As he dug into the rigors of managing his first major capital project (a four-mile, multi-million-dollar gas pipeline in Odenton), Bobby Giese, P.E. “felt like someone kicked me into the deep end of the pool.” Giese, a graduate of the University of Maryland with a mechanical engineering degree, had spent the previous six years working on environmental management, gas regulatory compliance and integrity/safety initiatives for the natural gas system at BGE. Eager to get some “pure engineering experience” before taking his PE exam, Giese accepted an opportunity to serve as Lead Responsible Engineer (LRE) for BGE major capital gas projects and began work on the Odenton project.
Continue reading2023 Legislative Overview
As the 2023 session of the Maryland General Assembly got underway in January, MDSPE began working on three key pieces of legislation that would impact the licensure and working conditions of professional engineers.
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