2010 Engineer of the Year: last year, Tom Krzewinski took top honors.

• Author: Krzewinski, Tom
• Position: SPECIAL SECTION: ENGINEERING

The competition for 2010 Alaska Engineer of the Year is under way with the winner to be announced in February as a part of National Engineers Week. There are seven candidates this year, each nominated by the professional societies they are active in. The following sections present biographical information for each candidate wing for the coveted award. This special section of Alaska Business Monthly was compiled by Tom Krzewinski, RE., the 2009 Alaska Engineer of the Year and a principal with Golder Associates Inc. in Anchorage.

Gerry R. Brown, P.E.--Nominated by the Alaska Society of Professional Engineers (ASPE), Anchorage Chapter

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Gerry R. Brown, P.E., earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of Idaho. Brown started his extensive Alaskan career in 1997 while finishing his master's degree and started his own engineering company in 2006. Brown has worked on a wide range of civil engineering projects but specializes in environmental, water and wastewater projects.

As the owner of GR Brown Engineering LLC, Brown manages office functions and provides all technical and management decisions. Brown's cradle-to-grave project approach includes writing grants and securing project funding, project design, permitting, facilitating stakeholder and public meetings, development of detailed designs and specifications, managing subcontracted professionals, providing construction administration services, and consulting on various aspects for implementing successful projects.

His professional society involvement includes serving as the ASPE Anchorage Chapter president, vice president and secretary/treasure between 2006 and 2009. In addition, he co-chairs the Anchorage E-Week Steering Committee, proctors MATHCounts, organizes continuing education seminars and teaches the wastewater refresher course to civil engineers preparing for the Professional Engineering Exam.

Lorie Dilley, P.E.--Nominated by Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

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Lorie Dilley, Ph.D., PE, CPG, is a 35-year Anchorage resident with more than 20 years of geotechnical engineering experience in Alaska. In January 2001, she and Scott Hattenburg launched Hattenburg & Dilley LLC, a firm specializing in civil and geotechnical engineering. In 2002 Dennis Linnell joined the firm, which became Hattenburg Dilley & Linnell LLC (HDL). The firm grew to a vibrant, competitive firm of 40 in seven years. HDL was selected in 2008 and 2009 as one of the 10 best places to work in Alaska by the Alaska Journal of Commerce and the Best Companies Group.

Dilley was named one of Alaska's "Top 40 Under 40" in 2002 by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and the Alaska Journal of Commerce for demonstration of professional excellence in the field of geotechnical engineering and display of commitment to her community. Her focus is currently on...