Ben Geertsema

Ben Geertsema is a Transportation Design Engineer at Gorove Slade since January 2023, with prior experience as a Staff Engineer at Dewberry from January 2021 to December 2022. At Dewberry, Ben drafted traffic engineering plans, assisted in solving engineering problems on significant transportation projects, and analyzed traffic data for FEMA. Ben's notable project included the Boundary Channel Drive/I-395 Interchange in Arlington, VA. Ben started their career as a Graduate Engineer and Senior Lab Manager at the University of Maryland, where responsibilities included managing fabrication machines and designing prototypes. Previous experience also includes a civil engineering internship at Precision Systems, Inc., focusing on traffic safety improvements and conducting fieldwork. Ben holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, obtained in 2020.