Scenes for the 2017 LA Civil Engineering Conference and Show
Kurt Evans, P.E. to Lead ACEC of Louisiana
Kurt Evans named Fellow in the American Council of Engineering Companies
Digital's CEO, Kurt Evans, P.E., has been elected as a Fellow in the American Council of Engineering Companies. He joins the 300-plus Fellows who have been recognized in this way by their colleagues for contributions to the Council and the profession.
Kurt will be recognized along with other elected Fellows at the 2017 Fall Conference Awards Luncheon in Orlando, Florida. Join us in congratulating Kurt on this wonderful accomplishment!
Kurt Evans, P.E., FACEC
DE has two team members installed to the Board of ASCE New Orleans
DE's Rob Delaune Serves as a Leadership Panelist for ASCE Younger Members
On May 25th, ASCE Younger Members New Orleans Chapter hosted a member event that featured a leadership panel discussion and a question and answer session.
Several topics of discussion included the following:
- Career goals and challenges
- Leadership and management
- Business Development
- Technical Development
- Becoming a partner in a firm
- Starting an engineering firm
- Leadership in the public sector
- Networking/client relations
- Personal development and professionalism
- Work/Life balance
- Mentoring
The discussion provided insight to the attendees based on the leadership panel’s experiences. Panelists were able to portray a message to the younger members regarding the next generation of engineering. Each panelist provided key takeaways for the upcoming generation and what emerging leaders should keep in mind as they gain experience (e.g., passing on of institutional knowledge) at the end of the session.
Panelists from left to right: Robert Delaune, P.E., Bob Mora, P.E., Kristi Mirambell, P.E., Chris Dunn, P.E., James Hance, P.E.
What is your legacy you want to leave in your engineering career?
What motivates you and how would you inspire other females to pursue engineering?
How has your actual work in the engineering profession differed from your formal engineering education?
After 35 years in the engineering profession, what advice would you give yourself in the early years of your career?
What drives your passion for engineering?
Cory Martinez Recognized for 10 Year Anniversary at DE
DE's Cory Martinez was recently recognized for his 10 year anniversary with our firm and was given a company watch for reaching this milestone.
As a Project Manager, Cory's expertise is managing federally funded infrastructure projects along the Gulf Coast. For the past two years, he has been the Project Administrator responsible for managing a $34 million CDBG-funded Housing and Small Rental Rehabilitation Program for St. John the Baptist Parish.
Prior to his current project, he served as Assistant Program Manager for Harrison County (MS) Utility Authority's $240 million CDBG-funded repairs to Hurricane Katrina-damaged water and wastewater utilities and construction of new water and wastewater systems.
Cory has been a valuable asset to our firm and we congratulate him on all of his accomplishments.