He received a B.S. and M.S. from Virginia Tech in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Led has been at West Point for 13 years teaching courses on infrastructure, geotechnical engineering, mechanics and other civil engineering topics; prior to that he worked for Fugro Geosciences on the Gulf Coast of TX and LA on petrochemical projects large and small. An experienced practicing engineer, scholar, educator, and university administrator, Led was the 2010 winner of ASEE’s National Outstanding Teaching Medal and works and writes in the areas of infrastructure, innovation and engineering education; he is also closely involved with strategic planning at the Academy, especially facilities and infrastructure.