Van Truong, P.E. ('09)
Civil Engineer
Los Angeles County Public Works
Building and Safety Division
IT Development and Support Section
I am a registered Civil Engineer with over 15 years of service at the Los Angeles County Public Works. I received my B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, in 2006 and my M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from California State University, Los Angeles, in 2009. I worked in Design Division’s Hydraulic Unit when I first started with Public Works. In 2012, I joined the Pavement Management Section of the County’s Geotechnical and Materials Engineering Division, where I started my journey as a Pavement Engineer and advocate in promoting sustainable pavement treatment measures for one of the largest and most diverse Unincorporated County’s Road Network within the State of California. Los Angeles County Public Works embraces a pavement preservation approach to preserve and extend the life of its road network. By using sustainable treatment approaches rather than conventional treatment methods, the county was able to significantly reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, landfill deposition, and costs. During the pandemic in 2020, I transferred to Building and Safety Division to oversee the IT Development and Support Section. This Section is responsible for the development, training, maintenance, and management of the Building and Safety Division’s website; electronic permit/plan review system (EPIC-LA); digital records; and coordination with other County technologies. My experience extends across the broad spectrum of hydraulic design, pavement management, pavement design materials analysis, and project management, and I continue growing as a first-line manager within the Public Works leadership framework.