Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors

Late Renewals

Licenses renewed after 12/31/2022 may reflect a "Pending Renewal" stauts. The sofware contractor is working diligently to ensure all licenses reflect the proper status. If you have any questions about the status of a license showing "Pending Renewal", please contact the Board office. 

Board's Mission Statement 

The Board's mission is to safeguard life, health and property of the public by assuring that those who practice the professions of engineering and land surveying are licensed and attain and maintain competence in those professions. 


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Surveyors Outreach - 2023 

National Surveyors Week

March 19-25, 2023

Wyoming kicked off National Surveyors Week with a Proclamation signing by Honorable Governor Mark Gordon.

Surveying is the foundation of our country, be sure to recognize a surveyor this week!

George Dale, LS; Shannon Stanfill, Executive Director Wyoming Board; Troy Niesen, Exam & Outreach Coordinator Wyoming Board; Jeff Jones, LS; Honorable Governor Mark Gordon; Cotton Jones, LS; Jack Studley, LS; Joel Ebner, LS; Cindy Jones, PhD, Program Manager, Engineering Outreach University of Wyoming; and Sonja Sparks, LS. 

We invite educators and students in grades 9-12 to connect and collaborate with professional land surveyors and GIS professionals as part of a statewide effort to raise awareness about these professions while supporting STEM objectives. Students will engage in an activity involving a web-based, interactive map called GEOInquiry that will connect students to their communities, Wyoming, the U.S. and the entire globe.

To schedule your in class visit or for more information, contact: 

Cindy Jones |307-766-4236 |cynthia.jones@uwyo.edu

Engineers Outreach - 2023 

National Engineers Week (#eweek2023) matches licensed professional engineers with 3rd grade sutdents throughout Wyoming. Together they bring engineering to life with hands-on engineering activities that inspire problems solving and innovative thinking. 

February 20-24, 2023

The 2023 event will engage 3918 students in 217 classes from 81 schools in 17 counties participating with
119 engineer volunteers from 72 firms! 

CEPS student ambassadors made and shipped or delivered over 3000 kits!


Only possible because of our generous sponsors:


Volunteers and Participants:

PEs

Aaron Spenny

Alan Corey

Alin Cortez

Amanda Miller

Andrew Elston

Andy Hooten

Anthony MacDonald

Ben Weaver

Benjamin Bonnet

Benjamin Nemec

Benjamin Willis

Brenda Green

Brenda Green

Brendan Thoman

Brennan Ruth

Brock LaBonde

Bryan Gray

Bryce Dorr

Carol Martinson

Carter Baxter

Chad Forsman

Chad Lockman

Chris Hill

Christie Roberts

Christina Hiegel

Christofer Lovas

Christopher James Walker

Clifford Spoonemore

Cody Skinner

Cody Woods

Cole Wright

CRAIG KOPASZ

Craig Shavlik

Dan Cooley

Dan Kerbs

Dan Mummert

Daniel Hayes

Dave Bumann

Davis Alden

Dayne Bradley

Dylan Wade

ESAYAS ZERE

Gene Legerski

Gordon F Shinkle

Greg Shavlik

Harrison Carter

Harry E. Hughes, PE

Ian Morrison

Jack de Ryk

Jacob Sphatt

James Brough

James G Kowalski

PEs

James Harlan

Jared Beck

Jason Ditton

Jennifer Russell

Jera Likely

Jessica Klein

Jill Rosselott

Jim Gores

Jim Staebler

Joana Olsen

Joe Hall

John Turner

Jolene Baker

Jon Walker

Jonathan Katchmar

Joseph (Joe) A Gulino

Justin Loyka

Kasey Jones

Kelly Erickson

KELLY MEYERS

Kelsey Johnson

Ken Brockman

Kenneth Mitchell

Krista Johnston

Kristen Stocks

Kyle Lehto

Lee Ann Reiter

Lloyd Thomas

Lou Harmon

Mark Madsen

Mark Westenskow

Marshall Moore, PE

Matt Olsen

Meghan Higgins

Michael Hand

Mike Doherty

Nathaniel Miner

Nolan A ONeal

Peter Melander

Quentin Rogers

Quillan Reed

Rebecca Podio

Rob Gerrard

Shantel Smith

Skylor Wade

Stuart Telford

Taylor LaForce

Terry Skinner

Terry Skinner

Tiffany Scott

Tom Cassidy

Vanessa Hoene

Will Hensel

William Harvey

Zach St Jean

Zack Meek

Zyg Samiec

Firms


AVI, PC

Ayres Associates

Campbell County

Cedarville Engineering Group

CES Engineering Services MT, LLC

Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities

City of Casper

City of Green River

City of Riverton

Civil Engineering Professionals Inc

Coffey Engineering

Dan Brown & Associates

DCI Engineers

Department of Environmental Quality - Water & Wastewater District Engineer

Dominion Energy

DOWL

Dwel, Inc.

