Linda A. Ratsep

Linda Ratsep is the Program Coordinator for the Master of Civil Engineering (MCE) program. She earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire; an MBA from Drexel University; and an MCE from Villanova University. Linda has been continually involved in the MCE program since 2005 as Course Developer, Senior Instructor, and Academic Associate Program Director prior to appointment as Program Coordinator in 2016. Linda is a registered professional engineer and member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

In 1995, Linda co-founded The Ratsep Group, Inc., an environmental science and civil engineering consulting firm in Pennsylvania. As a practicing civil engineer she has designed and managed hundreds of projects involving site development design for residential, commercial, industrial, airport, and recreational facilities; stream/stream corridor, wetland, and watershed studies and assessments; storm water management design; municipal engineering reviews; airport engineering design; and expert witness testimony. Her projects involve the development and utilization of project-specific Geographic information Systems (GIS) technologies and the creation of 3-D visualizations and advanced civil engineering software applications for unique project needs.