Mentor Profile

P E R S O N A L

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas. Member American Society of Civil

Engineers, and Chi Epsilon, honorary civil engineering fraternity. Married 41 years, 2

adult children. Active community involvement, e.g. facilitating drug intervention program

to high risk children. At age 55, retired from Federal Civil Service, January 2001.

Established sole proprietary business as Covington Associates, Inc., a registered

engineering company in the State of Texas, providing consulting Civil Engineering

services. Member, Knights of Columbus, active in St. Joseph Church. FAA licensed

Private Pilot.

E D U C A T I O N

B.S. Civil Engineering, California State University at Chico, 1968

M.S. Civil Engineering (Environmental), University of Texas at Arlington, 1976

M I L I T A R Y

Service Disabled Vietnam Era Veteran. U.S. Air Force, 1968-1973. Highest rank:

Captain. Assignment: Co-pilot McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom jet fighter aircraft during

Vietnam War era.

P R O F E S S I O N A L E N G I N E E R I N G E M P L O Y M E N T

Civil Engineer, US Army, Corps of Engineers 1973- 1991

Project Manager, US Army, Corps of Engineers 1991- 2001

President, Covington Associates, Inc 2001-Present

C O U N T R I E S O F W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

United States of America

Okinawa

Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Puerto Rico

Mexico