For the general public, the title “Professional Engineer” can evoke many notions:  competent, knowledgeable, experienced, and trustworthy to name a few.  But what does being a PE entail and what added responsibility do you take on by adding that title to your name?  Professional licensure is a demonstration that an individual has the education, experience and expertise to perform certain tasks.  Therefore, the law is very specific about who can legally call themselves an “Engineer.”   We’ll explore just what being a Professional Engineer means, as well as your pathway to becoming one.

Speaker(s): Sarah Tracy, Saurav Patel

Agenda:

Sarah Tracy, P.E., received her BS in Biological Engineering from MS State University in 1993 and became a licensed PE in 1998.  Sarah has worked for the MS Department of Environmental Quality for more than 25 years and has extensive experience in various funding programs administered within and by DEQ. .  Most recently, she has worked with coastal communities on recovery and restoration projects resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  Sarah’s focus is on the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund. In December 2016, Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Sarah to the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors.  She is the first woman and, to the best of staff recollections, the first not to hold a civil engineering degree to serve on this board.  Her appointment lasts through June 2020.

Saurav Patel, P.E., received his Master’s in Electric Power Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2014 and became a licensed PE in 2018.Saurav has been working with Entergy Services Inc. since 2015 in the Transmission Protection Department.

Location:
Room: Cafetorium
Bldg: Entergy THQ Headquarter
6540 Watkins Dr
Jackson, Mississippi