About Shawnna L. Erter, PE, D.GE, F.ASCE

HONORARY MEMBER

Shawna L. Erter of St. Charles, Missouri, vice president of geotechnical engineering for SCI Engineering Inc., earned a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering with a geology minor in 2000 and a master of engineering degree in geotechnical engineering in 2003, both from Missouri S&T. She earned Diplomat of Geotechnical Engineering certification in 2019. Erter has worked for SCI Engineering Inc. for more than 20 years. She was named ASEE’s St. Louis Section Outstanding Younger Member in 2005 and was part of the Geotechnical Institute Section named 2019 Best Chapter. In 2020, she was one of CNR’s Top 20 Women in Construction, and received MSPE’s 2021 Outstanding Engineer in Private Practice Award. Erter chaired Younger Member group and Geo-Institute St. Louis Section committees, served as 2014-15 St. Louis Section Board president, was a member of the Geo-Institutes Site Characterization and Ground Modification Committee, and was Region 7 governor. Erter was named fellow in 2019. She serves on the ACEC Missouri board, the National ACEC Executive Committee for Geoprofessionals, two Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) committees and was part of the task force to elevate the profession. She is active in the HBA and APWA St. Louis. A registered professional engineer in over 20 states, Erter conducts geotechnical investigations and evaluations, supervises geotechnical and construction projects, authors and reviews geotechnical reports, and provides technical guidance to staff across the Midwest. In 2010, she was project manager for the Patients First Hospital addition, which won the ACEC Engineering Excellence Award, and she has worked on some iconic St. Louis landmarks, including the Gateway Arch, Ballpark Village and the National GeoSpatial Agency.