Three Anyang City Officials Acquire Top-Tier 'Gisulsa' (Professional Engineer) Certification in Technical Fields

[Suwon Ilbo=Um In-yong Reporter] Anyang City announced on the 18th that in the 135th Professional Engineer (Gisulsa) examination administered by the Korea Human Resources Development Service for Industry, officials from the Railroad and Transportation Division of Anyang City acquired the Transportation Engineer certification, and an employee from the Sewerage Division acquired the Industrial Machinery and Equipment Engineer certification.

The Professional Engineer (Gisulsa) is the nation's highest-level national technical qualification that must pass a comprehensive evaluation combining advanced specialized knowledge and practical experience. The three certificate holders are Lee Jun-pyo (Director of the Railroad and Transportation Division), Kim Hwan-su (Administrative Official at the Railroad and Transportation Division), and Hwang Gyu-do (Administrative Official at the Sewerage Division).

Director Lee Jun-pyo began his civil service career in 2001 and has been overseeing railroad transportation policies since 2022, including the underground conversion of the Gyeongbu Line, the Wolgot-Pangyo Double-Track Suburban Railway construction project, and railroad traffic safety issues. Administrative Official Kim Hwan-su joined Anyang City in 2023 after gaining experience at state research institutions and private engineering firms, and is responsible for identifying optimal routes for the Wirye-Gwacheon Line and the extension of the Seoul West Line into the Anyang area, as well as reflecting these in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's upper-level plans for the National Railroad Network Construction Plan.

Administrative Official Hwang Gyu-do is an official who acquired the Construction Machinery Engineer certification in 2022 prior to this Industrial Machinery and Equipment Engineer certification. He has been working at Anyang City since 2015 after serving at Korea Railroad Corporation, and is promoting projects including facility management at Anyang and Seoksu sewage treatment facilities, water distribution network technical diagnosis, and smart pipe network infrastructure construction.

Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho said, "It is truly remarkable and congratulatory that three employees have simultaneously passed such an extremely difficult top-level qualification exam. The acquisition of Professional Engineer certification is both a personal achievement in which each field's expertise has been recognized and a major asset to drive Anyang's development," and added, "I extend my applause to the employees who took on the challenge despite their busy work, and will make further efforts to foster an organizational culture where employees can continuously engage in self-development and new challenges."