Theodore (Ted) von Rosenvinge is a geotechnical engineer educated at Northeastern University (BS 1978) and MIT (MS 1980). He is President of the GEO group of companies, GEODesign (CT/NJ/NY/VT) and GEOMechanics (OR). The firm is celebrating 25 years in business as a geotechnical engineering firm and has completed 1000's of projects including major bridge and hi-rise buildings. Hailing from nearby Winchester and Gloucester, Massachusetts, he lives in Connecticut close to New York City. He is an ASCE Fellow, member of The Moles, a registered professional engineer in 13 states, and an experienced sailor having crewed in the 2019 TransAtlantic race and 15 US to Bermuda races (yes you can have a life and a career as an engineer!).