Industry Program
Empower your workforce; grow your impact. Join our Industry Program and unlock a world of benefits for your company and the communities we serve.
Alumni Stories
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Jay Arehart
Jay is now a Ph.D. student in architectural engineering at CU Boulder, investigating how much carbon dioxide will be sequestered by cement over the next century.
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Mayra Corona
Mayra was the Logistics Manager for two bridge repairs in Nicaragua in 2017 and is now pursuing a degree in civil engineering at University of Iowa.
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Nate Weger
Nate is now a researcher working in biomass gasification and a teaching assistant for programming classes.
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Natalie Jones and Quinn McNutt
Natalie and Quinn built a footbridge together in Nicaragua, graduated in 2016, and are getting married!
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Mike Schaefer
Mike built a footbridge in Zambia and is now a postdoctoral researcher at University of California Riverside.
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Adrianna Jarosz
Adrianna worked on bridges in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama and is now an environmental engineer at Geosyntec Consultants.
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Emily Reeve
Emily was the Construction Manager for the Las Pencas bridge in 2017 and is now pursuing a degree in civil engineering with a concentration in structural engineering at University of Notre Dame.
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Savannah Washlesky
Savannah built a bridge in Nicaragua with the University of Notre Dame Team and is now a structural engineering master's student at the University of Virginia.
Our Industry Program provides companies and engineering and construction professionals with an opportunity to apply their skills and expertise to impact communities in developing countries. Participating volunteers live and work alongside community members to build their life-changing bridge together.
Industry teams are comprised of professional volunteers from one or more companies. Volunteers spend 10-14 days living and working alongside the community and local EIA staff, building a bridge or a clean water system and making new friends and memories while completing infracstructure that will change lives for generations.
Timeline
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Recruit students & mentors
Fundraise
Attend Bridge Builder Conference
Submit Project Application to EIA
Complete applicable BridgeEDU courses
Complete Mock Review Call for practice
Receive your project assignment from EIA
Sign Project Agreement w/ EIA
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Fundraise
Meet w/ EIA about your project details
Review Call & Report #1 – Concept Definition
Review Call & Report #2 - Design
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Fundraise
Finalize design & drawings
Review Call & Report #3 – Construction & Safety
Decide on Construction Tolerances
Travel Preparation
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Live & work alongside the community to build bridge
Provide daily updates via WhatsApp
Complete safety & quality control forms
Review Call & Report #4 – After Action Review
Submit Exit Surveys & project media
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