Carroll EMC System Engineering Supervisor, Tyler Collins, recently earned his Professional Engineering (PE) license, a credential that takes a minimum of eight years to achieve.
To become a licensed engineer, Collins completed a four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited program, passed a comprehensive five-hour exam, worked under the supervision of a licensed PE for another four years, submitted an extensive application to the state for his license and passed an eight-hour final exam.
“Earning a PE license is considered to be the highest achieved licensure in the engineering field,” says Collins. “This shows my colleagues and others in the community that my commitment and expertise will be used to provide value back to my community with the work that I oversee and complete. When I began my career, I didn’t know the path I would take. After working at Carroll EMC, I realized the value earning my PE license could bring to my career, my family and my community. It proves that I am competent and motivated to continue to provide great work to our area.”
Collins began working at Carroll EMC as a student employee in 2013 and then as a co-op student in the system engineering department in 2015. In 2018, he was hired as a System Engineer, and in 2024, he was promoted to System Engineering Supervisor. In his current role, Collins oversees and maintains the co-op’s control center and electrical software system in addition to overseeing the co-op’s growing electric vehicle program.
With his PE license, Collins can sign and seal construction work plans and drawings and must document extra hours of continuing education every year to maintain it. Earning this license is not only a testament to his competency but also his commitment to ethical and quality work.
“I am proud of Tyler and all his accomplishments as an engineer and a leader at Carroll EMC,” says Jarrod Kilgore, Manager of System Engineering for Carroll EMC. “He has been at the forefront of our system planning and improvements for the last few years, as well as leading research and initiatives around emerging technologies like electric vehicles. This licensure is the culmination of all his hard work and makes him an even greater asset to the cooperative and our members.”