Professional and Career Topics

Early in my career I worked in engineering, and later in medicine, which gave me a somewhat unusual perspective on infrastructure systems and human outcomes.

In engineering we often evaluate systems through structural performance and reliability, while medicine evaluates systems through their effect on human outcomes.

I've come to believe infrastructure engineering benefits greatly when those perspectives intersect. Transportation systems, water systems, and the built environment all interact continuously with human perception, physiology, and behavior.

Interdisciplinary teams often reveal prevention opportunities that may not be obvious when disciplines work in isolation.