Charlie Lafferty
Supporting Team Member
Charlie is an Assistant Project Manager based in Michael Baker’s Columbia, South Carolina, office. He started as an intern and joined the company full-time upon graduating from the University of South Carolina. He primarily serves as a design engineer and task leader on a multitude of surface transportation projects, including highway bridge designs, bridge load ratings and roadway structures.
The 2022 Michael Baker-B2P trip to Rwanda was the first time Charlie traveled outside of the United States. He was driven by the opportunity to improve the quality of life for someone else and be immersed in a different culture. Charlie is currently working to earn his master’s degree from the University of South Carolina. Outside of the office, he enjoys traveling to new places, hiking, learning about history and following all things sports.
How did you feel when you walked across the completed bridge for the first time?
I was proud of our work, but more than that I enjoyed watching the local community walk over the bridge for the first time. A few older men crossed the bridge before all the children wildly ran across it, and it was a very humbling experience to watch the huge grins spread across their faces as they walked from one side to the other.
