Ligé Reese, Construction Management Student, NC A&T
Meet Ligé Reese, a student at NC A&T in the Construction Management program who recently completed her term as Student Chapter President.
Some key and fun facts about Ligé :
- Why I chose NC A&T: I chose NC A&T because of its construction management degree. I wanted to challenge myself academically and grow personally.
- Favorite EHS class: Construction Safety: this was my first introduction to safety and piqued my interest.
- Career fields of interest: General Contracting, Agriculture Safety
- Most meaningful achievement: Being part of a research team. Under our professor, Dr. Yuhan-Jiang, we developed an AI-powered Roadway Management System named iPave. This system can understand Aerial Images (i.e., Google Earth Imagery and mapped Drone Images) to identify potential pavement defections, create working orders for field inspections, handle field inspections collected 3D Reality data, and predicate the pavement’s life cycle time.
- Future career goals or aspirations: I want to obtain a master’s degree in business administration and move out of North Carolina, where I grew up. I want to buy some land and start a little farm.
- Go-to comfort food: Pizza
- Hobbies: Working out, Going to the zoo, Walking in parks, Cooking
- Favorite book read: Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling), The People Factor (Van Moody)
- Places worked: Bordeaux Construction Company, Intern, Summer 2022 and 2023; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2023; U.S. Army Reserves, Sergeant, 5 years.