The Greater Houston Chapter of Houston Engineers Week has named five Texas A&M University civil engineering graduates as 2020 Young Engineers of the Year for their contributions to the engineering industry.
Patricia “Pacee” Bean, P.E. was selected as Young Engineer of the Year for the Society of American Military Engineers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is a transportation engineer at Costello, Inc. She has more than six years of experience in roadway design for clients including Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Harris County, Fort Bent County and multiple toll road authorities.
Vanessa Hernandez, E.I.T. was selected as Young Engineer of the Year for the American Society of Highway Engineers. She has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is a utility coordinator at Entech Civil Engineers, Inc., where she has worked on major roadway projects for TxDOT San Antonio, TxDOT Waco and TxDOT Childress, as well as in OpenRoads Modeling.
Apoorv Kumar was selected as Young Engineer of the Year for the American Society of Indian Engineers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and works for PMG Project Management Group, LLC as a senior project manager providing design, construction management, inspection and consulting services in the Greater Houston area.
Catie Reid was selected as the Young Engineer of the Year for the Texas Institute of Transportation Engineers. She has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering. She works for Gunda Corporation and specializes in traffic engineering.
Joey Roberts was selected as the Young Engineer of the Year for the National Society of Black Engineers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and works in the public and private sectors, having spent five years at Cobb, Fendley & Associates Inc. as a project engineer and project manager, where he provided various derivatives of public works consulting, broadband design, subsurface utility engineering and utility coordination.
Houston Engineers Week is dedicated to the promotion of the profession of engineering as a social and economic influence vital to the welfare of the community, state of Texas and beyond.
