Engineering Ethics
Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM CST
7:30 am Registration and continental breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 am Program
Location
Marriott Minneapolis West 9960 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka, MN (952/544-4000)
(Located on north frontage road of I-394 between Hwy 169 & Hopkins Crossroad)
Fees/Admission
$50 ACEC/MN members
$100 Non-members
(No-shows will be charged the cost to attend)
Contact Information
Melissa Langowski
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Description
Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. Engineers are faced with different situations on a daily basis while practicing engineering. This presentation will provide moral and ethical guidance to engineers in their decision making process. Most importantly, it will provide engineers with insight on how to respect and protect their profession with utmost professionalism.
Speaker: Attorney Jeffrey W. Coleman, P.E., FACI, focuses his practice on construction law, professional liability defense, concrete construction, and general business law, including insurance and coverage. A licensed structural engineer with more than 25 years of experience as a practicing attorney, Coleman provides clients with a single go-to resource for both legal and risk management issues. He has represented design professionals in all matters of their business, including defense of multi-million dollar design defect and negligent construction administration claims. Nationally known for his knowledge and experience in the area of concrete construction, Coleman is the author of “Legal Issues in Concrete Construction,” and is the only attorney ever to be named a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (FACI).
Coleman received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in structural engineering from Iowa State University and is a cum laude graduate of the William Mitchell College of Law.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Concrete Institute, is a former member of The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, and was the 2013 President of the Minnesota Concrete Council.