Instructors

School of PE’s instructors are qualified professionals with a passion for helping students succeed.


Mr. Bernier, PE, MScE Alex Bernier is the Program Director at the Connecticut Advanced Pavement Lab at the University of Connecticut. A former UConn student himself, before returning to the lab, he spent time consulting in airport engineering. He has dealt with pavement design and construction at airports across North America from Canada to the Caribbean including the recently constructed runway 13L-31R at JFK Airport in New York where he served as the engineer of record. Courses Handled: PE Civil Construction PE Civil Geotechnical PE Civil Transportation PE Civil WR/ENV
Mr. Bonnett, P.E., BCEE Robert Bonnett has a BS in Natural Resources and a MS in Civil Engineering. He has been practicing and part-time teaching engineering for over 20 years. He teaches hydraulics, hydrology, water resources and environmental at School of PE. Courses Handled: FE Civil FE Environmental PE Civil Construction PE Civil Geotechnical PE Civil Structural PE Civil Transportation PE Civil WR/ENV PE Environmental
Dr. Collins, P.E. Dr. Rodney Collins received his bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His master's thesis involved the stabilization of marginal soils with nontraditional additives for use in roads and runways in rural Alaska. He received his PhD at the University of Oklahoma with a dissertation on in situ testing of unsaturated soils. He has worked as a consultant since 2017 and joined Building & Earth in 2019. His research interests are primarily field-testing soil and rock. He has been involved with dynamic pile testing since 2019. He is currently the treasurer for the Birmingham branch of ASCE. He lives in Birmingham with his wife and two children. Courses Handled: PE Civil Construction PE Civil Geotechnical PE Civil Transportation
Mr. Dennis, PE, PMP Steven Dennis received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Arizona in 2013. Since then, he has worked on numerous projects and facilities around the world primarily in the energy sector. Most recently, he served as a project manager of nuclear construction at the only new facility under construction in the past 30 years. In addition to his professional ambitions, he enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and skiing with his family. Courses Handled: PE Civil Construction
Dr. Elaksher, PhD, P.E., P.L.S Dr. Ahmed Elaksher holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Civil Engineering. He obtained his PhD from Purdue University in 2002. He has more than 20 years of experience in both academia and industry. He has more than 5 years of distance education experience using different online teaching technologies. He serves on the editorial boards for several international journals and has been published in reputed journals and regional and international conferences. He is an affiliated member of ASCE and has been recognized as a professional speaker at different professional events. Courses Handled: CA Seismic CA Surveying PE Civil Construction PS
Mr. Elgammal, P.E., PMP Muhammed Elgammal holds a BS in Civil Engineering and a MS in Critical Infrastructure. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New Jersey and New York. He also holds a Project Management Professional certificate. He has over 7 years of experience--which includes material testing and inspection, construction operations, estimating, project control, and site design. In addition, he is also an adjunct professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He teaches construction and material courses at School of PE. Courses Handled: FE Civil PE Civil Construction PE Civil Geotechnical PE Civil Structural PE Civil Transportation PE Civil WR/ENV
Mr. ESSER, P.E., D.GE Alan Esser holds a BS and a MS in Civil Engineering and has been practicing engineering for over 40 years. He has published several technical papers and was admitted to the Academy of Geo-Professionals in 2009. He also serves on four ASTM D-18 subcommittees. He taught graduate and undergraduate courses in soil mechanics and foundation engineering as well as a PE review course for over 15 years. At School of PE, he teaches courses in the geotechnical discipline. Courses Handled: PE Civil Construction PE Civil Geotechnical PE Civil Structural PE Civil Transportation PE Civil WR/ENV
Dr. Fulkerson, PhD, P.E. Dr. Mark Fulkerson holds a BS in Environmental Engineering as well as a MS and PhD in Civil Engineering with specialization in Water Resources. He has been practicing engineering for 15 years, including hydraulics, hydrology, and surface water modeling. He also has 10 years of teaching undergraduate courses in water resource. He teaches courses in environmental topics, geometric topics, and water resource topics at School of PE. Courses Handled: · PE Civil Construction · PE Civil Geotechnical · PE Civil Structural · PE Civil Transportation · PE Civil WR/ENV
Dr. Gurung, D. Engr, P.E. Dr. Sukh Gurung holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering. He has over 20 years of experience practicing civil engineering and has been teaching geotechnical engineering for five years. He has proven experience in teaching geotechnical engineering at School of PE. Courses Handled: • PE Civil Construction • PE Civil Geotechnical • PE Civil Structural • PE Civil Transportation • PE Civil WR/ENV
Mr. Harvey, P.E. Alex Harvey has a BS in Engineering Physics with a concentration in Civil Engineering. He is a Professional Engineer registered in the state of Florida and is also a Certified Bridge Inspector (CBI). He has experience is in operations management, and project management for bridge rehabilitation, as well as asset management projects in the state of Florida. Courses Handled: • FE Civil • PE Civil Construction • PE Civil Geotechnical • PE Civil Structural • PE Civil Transportation • PE Civil WR/ENV
Dr. Howell, PhD., P.E. Dr. Howell has a BS, MS, and PhD in Civil Engineering with a Structural Engineering focus. He has been practicing structural engineering for over 16 years which includes nine years of teaching experience. At School of PE, Dr. Howell has proven experience in teaching Seismic and Structures.
