My favorite toy as a child was an erector set. Not the fancy new ones that have the precut plastic panels and big rubber tires, but the old ones that were all metal, including the wheels. My favorite structures to build were buildings and bridges. Of course, this led to my desire to be a Civil/Structural Engineer, so I could design and build real buildings and bridges. …
Author Archives : Otto J. Lynch, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE
About the author ⁄ Otto J. Lynch, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE
Otto Lynch is President and CEO of Power Line Systems Inc. and has been involved in the design and construction of numerous transmission line projects around the world. He was the pioneer of the then newly emerging LiDAR technology with transmission line design. Otto is an active member on nearly every ASCE, IEEE, and ANSI committee that deals with the physical design and analysis of overhead power lines and is a voting member of both Subcommittee 5 and the Main Committee of the National Electrical Safety Code. He was honored in 2012 with the ASCE Gene Wilhoite Innovations in Transmission Line Engineering Award.