Title

Where will YOUR path lead?

Abstract

This presentation covers a wide range of experiences that Jennifer Sharkey has gone through from the moment she realized that transportation engineering would be her passion to becoming a design engineer for a consulting firm, then transitioning to a county engineer at a governmental agency (her passion for impacting my community), and now to her current position as a lead research engineer at LTAP (her passion for local government and making an impact statewide). Jennifer will discuss how a person’s path can wind through life and be discovered through their own experiences and that no two paths will be the same. There’s opportunities for technical work, managerial work, political work, humanitarian work, maintenance work, long-range planning and development work. The opportunities are endless and it all depends on a person’s willingness to seize moments and the mentality of always wanting to learn and make an impact.

Presentation

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Speaker Bio

Jennifer Sharkey is the Lead Research Engineer for Indiana LTAP and is in charge of the Innovation and Research Program. Previous to this role, Jennifer served 8 years as the County Engineer for Steuben County. She is a dedicated public servant and is passionate about serving the local government agency community. She has a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Tri-State (Trine) University, a Master’s in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Ball State University. She is also a Certified Public Manager, Project Management Professional, and is working on her Master’s of Public Administration degree.

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