Ms. Hwang, P.E. Susie Hwang is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California. She currently works as an engineer at Knippershelbig, a German-based structural engineering firm with an office in New York City. She joined Knippershelbig in 2021 with prior experience in designing high-rise concrete building structures and steel structures in the Tri-State area. She received her BS in civil engineering with a minor in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University and her MS in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics with a focus in Structural Engineering at Columbia University. While attending Columbia University, she worked as a Senior Lab Assistant at Columbia University’s structural testing laboratory, where she was also able to conduct testing for her master’s thesis, which studied the effects of fire on parallel bridge cable wires. Her notable past projects include: Winthrop Square Center in Boston, Broome Street Development in New York City, and Johns Hopkins University Homewood Student Center in Baltimore.
Mr. MacKay, PE, CPESC Mr. MacKay has a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Civil Engineering with a focus in Water Resources. He is a principal/owner of an engineering firm in Pennsylvania and has been practicing water resources engineering for 18 years. He developed and instructs courses for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, including Stormwater Design and NPDES Permits, Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Design, Stormwater Control Measure Inspections, and several others. Mr. Mackay has served as an instructor for the School of PE since 2006.
Mr. Mousa, P.E. Mr. Mousa has a BS in Civil Engineering and MS in Structural Engineering. He has over 35 years of experience in practicing engineering. He is an adjunct professor and has taught different structural subjects since 1984. Since 2012, Mr. Mousa has taught exam review courses. At School of PE his proven teaching experience is in structural engineering.
Mr. Saeed, P.E. Mr. Saeed has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in NY. He has over 10 years of design experience for both chemical engineering and environmental engineering projects. He teaches multiple courses including Mass Transfer and Separation, Chemical Reaction Engineering, and Chemistry for both the PE and FE exams.
Mr. Siegl, P.E. Nicholas G. Siegl, is a project manager with Gannett Fleming, Inc. He resides in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Texas. He has over 34 years of transportation design experience. His training experience includes the development and delivery of training courses for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Penn State University, and the School of PE. He has taught review courses for the civil PE exam since 1999, and has served as an instructor for the School of PE since 2005. His area of expertise is in highway design and construction engineering. He serves as a subject matter expert for the development of PennDOT’s Intermediate Highway Design Skills Course, and the Right-of-Way for Project Managers Course. Mr. Siegl also served as lead instructor for the Basic Highway Design Skills Course, which introduces entry-level engineers to the PennDOT’s Highway Design Manual and the AASHTO Green Book. He has also serves as co-instructor of the PennDOT’s Design Exceptions Course.
Mr. Stankiewicz, PE Mr. Stankiewicz has two undergraduate degrees and a Master’s degree in management with over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry. Specializing in general building construction, he has played an active executive role in the construction of nearly a billion dollars of projects within the public and private sectors. His broad background in projects engaged with the Federal, State, and Local governments, Universities, and major corporate clients have strengthened his skills as a leader. As an adjunct instructor for the Graduate School of Engineering at a major East Coast Technology Institute, he taught courses in Construction Management, Systems in Building Design (Civil-M/E/P/F), and Project Scheduling. He has over seven years teaching experience. At School of PE, Mr. Stankiewicz has proven teaching experience in Surveying, Construction, Materials, Engineering Economics, and Project Management.
Mr. Villarosa, P.E. Mr. Villarosa graduated from Manhattan College with a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Environmental Engineering. He also holds a BS in Physics from SUNY Cortland. After performing academic research in predicting metal release from contaminated sediments during resuspension events, Mr. Villarosa worked as a consulting engineer for municipal clients. He is currently a Principal Engineer for Orange County Department of Public Works and teaches engineering classes as an adjunct instructor at Rockland Community College. Mr. Villarosa attended the School of PE and went on to successfully pass the PE exam in April 2016 making him a Professional Engineer in the State of New York. He teaches Water Resources at School of PE.