Arnfinn Rusten

ACEC of Washington Engineer of the Year 2014A native of Norway, Arnfinn ("Arnie") Rusten left the country in 1971 on a skiing scholarship to the University of Idaho. He received a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1975 and a Master’s degree in structural engineering in 1976. Following one year of teaching at the University, in 1977 he started work at ABAM as a junior engineer. In 2005 he became President and CEO of BergerABAM, based in Federal Way.Throughout his career, Arnie Rusten has focused on improving transit and port systems. Notable projects include the Kuala Lumpur monorail in Malaysia; Vancouver, BC SkyTrain; and Valdez, Alaska floating concrete dock. He has managed major projects including the homeport facility for the US Navy Carrier Battle Group in Everett; the Pier 37 rebuild for the US Coast Guard in Seattle; numerous on-call contracts for the Washington State Ferries; and an array of port planning and design projects throughout the Northwest. A member of SEAW Southwest, he served on the Board of ACEC of Washington, and has also participated in the American Association of Port Authorities, American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of American Military Engineers, and Washington Public Ports Association.ACEC bestows the Engineer of the Year annually to an engineer who embodies the highest level of service and integrity to the engineering profession. The 2014 Engineer of the Year award cites Arnie Rusten's "outstanding contributions to the engineering community."

Posted February 2014