News Release
For Additional Information, Contact Jim Nelson/Media Relations
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(Bluefield)—Following his graduation from Bluefield State College in 1988, bachelor’s degrees civil and architectural engineering technology, life as an Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer has been anything but dull for Frank Jenkins. Jenkins, Senior Project Manager/ Associate for VIKA, Inc., recently coordinated a forensic engineering study of a New York City town house following a construction accident that claimed seven lives earlier this year.
“We conducted a forensic survey of the floor slabs and various other structural elements of the building,” Jenkins explained. In mid-March of this year, a 200-foot crane collapsed and fell into the building.
In the aftermath of 9/11, Jenkins and VIKA played a primary role in the Pentagon reconstruction project. The collaborative effort of several firms resulted in shortening the completion of the endeavor by 18 months. “We have performed this type of surveying several times,” he added. “I am able to utilize the surveying, engineering, and architectural skills that I first developed during my time at Bluefield State College—particularly the civil and architectural engineering technology classes—when involved in these projects.”
VIKA, Inc., a Washington Metropolitan-based firm, offers full civil engineering, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and GPS services. Other BSC graduates employed by VIKA include Ryan Scott (1999, bachelor’s degree/architectural engineering technology) and Alester Sturdivant (2005, bachelor’s degree/civil engineering technology.
“The education I received at BSC has proved to be invaluable in my career,” Jenkins noted.
April 30, 2008
School of Engineering Technology & Computer Science
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