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Lauren

Design Engineer - Civil

Siegfried

University of the Pacific
N/A

Lauren Sensibaugh-Fornaciari has over 5 years of experience in site planning, paving, grading and drainage, and underground utility design for construction documents, preparing associated hydrology reports and stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) for construction documents, and reviewing construction submittals and requests for information (RFI) during the construction process post approval of the construction documents throughout her 5 years at Siegfried as a Civil Design Engineer.

Architecture, Construction & Design

Consulting & Related Professional Services

Consulting

Engineering - Civil

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Q1Career path

Career Exploration

Civil Engineering

Entry-Level

1:01

"Going into college, it was what I wanted to do."

Q2Main responsibilities

Site Design

Construction Documents

Civil Engineering

1:23

"everything outside of the building footprint within our property is what we start to take care of"

Q3Day in the life

Engineering Design

CAD Software

Hydrology

0:40

"I spend a lot of my time in AutoCAD or Civil 3D, how we prepare the construction documents, and pull together Our plans is done in cad, so we spend a lot of time in there."

Q4Most important skills - role

Problem-Solving

AutoCAD

Creativity

0:33

"By far the most important would be problem-solving and creativity."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Civil Engineering

Design

Engineering

0:29

"I love starting a project and going through the entire phase of construction documents and starting from nothing to fully designing it and then seeing it be built."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Economic Efficiency

Project Management

Problem-Solving

0:44

"Coming up with a creative solution that is both economically efficient and constructible."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Problem-Solving

Project Management

Seeing tangible results

0:16

"getting to see things come to life"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Creativity

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

0:32

"People that tend to thrive in the industry are very great at handling problems and being creative."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Career Exploration

Industry Realities

Overcoming Challenges

0:26

"I wish they would've told me it was as exciting as it is."

Q10Entry-level positions

Internship

Career Growth

Entry-Level Jobs

0:52

"Starting out in that intern position and just getting my feet wet and learning what is truly happening in the field was so important for my growth."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Learning

Career Development

Motivation

0:20

"the learning never stops. You have to constantly push yourself to expand your knowledge and your understanding so you can truly be the best you can be at your job."

Q12College ideas for success

Academic Focus

Internship Experience

Stress Management

0:32

"But just a little added bonus, like working at Pete's Coffee and Tea just helped set me up for being able to handle like a high stress environment."