BUCKINGHAM — Scot E. Shippee, P.E., has been selected to fill the position of resident engineer for the Dillwyn Residency of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Lynchburg District. 

“Shippee, who has been the acting resident engineer since December 2015, has served as the assistant resident engineer for the Dillwyn Residency since joining VDOT in August 2012,” the agency said in a press release. “In January 2015, he also assumed the duties of area land use engineer for the residency, in addition to his role managing maintenance operations.”

The Dillwyn Residency delivers services to citizens in the counties of Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland and Prince Edward.

“Prior to joining VDOT, Shippee served for six years as a land development project manager for a private engineering firm and 10 years in engineering and administration for the Town of Christiansburg,” the release stated.

Shippee is a native of Buckingham County, a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering, and has been a licensed professional engineer since 2006.