Shawn Wilkerson was a graduate student with Dr. Linden from 1996-1998 and graduated with a MS in Civil Engineering. During his time at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte he researched application of morphologic characterization to urban watersheds for developing stream restoration techniques. After graduation, he went on to work as an Engineer at the City of Charlotte Storm Water Services. Currently, he is President at Wildlands Engineering in Charlotte, NC.