Educating Engineers in Coastal Resiliency with a Global Perspective on Climate Change

Abstract

She holds a professional engineering license in the state of Florida and a certification as a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor through the National Sustainable Building Advisors Program. CDR Fleischmann joined the faculty at USCGA in 2004 and was selected as a member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff in 2009. Her research focuses on mitigation of impacts of stormwater in the urban environment and undergraduate engineering education. While at the Academy, she has been an assistant coach on the men's and women's swim teams, faculty affiliate for the women's softball team, advisor for numerous clubs, and a member of the faculty senate. Prior to joining the Coast Guard Academy faculty, CDR Fleischmann was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Elm where she served two tours: as a Deck Watch Officer and Assistant Navigator and as the Operations Officer. In 2001, CDR Fleischmann became a member of the Facilities Engineering Branch at the USCGA. During this tour, she served as both the Safety Officer and the Construction Officer where she was the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) as well as Civil Engineering Project Manager for the Academy's $5.2 million dollar construction program including all aspects of the construction process: cost estimation, general scopes of work, management of change orders and contractor evaluations.