Janeen Obeid

B.S. `12 Civil and Environmental Engineering
Resident Engineer/Project Manager at Arcadis, Inc.
Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Job description

Managing highway infrastructure construction project

Current project that excites you

I-15/Railroad Canyon Rd Interchange Improvements Project

Skills learned at Cal

Construction Management
Critical Thinking / Problem Solving
Leadership (LeaderShape)

Something few people know

I had no intention of becoming an engineer before I was 18

Book or movie you loved

The Stand

Current food obsession

Coffee

Favorite form of exercise

Walking the job site

Fondest memory from Cal

MEP Boot Camp (Pre-Engineering Program, PREP)

Class or professor that changed your thinking

E10, Civil Professor said something to the effect of: “Engineering isn’t about math. It isn’t how complicated of a physics problem you can solve. Engineering is just finding the simplest solution.”

Advice for your 20-year-old self

You didn’t “make it” just because you made it to college. You are never done “making it.” Get used to giving it your all, all the time.

What keeps you enthusiastic about your job

Every day is different. Some days I’m a lawyer, some I am a therapist, some I’m a business manager, and some days I’m an engineer.

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