INDUSTRY

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced that civil engineer Viktoria Bogina, E.I.T., was one of the USACE nominees for this year's New Faces of Engineering program.

Each year, the National Engineers Week Foundation – a coalition of engineering societies, major corporations and government agencies – asks its members to nominate colleagues 30 years old and younger who have shown outstanding abilit ies and leadership. The program promotes the accomplishments of young engineers, highlights the impact of their engineering contributions on society and inspires students to consider engineering careers.

Bogina joined Jacksonville District in 2008, as an engineering co-op and then as an intern in the Engineering Division, Design Branch, geomatics section. In March 2012, she was hired as a civil engineer.Her nomination for the New Faces of Engineering program was based on her contributions to the success of the district modeling, mapping, and consequences (MMC) team, which supports national efforts in developing maps for emergency action plans, hydraulic models for Corps dams, consequence data, and standards for these activities.

"Due to her great work ethic and comprehension of hydraulic models, she has progressed through the ranks of the MMC program to be personally recommended as a national coordinator," said Robert Swilley, acting chief of the geomatics section. Also, Bogina’s work in performing quality assurance on dredging activities and volume computations for measurement purposes is vital to ensure proper depths are met so vessels can safely navigate the many harbors and waterways in the area.

Bogina holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of North Florida. She is involved with the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Jacksonville Post, currently serving on both the Young Members and the Leadership and Mentoring committees. She was also named as 2012 Young Engineer of the Year.

Bogina is a member of the planning team for the 2012 and 2013 Engineering Career Days, an annual event co-sponsored by SAME and Jacksonville District to encourage high school students to pursue engineering degrees.

Bogina said that she was inspired to pursue engineering by her parents, and that they served as her mentors, encouraging her and providing her with what she needed to succeed. "I’m so fortunate that I get to work with many engineering programs because I really enjoy technical work, especially a wide variety of it." said Bogina."I’m also thankful to have great leadership and co-workers that promote learning and continue to support my development as an engineer."