Janie grew up in north Alabama as the youngest child of an English professor and a NASA engineer. She studied civil engineering at The University of Alabama, and worked in Birmingham as a civil engineer for over 20 years. Janie has experience in land development, water main transmission, landfill design, hydraulic modeling and nuclear quality. Currently, she is Project Manager and Nuclear Quality Assurance Manager at Barge Design Solutions. Janie sits on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers and serves as the local coordinator for the MATHCOUNTS program. She enjoys traveling, reading, gardening and playing music.