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Audet joins GZA

Heather Audet, GZA

Norwood, MA Heather Audet, P.E. has joined GZA as a senior project manager. Audet brings 20 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and heavy underground design. Her recent experience includes working as an assistant project manager for the Black River Tunnel in Lorain, Ohio and project manager for the Riverbed St. Pump Station in Cleveland, Ohio. In her new position with GZA, Audet will focus on public transportation projects.

A Licensed Professional Engineer in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Mass., Audet earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Women in Transportation.

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