Personal Experience & Biography

Courtney has wanted to design bridges since she was a little girl. She was inspired by Portland’s beautiful skyline and is now working her dream job as a bridge engineer for DOWL. Courtney received her undergraduate and masters in Civil Engineering from Washington State University. Go Cougs! During her career, she has had the privilege of working on some awesome projects like the new Panama Canal and the longest cable ferry in the world! Courtney also worked in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to protect the city from future hurricanes. She was also honored as one of Portland Business Journal’ 40 Under 40 for 2025. When she is not designing steel and concrete structures at work, she enjoys visiting classrooms, building popsicle stick bridges and gummy bear domes.  Courtney is excited to be a part of the STEM Like a Girl to inspire the next generation of problem solvers!