ENCOMPASS ENERGY CONSULTING LLC

Engineer Design Associates

Engineering Associates

Ghost Solutions LLC

Gordian

Great West Engineering

Griz Creek Engineering

HDR Engineering, Inc

IMEG Corp

Inberg-Miller Engineers

JAG Engineering, LLC

James Gores and Associates

Jorgensen Associates

Jorgensen Association/Jorgensen Geotechnical

KIEWIT CORPORATION

Kirkwood Oil and Gas

KL&A, Inc.

KLJ

Lovas Engineering, PC

Martin/Martin Wyoming

Mountain States Consulting Services

NCS Vacutech

The Nature Conservancy

Orso Oil & Gas Consulting, LLC

Owl Creek Engineering, LLC

Peabody

Powder River Energy Corporation

PRECorp

Providence Engineering and Environmental

RockSol Consulting Group

Samuel Engineering, Inc.

Self Employed (Retired Senior Executive, ExxonMobil) 

Stantec Consulting Services Inc

State of Wyoming

State of Wyoming Water Development

Stocks Consulting

Sunrise Engineering

Sunshine Valley Petroleum

Sweetwater County

Terracon Consultants

Thunder Basin Coal Company, LLC

Trihydro Corporation

University of Wyoming

US Bureau of Reclamation retired

USDA NRC

UW CEPS Civil Engineering Major

UW CEPS Electrical Engineering Major

UW CEPS Engergy Systems Engineering Major

UW CEPS Math Major

UW CEPS Mechanical Engineerin Graduate Student

Vacutech

WDEQ

Western EGI

William H. Smith and Associates

WWC Engineering

WYDOT

Wyoming Water Development Office

Y2 Consultants

Schools

Afflerbach Elementary

Anderson Elementary

Arp

Ashgrove

Baggs Elementary

Bain

Bar Nunn

Beitel Elementary

Big Piney Elementary

Buffalo Ridge

Burlington

Carpenter Elementary

Cloud Peak Elementary

Conestoga

Davis Elementary

Deming Elementary

Desert View Elementary

Dildine Elementary

Douglas Intermediate

Fairview Elementary

Fort Caspar Academy

Gannett Peak Elementary

Gilchrist

Glenn Livingston

Goins Elementary

Green River

Henry A Coffeen

Highland Park Elementary

Hobbs Elementary

Indian Paintbrush

Jackson Elementary

Jackson

Kaycee School

Laramie Montessori Charter

Lincoln Elementary

Linford Elementary

Little Snake River Valley Elementary

Livingston Elementary

Meadowlark Elementary

Meeteetse Schools

Monroe

Schools

Northpark Elementary

Paradise Valley Elementary

Park Elementary

Pinedale Elementary

PIoneer Park Elementary

Prairie Wind Elementary

Pronghorn Elementary

Ralph Witters Elementary

Rawlins Elementary

Riverton

Rock Springs

Saddle Ridge

Sage Elementary

Sagewood Elementary

Saratoga Elementary

Shoshoni Elementary

Slade Elementary School

Snowy Range Academy

South Side Elementary

Southridge

Southside Elementary

Spring Creek

St. Anthony’s Tri-Parish Catholic

St. John Paul II Catholic

St. Mary’s

Stagecoach Elementary

Sundance Elementary

Sunrise Elementary

Sunset Elementary

Ten Sleep

Tongue River Elementary

Trinity Lutheran

Truman Elementary

Urie Elementary

UW Lab School

Wagonwheel Elementary

Walnut Elementry

Washington Elementary

Westside Elementary

Wind River Elementary

To participate next year or for any questions regarding eweek please contact:
Cindy Jones, Ph.D., Program Manager, Engineering Outreach CEPS University of Wyoming @ cynthia.jones@uwyo.edu  

Board Announcements 

Fall Board Bulletin 2022.pdf

Fall Wyoming Board Bulletin

From the newly appointed PELS to those that are out making a difference with engineering, check out the Board's Fall newsletter, the Wyoming Board Bulletin, for these stories and more!


Wyoming Paths to Professional Engineering Licensure

The Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors (WYOPEPLS) assists in providing information and guidance to obtain a professional engineering license.  WYOPEPLS’s website provides a “one-stop” location for license application; renewal; search; and related rules, regulations and statutes (https://engineersandsurveyors.wyo.gov/home).

Wyoming was the first state to require licensure of engineers in 1907 due to the “unruly nature of engineering and land surveying in a vast, largely undeveloped state.”  Charles Bellamy (patriarch of a Wyoming family of engineers) was the first licensed engineer in the U.S.  His license was issued on August 8, 1907.  Since 1907, Wyoming has issued over 11,000 professional licenses.

The Wyoming license of professional engineers is based on the “three-legged stool” of engineering education, engineering experience, and examination.  To meet these requirements, Wyoming has multiple paths to licensure.  Three of the paths are summarized here.

Traditional Pathway. The traditional path requires a degree from an engineering program that is accredited by ABET/EAC, four years of engineering experience completed after the degree, and successful completion of the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering examination and an NCEES Principles of Practice Exam (PE) or NCEES Structural Exam (SE).

