Engineer A Private-to-State Transition BER 14-8
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/10#Engineer_A_Private-to-State_Transition_BER_14-8
Definition
Engineer who stamped a water rights analysis for a private client while at a private firm, then resigned and joined the State agency that was an objector to that same analysis, creating ongoing confidentiality and loyalty obligations to former employer and client requiring isolation from the State's water rights proceedings.
Properties
Instance of
Private-to-PublicTransitioningEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Private-to-PublicTransitioningEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| prior_role | Private firm engineer |
| new_role | State agency engineer |
| conflict_type | Former private work under review by new public employer |
| ethical_finding | Must obtain consent of former employer and client; should be isolated from related State proceedings |
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | adversarial_party |
| target | State Agency BER 14-8 |
| type | former_client |
| target | Water Rights Analysis Client BER 14-8 |
| type | former_employer |
| target | Private Engineering Firm BER 14-8 |
| type | new_employer |
| target | State Agency BER 14-8 |
Role category
public_responsibility
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A worked for a private company and stamped a water rights analysis for a client
Text references
Engineer A resigned from their firm and went to work for the State – the State being an objector to the analysis Engineer A prepared
Engineer A should be assigned other duties by the State, remain isolated from the State's water rights case involving Engineer A's former employer and its client
Engineer A worked for a private company and stamped a water rights analysis for a client
TTL
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case10:Engineer_A_Private-to-State_Transition_BER_14-8 a proeth:Private-to-PublicTransitioningEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Private-to-State Transition BER 14-8" ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'prior_role': 'Private firm engineer', 'new_role': 'State agency engineer', 'conflict_type': 'Former private work under review by new public employer', 'ethical_finding': 'Must obtain consent of former employer and client; should be isolated from related State proceedings'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer who stamped a water rights analysis for a private client while at a private firm, then resigned and joined the State agency that was an objector to that same analysis, creating ongoing confidentiality and loyalty obligations to former employer and client requiring isolation from the State's water rights proceedings." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "10" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-24T20:28:36.547233+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "10" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-24T20:28:36.547233+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'adversarial_party', 'target': 'State Agency BER 14-8'}",
"{'type': 'former_client', 'target': 'Water Rights Analysis Client BER 14-8'}",
"{'type': 'former_employer', 'target': 'Private Engineering Firm BER 14-8'}",
"{'type': 'new_employer', 'target': 'State Agency BER 14-8'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ;
proeth:roleclass "Private-to-Public Transitioning Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A worked for a private company and stamped a water rights analysis for a client" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A resigned from their firm and went to work for the State – the State being an objector to the analysis Engineer A prepared",
"Engineer A should be assigned other duties by the State, remain isolated from the State's water rights case involving Engineer A's former employer and its client",
"Engineer A worked for a private company and stamped a water rights analysis for a client" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 10 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-24T20:47:25.519392"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 10 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
10
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-24T20:28:36.547233+00:00
First case
10
Generated
2026-02-24T20:28:36.547233+00:00
Attributed to
Case 10 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-24T20:47:25.519392
Generated by
ProEthica Case 10 Extraction