Ed Blackwell, P.E.
Office Manager / Principal
Registration
Professional Engineer, Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia
Education
BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1987
US Army Engineering School, 1987
Office Location
566 East Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Contact Info
ed.blackwell@aesva.com
(540) 432 – 9555
Favorite aspect of your job?
People and relationships; love designing stuff and then seeing it built
Favorite activities outside of work?
Skiing in winter, golfing in summer, piddling on my land; plus doing stuff with family
Another occupation you would like to try?
Building homes
Mr. Edmond “Ed” Blackwell has specialized in the design of road systems; water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage systems; residential and commercial subdivisions; commercial and industrial building sites; and various hydro-logic and hydraulic studies. Mr. Blackwell has been working in civil engineering since his graduation from Virginia Tech in civil engineering in 1987.
Mr. Blackwell’s projects have ranged from hydraulic designs for golf courses to 500+ unit/lot residential subdivisions to commercial shopping centers. His responsibilities include hands on design, supervision of engineers, designers and CADD operators in plan and specification preparation, and on-site field consulting during construction.
Previous to his experience at Blackwell Engineering, Mr. Blackwell worked in the design of roads with all related utilities including specifications and bid documents; cost estimating for civil construction projects; mapping of storm sewer system; hydraulic analysis and preparation of FEMA floodplain data; inspection of road and utility construction. In addition, he served seven years in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard as both an Engineer and Infantry Officer and graduated from the U.S. Army Engineering School in 1987.
