Meet one of p+d’s newest full-time hires, Boya Wang, PhD! Boya is a civil engineer with over 5 years of experience in civil engineering, including water supply, wastewater treatment, groundwater protection, soil remediation, mathematical modeling and geostatistical simulation. He has extensive knowledge of and hands-on experience in technical writing and report preparation, public presentation, water treatment process design and operation and environmental laws and regulations. Boya is passionate about resolving emerging environmental issues and providing professional client solutions. He is also eager to take on new challenges.
1. WHY P+D?
I was referred here because my friend, who interned here, said there was a great team here and I could gain experience in different areas of engineering. Also, I wanted to be closer to my fiancée who recently got a job locally.
2. WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT ENGINEERING?
When I was primary school, I used to stay with my grandparents when my parents were working. And there was a very clear, very clean river beside their house. By the time I had reached middle school, the river had become very dark and smelly. I wanted to know what I could do to improve conditions, so I decided to become an environmental engineer so I could improve our environment and our communities.
3. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS MOST CHALLENGING ABOUT ENGINEERING? MOST REWARDING?
Challenging: Every situation has unique features. So, figuring out how to adjust and adapt calculations to specific design criteria can be challenging.
Rewarding: I think the most rewarding part is when you successfully design a project and your plans are approved. And you know your work is coming to life.
4. WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS?
In three years, I will take the PE exam so I can become a Professional Engineer.
It’s been great to see Boya cruise through some of the more complex calculations that are required for designing effective wastewater treatment processes. His background in both the theoretical framework of treatment design and the regulatory approvals process from his previous work experience has accelerated his progress on challenging assignments, including developing facilities from scratch. He is quickly proving to be a real asset to P&D.
– Jason & Darren
Meet one of p+d’s newest full-time hires, Maya Mansingh! Maya has over 3 years of experience, with much of that experience being from when she interned with p+d to fulfill her co-op requirement at RPI and when she returned for an additional summer internship cycle. At p+d, Maya has assisted our principals with designing complex water and wastewater treatment systems and SCADA systems, writing Engineer’s Reports and developing Map, Plan & Reports (MPRs) for water and sewer district capital projects. Maya’s preternatural project ownership is an invaluable quality that cannot be taught, and her high-quality deliverables rival those of graduate engineers who have been in the industry for much longer. Of course, we were thrilled that Maya decided to return full-time after her graduation this past May. 
Andrew Thompson has recently joined p+d as a full-time civil engineer following his successful internship at our firm. Andrew has over 2 years of experience in civil, structural and municipal engineering, and he completed concrete structure designs and onsite construction management in the Dominican Republic following his graduation from the University of New Haven with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. We asked Andrew to share his thoughts on p+d, engineering and future goals.
Ted Taylor has joined p+d as a civil engineer. Ted brings with him over three years of civil engineering and construction inspection experience, and he previously worked with the firm’s principals for two years at another firm. We asked Ted to share his thoughts on p+d, engineering and future goals.