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About
Licensed civil engineer, author, science communicator, and YouTuber known for founding the YouTube channel Practical Engineering which explores infrastructure, dams, flood control, hydraulics, and construction in an accessible and engaging way. His videos have become a go-to resource for students, professionals, and curious laypeople who want to understand how water, roads, utilities and structures actually work and have led him to amass over 4.6 million YouTube subscribers.
Before Fame
He graduated valedictorian from Panhandle High School in 2006. He enrolled at Texas State University in San Marcos after a year at Amarillo College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography. He then pursued graduate studies at Texas A&M University and earned a master's degree in civil engineering. He spent roughly ten years after graduation in private consulting engineering, focusing on dams, levees, hydraulic design and river restoration in Texas and elsewhere. His YouTube journey began as a side hobby around 2015 when he created videos to support his wife's elementary school class. His channel started gaining popularity throughout 2018 and 2019. He left his job to manage the channel fulltime in 2021.
Trivia
He published his first book Engineering in Plain Sight in 2023. His channel has partnered with major institutions like the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh to develop educational models and presentations for K-8 audiences.
Family Life
He grew up in Panhandle, Texas. He is a father.
Associated With
His book Engineering in Plain Sight was praised by Bill Gates for making ordinary infrastructure understandable and fascinating.
