Lorena Hegdal
2007 AISES Professional of the Year
Inupiaq Eskimo
2007 AISES Professional of the Year
BS in Civil Engineering
Lorena, originally from Nome, started her engineering career working for the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT). A civil engineer for 31 years, Hegdal has risen to the top engineering position at Alyeska Pipeline. Hegdal supervises the engineering operations for the 800 mile pipeline where tankers are loaded with crude oil for shipment to refineries on the west coast of the United States. Hegdal copes with challenging terrain and extreme weather conditions as well as maintaining regulatory compliance to ensure the safety and integrity of the system.
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