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Civil Engineer, Owner/Principal
Bauer-Furbush Engineering and Management Advisory
NAC Member since 2011
Bauer-Furbush Engineering and Management Advisory
NAC Member since 2011
Ewa Z. Bauer-Furbush
Ewa Z. Bauer-Furbush is an owner and principal of Bauer-Furbush Engineering & Management Advisory firm.
She retired from the chief engineering officer position for the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District in July 2024.
As a Board appointed officer, Ewa reported to the Golden Gate Bridge District Board of Directors and advised and presented recommendations to the Board and Bridge District's executive team on matters needing professional engineering opinion and management strategies supporting the best interest of the District. Ewa managed design and construction of major projects that transformed and improved operations of the Golden Gate Bridge and other Golen Gate Bridge District Facilities. She was the head of the District's Engineering Department. She led the Golden Gate Seismic Retrofit Project, which earned an Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She implemented the 1.7-mile-long moveable median barrier and installation of the suicide deterrent net on the Bridge.
In 2018, Ewa received the ASCE's Outstanding Projects and Leaders Award for Management.
She holds the Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree, summa cum laude, from Swietokrzyska Polytechnic in Poland, and the postgraduate diploma in Residential Architecture from Warsaw Polytechnic in Poland.
She enjoys reading on subjects from psychology to science fiction, learning about world affairs, gardening, as well as hiking and watching classic Hollywood movies.
She retired from the chief engineering officer position for the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District in July 2024.
As a Board appointed officer, Ewa reported to the Golden Gate Bridge District Board of Directors and advised and presented recommendations to the Board and Bridge District's executive team on matters needing professional engineering opinion and management strategies supporting the best interest of the District. Ewa managed design and construction of major projects that transformed and improved operations of the Golden Gate Bridge and other Golen Gate Bridge District Facilities. She was the head of the District's Engineering Department. She led the Golden Gate Seismic Retrofit Project, which earned an Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She implemented the 1.7-mile-long moveable median barrier and installation of the suicide deterrent net on the Bridge.
In 2018, Ewa received the ASCE's Outstanding Projects and Leaders Award for Management.
She holds the Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree, summa cum laude, from Swietokrzyska Polytechnic in Poland, and the postgraduate diploma in Residential Architecture from Warsaw Polytechnic in Poland.
She enjoys reading on subjects from psychology to science fiction, learning about world affairs, gardening, as well as hiking and watching classic Hollywood movies.
Elected for:
“Demonstrated excellence and leadership in engineering. One of the most significant female chief engineers in the U.S.”