Mountain Ingenuity And Experience
Last updated 10/14/2020 at 4:23pm
I am a retired civil engineer. I spent decades working for large firms in a major metropolitan area where contractors had available the latest equipment and expertise to make use of cutting-edge techniques. In 2002 when I moved to Transylvania County, I learned that in our rural location those high-tech solutions are too expensive and often unavailable. Working with the local builders who became my new clients forced me to develop a collaborative approach to problem solving. I learned to ask, “What tools, techniques, and equipment are available to you? How can we solve this problem with...
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