Doctoral Degree Path.  A license may also be obtained via the doctoral degree path.  For this path, the applicant must have earned a doctoral degree in engineering from an institution that grants ABET/EAC accredited undergraduate or graduate degrees.  Four years of engineering experience is also required.  The four years of experience must be obtained after the applicant completes their first degree (undergraduate or graduate) in engineering.  The applicant must also successfully complete a written examination on professional ethics and Wyoming engineering licensing laws and also complete an interview with the Board.

NCEES Equivalency Path.  What if your engineering education does not fit these paths?  In this case, your combined educational credentials (undergraduate, graduate) will be evaluated against the NCEES education standard by the WYOPEPLS Application Review Committee (ARC) for schools within the United States.  The standard requires:

o Credits in mathematics must be beyond algebra and trigonometry and must emphasize mathematical concepts and principles rather than computation. Courses in differential and integral calculus are required.

o Credits in basic sciences must include at least two courses. These courses must be in general chemistry, general calculus-based physics, or general biological sciences; the two courses may not be in the same area.

o Courses in engineering science must be taught within the college/faculty of engineering and must have their roots in mathematics and basic sciences but carry           knowledge further toward creative application of engineering principles.

o Courses in engineering design must stress the establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing, and evaluation. Graduate-level         engineering courses may be included to fulfill curricular requirements in this area.

o Examples of traditional humanities/social sciences courses in this area are philosophy, religion, history, literature, fine arts, sociology, psychology, political science, anthropology, economics (micro and macro), professional ethics, and social responsibility. Examples of other general education courses deemed acceptable include management (such as organizational behavior), accounting, written and oral communications, business, and law.

If your education credentials are from an international institution of higher education, equivalency analysis is completed directly by NCEES. (https://ncees.org/records/ncees-credentials-evaluations/).

If your education credentials are found to be equivalent to NCEES standards, you will need to complete four years of engineering experience and successfully complete the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering examination and an NCEES Principles of Practice Exam (PE) or NCEES Structural Exam (SE).

If your education credentials are found to be not equivalent to NCEES standards, the ARC will provide a list of requirements to meet equivalency.  Applicants are encouraged to complete additional coursework in a timely manner.

The goal of the WYOPEPLS is to assist all qualified applicants in obtaining a professional engineering license.  We are here to help.  Feel free to reach out to WYOPEPLS at:  wyopepls@wyo.gov

Steven Barrett, Ph.D. P.E.

Steven Barrett, Ph.D. P.E. is a licensed professional engineer in Wyoming and Colorado.  He has served on the WYOPEPLS since 2016.   He received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993.


Exam Updates

Fall 2022 Exam Changes

The following exams will transition to computer-based testing (CBT) in October 2022. These exams are only offered once a year (October 17 & 18, 2022). Registration for the exams began November 2021.  Register with NCEES to reserve your seat at a Pearson VUE test center as soon as possible. 

Applicants may sign up with the Wyoming Board for licensure by using the Professional Initial Exam & Licensure Application after passing exam and obtaining their four (4) years of experience.

PE & Structural Pencil-and-Paper Exams

The PE 16-hour Structural pencil-and-paper exam will be administered on October 20-21, 2022.  This will be the only exam offered in pencil-and-paper format and it will be offered at select locations. Registration opens June 13, 2022.  

Registration closes at 3:00 PM EST on August 25, 2022.

Examinees may register directly with NCEES.  No application needed with the Wyoming Board in order to register for the PE 16-hour Structural pencil-and-paper exam. 

Two (2) weeks before exam: Any candidates who have not received their exam authorization by this date should contact NCEES directly at https://ncees.org/contact/.

Important Dates

January 31, 2023

Board Special Teleconference | 10:00 AM MDT | Agenda 

Zoom ID:  850 0477 2554
Passcode: 131471

May 15, 2023

Deadline for all Applicants going before Board for approval of licensure at the June 12th  Board meeting.

(applications must be complete with all additional information turned in by this date, no later than 10:00 AM MST) PE Applicants with an MLE NCEES Record Book go before the Executive Director every Friday for approval.


Resolution 22-02

The 22-02 Resolution establishes the 2023 quarterly meetings as Regular Meetings.

Year Round Outreach Opportunity

LS & GIS Professionals have the opportunity to raise awareness about these professions while supporting STEM objectives in the junior and senior high classrooms with an interactive map called GEOInquiry. Sign up today!

2022 Quarterly Board Meetings

March 27, 2023

Board Meeting| Cheyenne Board Office| 8:00 a.m. | Agenda 

Zoom ID: 891 8280 0228
Passcode: 141918

June 12, 2023

Board Meeting| Dubois WY | 8:00 a.m. | Agenda TBD

September 22, 2023

Board Meeting| Cheyenne Board Office| 8:00 a.m. | Agenda TBD 

December 11, 2023

Board Meeting| Cheyenne Board Office| 8:30 a.m. | Agenda TBD