Texas Board of Professional Engineers
Professional Practice Update/Ethics Update

September 28th (Wednesday) 5:30 pm General Meeting

Carriage House of the Clayton Library at 5300 Caroline St

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Agenda

5:30 PM – Networking & Snacks
5:45 PM – Brief announcements and introduction of speaker
6:00 PM – Presentation followed by Q and A
7:15 PM – Adjourn and exit the building
7:30 PM – Staff closes the library

David Howell, PE

Deputy Executive Director for the Board – Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Presentation:

Texas Board of Professional Engineers – Professional Practice Update / Ethics: Updates on
Board rule changes within the last year, general updates on initiatives the Board is working on,
information on enforcement statistics, and the engineering Code of Conduct.

Speaker:

David Howell has been the Deputy Executive Director for the Texas
Board of Professional Engineers since November 2013 and served as
Director of Licensing prior to that. He has over 25 years of engineering
experience working for the State of Texas, ten of them with the Board.
As the Deputy Executive Director, he helps oversee all agency
functions including Enforcement and Licensing activities. He is
responsible for legislative reporting and implementation, rule
development, budget and policy issues, and represents the Board at
statewide and national functions. David has been selected to represent
the Texas Board on several national taskforces and committees related
to engineering licensure, public outreach and exams. He prepares and
gives Licensing and Ethics live and webinar presentations to
engineering organizations, universities and other groups.

David has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Prior to coming to the Board, his work was primarily in the field of environmental engineering.