Morgan McDermott

Morgan McDermott

Title
Water Resources Project Manager
Organization
CH2M Hill
Location
Denver, CO, United States
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Biography
I graduated with my Civil Engineering degree from Colorado State University in 2003. I worked in Colorado, then Texas and now I am back in Colorado. I focus on Stormwater Engineering. What does this mean? This means I get to deal with anything you see that relates to rain or snow. I enjoy studying rivers the most, to determine who will flood and who will stay dry in big storm events. I get to study things that may happen as well as design projects that will prevent damage to streams, property and loss of life. I LOVE what I do and it allows me to do other fun things in life like run, travel (I have even gone to the Olympics!!!), snowboard, hike, camp, fish and go to concerts. To me that was all I ever wanted, to enjoy my job and get in a field that allows me to enjoy life.
Education
Colorado State University
  • I am willing to be contacted by educators for possible speaking engagements in schools or in after school programs or summer camps.
  • I am willing to serve as a sponsor or coach for an engineering club or team.
  • I am willing to serve as science fair judge or other temporary volunteer at a local school.
  • I am willing to be contacted about potential job shadowing by interested students.
  • I am willing to be interviewed by interested students via email.
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Hi,I'm currently just starting on the path to become an engineer but am very lost as to which specialization to choose. I'm torn between Industrial and Civil/Environmental and would honestly do both if I could!Industrial appeals to me because of the variety of opportunities and work environments. I always look around me and think of how something could be designed or done better.The downside for me is that is is somewhat more business oriented.On the other hand, I feel very strongly about the environment and would enjoy being able to either work to help clean it up or design better systems to control/lessen pollution and in general reduce negative human impact on the planet. This might be a bit more challenging for me though and I don't know if I would perform as strongly.If you have any tips or could share your experience of how you *knew* what you wanted to do please share!

Alexandria- I was in your exact situation! And don't worry, once you start school you can switch engineering majors, the key is to start out in engineering. I will give you the advice that was given to me that has proved to be true over the course of my career, "Start out in Civil Engineering. All Civil Engineers can be Environmental Engineers but not all Environmental Engineers can be Civil Engineers." My advice is to start out in a "broader" degree choice, Civil Engineering or Mechnical Engineering. If you start liking a specialized area you can take classes in that during your junior or senior year in school or even get a minor depending on where you go. Most of us start out thinking we will like one area and end up loving another, so don't limit yourself upfront. Hope this helps! And good luck! Morgan

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I'm a graduating student doing an engineering internship. I am at the main office but doing nothing but paper work: photo copying, organizing purchase requests, anything that involves paper work! Can you please give me advice? Should I leave this company or not? Thank you.

My first internship I spent the summer organizing old project photos. Don't get discouraged! Try to learn as much as you can from the conversations that you hear around you. Also, ask! If there is a meeting or a project you want to be a part of, ask if there is anyway you can help. Once you do graduate, if you take on full time employment there, things should change. If not, exploring new opportunities may be a good option. Hope that helps!