Engineer Week Spotlight-Austin Johnson

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District
Story by Erin Jimenez

Date: 02.16.2023
Posted: 02.16.2023 12:30
News ID: 438642
Engineer Week Spotlight-Austin Johnson

Position: Project Engineer/ACO
Years with SWL: 2 years, 9 months
Education: Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering and Master of Science, Engineering Management
Hobbies: Rebuilding old trucks, hunting, fishing, trail riding in the side by side, motor sports, operating heavy equipment on the farm and traveling

Q: What positions have you held in the district?
A: I have been a Project Engineer for the Construction Medical Support Branch and Chief of the Construction Medical Support Branch.

Q: What do you like most about being an engineer and why?
A: Getting to work on construction projects all over the country.

Q: What has been your favorite project you have worked on so far?
A: A medical construction project in Alaska.

Q: What ways have you found to balance your home life with the busy schedule you have at work?
A: Being able to have flexible work schedules and utilizing telework opportunities.

Q: Tell us a fun fact about yourself!
A: I grew up in a small-town Dixon, MO population 1,500. I live in a house that my great-great grandparents built in the 1920’s.