{"id":8787,"date":"2021-09-17T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.murraysmith.us\/?p=8787"},"modified":"2021-09-17T08:59:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:59:17","slug":"celebrating-our-sheroes-linda-scroggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3lectrik.com\/murraysmith\/celebrating-our-sheroes-linda-scroggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Sheroes: Linda Scroggs"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]California Water\/Wastewater Regional Manager Linda Scroggs<\/a> has been a civil engineer for over 35 years, which means she\u2019s not only a key leader in our firm but an excellent mentor with valuable advice for anyone who\u2019s making their way in the field of engineering. Today, we\u2019re excited to learn a little more about how she got her start.[\/vc_column_text]
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Meet Linda Scroggs, CA W\/WW Regional Manager<\/span><\/div>
<\/div>[vc_column_text]How did you decide to become a civil engineer?<\/strong> It was very circuitous. With my undergraduate degree, I was on my way to an international career in low-income countries, specifically focused on water-related infrastructure (supply and irrigation). My drafting skills helped me support myself by working in a civil engineering firm. I really liked it but was starting to think I wanted to DO the design myself. I met my future husband (an engineer), and when I saw what he did I KNEW I had to do it, too. I went back to school, had a fantastic professor as a mentor\u2014Dr. Ken Kerri\u2014and he guided me through to my master’s in civil engineering. It wasn’t easy (add on having a baby in the midst of it all), but it has been soooo rewarding\u2014no regrets.<\/p>\n

What kinds of challenges have you navigated as woman in the field?<\/strong> Honestly, I\u2019ve not focused on being a woman in the field, just focused on being a contributing engineer on the TEAM. I\u2019ve often been surprised to look around and see I\u2019m the only female in the room, but I never took the time to dwell on it, and it never was a problem. I\u2019m not saying it was smooth sailing all the way, but any bias I faced was the other individual\u2019s problem and I worked through it with a lot of support from most of my coworkers and my family. Of course, I faced the same challenges many moms do in trying to balance my career with raising my children. I think I did a pretty good job!<\/p>\n

What is the most rewarding part of what you do? <\/strong>I LOVE designing and seeing the successful construction of projects I helped design. It\u2019s even better when I have a happy client!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s something you\u2019ve done in your career that you\u2019re proud of? <\/strong>I am VERY proud of the multiple engineers I have mentored through the years. To see them so successful now is such a great pleasure. I am also very proud to have supported new moms who wanted to return to work, but continue breastfeeding, by implementing \u201cprivacy rooms.\u201d I blazed that trail!<\/p>\n

What advice do you have for girls and women who are interested in your field?<\/strong> I would say, GO FOR IT! I would tell them to not worry about any adversity. When I started my career, I was WAY in the minority, but I just wanted to be an engineer and I achieved that goal. It has been a wonderful career, and the best part is that I am constantly working on new and different projects, and still LEARNING.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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