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Michael Siffer, PE, PTOE, is Lochmueller’s newest hire as Senior Engineer I in our Highway Design department! He brings 34 years of experience working for consulting firms in Indiana and Ohio his entire career. In Ohio, Michael did bridge, site, and roadway work for counties, cities, and Ohio Department of Transportation, as well as test track design for a large transportation research facility and program management on the Glass City Veterans Memorial Skyway project replacing an interstate lift bridge with a cable stay bridge. In Indiana, Michael served as a technical lead, guiding project designs and mentoring younger staff. In his new role, Michael will serve as a mentor for technical staff on the Fort Wayne Highway Design team, leading design efforts. Welcome to #LifeAtLochmueller, Michael! Get to know Michael more 👇 What led you to your career path? “I have always had an interest in road construction and layout. As a child, I would take scrap paper my dad would bring home and draw intersections and developments around them. It has always been an interest. I always say, “Orange barrels are my friends,” because after all, without them, people like me do not have any work.” #WhyWednesday What is your all-time favorite TV show or movie? “Hmmm. TV show: probably Rockford Files. Movie: Breaking Away.” This or that: Intersection, roundabout, or a different kind of intersection? “As transportation engineers, we have to use all the tools in the toolshed to create safer environments for travelers. Sometimes that includes thinking out of the box for the right solution with the funding available.” #newhire #welcome #welcometotheteam #newemployee #civilengineering #highwaydesign #roadwaydesign #seniorengineer #Ohio #Indiana #programmanagement #technicallead #teamlead #mentor #roadconstruction