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George Runkle, P.E.

George Runkle graduated from the University of Maryland in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and has held various positions in government and private industry as an engineer.  He also served 28 years in the US Army and the US Air Force both on active duty and in the National Guard/Reserves, 24 of those years were in the engineering field.  His awards from the US Military include the Meritorius Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.  He is a licensed professional engineer in Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, Nevada, Washington State, North Carolina, Texas, and New Jersey.  In addition to his US registrations, he is a member of the Institute of Engineers Australia, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Saskatchewan Province, Canada.

In addition to his undergraduate education, he has 33 credit hours towards an MBA from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA and has attended numerous courses in engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright Patterson AFB, OH ranging from Roof Design to Contingency Engineering.

Mr. Runkle continues to participate in various continuing education seminars to increase his knowledge in engineering.  He is currently pursuing graduate studies in Civil Engineering through Columbia University in New York.