Kate has been involved with trenchless design since 2005 and has provided design and construction management services on projects using horizontal directional drilling, microtunneling, pipe ramming, guided boring, and earth pressure balance pipe jacking. Ms. Wallin has cultivated relationships with owners, engineers, permitting agencies, contractors, and manufacturers within the field of trenchless technology to improve the standard of practice in the field. She was a contributing author for the 4th edition of the Horizontal Directional Drilling Good Practices Guidelines as well as the 1st edition of the Introduction to Trenchless Technology: New Installation Methods Good Practices Guidelines.