Civil engineers design, build and supervise infrastructure projects and systems, while Environmental engineers use the principles of engineering, soil science, biology, and chemistry to develop solutions to environmental problems.
Less than a decade after earning a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering (CEE) at Loyola Marymount University, one alumna was making an impact in diverse ways.
Recently featured as an LMU “Clean Water Hero” Traci Minamide said the work she did in an LMU wastewater class, and hydraulics work she did in another, have been invaluable foundations. Minamide is now the chief operating officer for the city of Los Angeles’ Sanitation and Environment Department, a department with more than 3,000 employees and $1 billion in annual revenue. According to LMU, her job is to keep the city of Los Angeles’ wastewater systems safe and efficient.
The primary responsibility of the department is to collect, clean and recycle solid and liquid waste generated by residential, commercial and industrial users in the city of Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Nearly 4 million residents rely on the expertise of Minamide and her employees. Read more about her work here.
Minamide has also been a champion of equity in the workplace, seeking to open opportunities for women and ethnic minorities in the engineering fields..
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