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2021 Young Engineer of the He has taken on a larger role in the ownership structure of Erdman Anthony with
appointments to associate in 2015 and senior associate in 2018. He is now a pro-
Year Award ject manager responsible for PennDOT projects involving multiple engineering dis-
ciplines (traffic, highway, and structural design). Chad’s responsibilities include
Chad A. Martin, P.E., PTOE serving as point of contact for clients, supervising design tasks performed by inter-
nal staff members and subconsultants, providing quality control checks of design
deliverables, and leading outreach to project stakeholders, government officials,
review agencies, and the general public. His design reviews have included reports,
Chad A. Martin, P.E., PTOE has been selected by the plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and have included both traffic engineering
Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council to and highway design deliverables. He also mentors several entry-level engineers in
receive the 2021 Young Engineer of the Year Award. Erdman Anthony’s transportation group.
Chad is a member of the American Society of High-
way Engineers (ASHE), Harrisburg Section and the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Insti- Chad and his co-workers at Erdman Anthony participate in local high school job
tute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). He is a project manager and senior associate shadowing programs by hosting individual students each year, with Chad providing
at Erdman Anthony in Mechanicsburg, PA. an insider view of what a career in transportation engineering can look like.
Chad was born in Morgantown, PA to Lester and Janet Martin. He graduated as the Chad recognized the value of involvement in professional engineering organiza-
salutatorian of the Conestoga Christian School Class of 2006 and went on to obtain a tions early on in his career and joined the ASHE Harrisburg section in 2012. In ad-
Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Penn State University. Chad dition to being a regular participant in section events, he participates in their Adopt-
was the recipient of several scholarships during his undergraduate study, including A-Highway cleanup activities. Chad is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the
one from ASHE Harrisburg. While at Penn State, Chad was a member of three honor Institute of Transportation Engineers (MASITE) and currently serves as the Central
societies- Phi Kappa Phi (all academic disciplines), Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Area coordinator. In this role, he provides leadership for the Central Area by organ-
Society), and Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society). He also participated in the izing technical and social events for section members that feature speakers from a
PSU student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). During sum- variety of public agencies. In addition, he participates in regular MASITE section
mers in college, he interned at Derck and Edson in Lititz, PA and with PennDOT Dis- leadership discussions and decisions as a member of the executive board.
trict 8. Chad graduated with highest honors from Penn State in 2010. An active member of his local community, Chad currently serves as the Vice-

Upon graduation, Chad was hired by Erdman Anthony as a transportation construction Chairman of the Swatara Township Planning Commission and volunteered on a
inspector and spent the first several months of his career on a PennDOT bridge reha- steering committee formed to update the Swatara Township Comprehensive Plan.
bilitation project in Levittown, PA. He soon transferred into the Transportation Group at He also served in his church as an usher and worship service setup/teardown team
Erdman Anthony as an entry-level designer and has spent the last 10 years building a leader.
broad technical base in both highway and traffic engineering on a diverse portfolio of Chad and his wife, Michelle, reside in Swatara Township, Dauphin County with their
projects ranging from intersection improvements and simple bridge replacements to two daughters, Brielle and Reagan. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, hunting,
interchange design on limited access facilities and design of roundabouts. During this shooting trap and sporting clays, bowling, and pointing out inefficient traffic signal
time, Chad participated in the successful pursuit of new engineering business in Erd- phasing and timing while traveling with his family. Chad would like to thank his
man Anthony’s office in West Palm Beach, Florida, in addition to becoming a licensed coworkers at Erdman Anthony for the mentoring and support they have provided
professional engineer in Florida. He also served as the lead highway engineer for a over the years, in addition to providing numerous opportunities to grow personally
project delivered by Erdman Anthony’s office in West Palm Beach. and professionally. He would also like to thank his wife, for her encouragement and
While working at Erdman Anthony, Chad went on to earn his Masters of Business putting up with all his late nights and weekends spent studying while completing
Administration (MBA) from Penn State Harrisburg in 2017. grad school.
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