"The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together." - Sagan

University of Washington

Graduate Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Graduate Research Assistant

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Thesis Title: Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Stephen T. Muench
Joe P. Mahoney
Dorothy A. Reed

About

I am incredibly passionate about sustainability - I wake up every day wanting to make a difference.

I am currently President/CEO/Executive Director of Greenroads Foundation, a non-profit corporation in WA state. I run our day-to-day business activities in addition to all the other stuff I do.

PhD Candidate, University of Washington.
2010 Certificate in Business Administration, UW Foster School of Business.
2008 M.S.C.E. University of Washington. Construction Engineering and Structures.
2004 B.S.C.E. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Professional licenses:
Washington RPE (2009)
California RCE (2007)
LEED-AP (2006)

I have a professional background in both structural and geotechnical engineering. I spent some time in the green building industry here in Seattle with the company who wrote the LEED original reference guides.

I've owned my own business designing custom structural pullup bar systems for CrossFit gyms since 2007 and now am shifting the business toward private sustainability consulting while I finish my PhD.

Current teaching work:
CEE 360 - Sustainability in Civil Engineering. Instructor, developer. Spring 2009, 2010...2011 (team taught this year)
CEE 498 - Sustainability Performance Metrics
Spring 2010, Spring 2011

Research foci:
-Greenroads. I am developer, editor, author and technical lead on several Greenroads projects. I am also director of the Greenroads Foundation.
-Part of this is sustainable structural design and construction (particularly for bridges and other structures)
-Sustainability education for civil engineering students and professionals.

Outside activities:
-Structural Engineers Institute Sustainability Committee
-American Society of Civil Engineers, Member
-UW Symphonic Band (principal bassoon)
-CrossFit (Eastside Strength & Conditioning)
-Kappa Kappa Psi, Life Member, Iota Pi

CF stats for those interested:
-5'4" 74 kg F
-Currently training at Eastside Strength & Conditioning with Michael Street and Carrie Klumpar
-Barbell trained by Rip (2008)
-CrossFit Level 1 trained by Adrian, Jolie, Nichole and Freddy (2008)
-Nutrition Trained by Robb Wolf (2008)

Workout Stats
-Backsquat 1RM: 105 kg
-Deadlift: 127 kg
-Press: 48 kg
-Fran: 5:37 Rx
-Grace: 2:35 Rx

Contact Information

Homepage:

http://www.greenroads.us

 

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