The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast25 Feb 2023

CEA - College at 16 to Stormwater Engineer with Jillian Berbakov

Stormwater is one of the many little-known sub-fields you can get into as a civil engineer. Is it a good fit for you? Today’s guest has all the answers. Jillian Berbakov is a stormwater engineer who graduated college with a business degree at 16, switched to engineering later on, and passed her PE exam as a full-time working mom!

Tune in to Learn:

Jillian's path graduating college in business at 16 and then switching to engineering
How she passed the PE Exam as a working mom — as how you can too
What does a stormwater engineer do? What software tools do they use?
How climate change is (re)shaping stormwater design work and projects
The biggest challenge of working in the stormwater industry – and it’s non-technical
What other engineering disciplines does stormwater engineering run into?
Future trends in the stormwater engineering field you need to know before going into it
Why you need your PE license to advance your career — and it’s not money-related
How a business degree can help your engineering career (Yes, you read that right!)
Jillian's top 2 pieces of advice for younger engineers just getting started
The PE Civil Exam versus the Environmental PE Exam: Which one should you take?

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Resources Mentioned:
NCEES PE Environmental Practice Exam

NCEES PE Civil Practice Exam (Water Resources and Environmental)
Black+Decker
Stantec
Florida Department of Transportation
Automated Storm Sewer Analysis & Design (ASAD)
ICPR-4

OpenRoads Designer (ORD)

FLO-2D

HEC-RAS

HY-8
AECOM

Army Corps of Engineers

School of PE

Connect With Jillian:
jillian.berbakov@burgessniple.com
LinkedIn

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