Cheryl Burwell

President's Award 2010Cheryl Burwell received the bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in 1998 and her master's from the University of California-Berkeley in 1999. She worked as a design engineer at Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire, Inc. in Seattle at the time of the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. Immediately dispatched, she inspected damaged buildings, ultimately assessing more than 15 properties. She also worked on several Seattle-area projects including gravity and steel design on the Seattle Justice Center, pre- and post-implosion monitoring on the Kingdome Implosion, and historic renovation of the Harborview Medical Center addition. More recently she has worked as a Structural Plans Examiner for the City of Seattle, and owner of Burwell Design.

She joined SEAW in 2007, and in 2012 completed a term on the Board of Directors. Previously she served as President of ASCE's Seattle Younger Member Forum.

In 2004, PSEC recognized Cheryl with its Young Engineers Award.

Posted June 2012