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Guatemala Water Pipeline
Hydraulic design of a 3.1 km gravity line carrying spring water to a new tank in Nebaj, Guatemala, modeled in EPANET on a 95-station survey.
In design · EWB-USC Guatemala team
Miles Silverman · Civil engineering · USC
Better places.
Built for people.
I’m Miles, a civil engineering student at USC. I’m working toward better quality of life in cities through infrastructure, public space, and real estate development.
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InfrastructureTechnologyPublic life
01 / Selected work
Ideas into action.
From reimagining a street to protecting a neighborhood, I like turning a useful question into something you can explore.
6 projects shown
02 / 06Original interactive project
Treety
A passive rain-storage and sand-wick concept for young street trees. In progress for the USC Tie-Hub SHIP Fund.
In progress · USC Tie-Hub SHIP Fund
03 / 06Original interactive project
StreetForge
Design streets, buildings, and public space in an interactive 2D editor.
Built for USC ASCE’s Hollywood Boulevard redesign
04 / 06Original interactive project
Electric Island
A neighborhood power-sharing concept connecting home batteries, EVs, and solar during a blackout.
1st place · Dual-Use Hackathon · 60 teams
05 / 06Concept illustration
Friendly Neighborhood
A wildfire shutoff-valve concept designed to protect hydrant pressure and the water system when a home burns.
2nd place · Origin Weekend · 46 teams
06 / 06Concept illustration
Weblane
Custom, mobile-ready websites for small businesses, with a free demo before they commit.
Different projects. A shared interest in how things work better.Explore the projects inside this website
02 / Research & writing
A closer look at
the places we share.
From school essays to ongoing rail research, I’m exploring how infrastructure and development can improve everyday life in cities.
Greenery in Schools
Exploring the connections between greener campuses, student well-being, and the learning environment.
Read the essay · PDF02
How to Build an Intercultural City
Considering how public-space design can make room for connection across cultures.
Read the essay · PDF03
Building on What Exists
Research in progress on expanding rail through existing corridors, selective electrification, and station-area real estate development.
Explore the research plan
03 / Clubs & teams
Building it
with other people.
At USC I’m part of four student organizations across civil engineering, transportation, and real estate.
EWB · USCAug 2026 – Present
Engineers Without Borders USC
Guatemala team
We’re designing a 3.1 km gravity water line from a spring to a new tank for Vicampanavitz, a community of about 80 households in Nebaj, Guatemala. I modeled the line in EPANET 2.2 on our 95-station survey to size the pipe and pick pressure classes.
See the pipeline analysisASCE · USCAug 2026 – Present
American Society of Civil Engineers
Transportation Design Team
We’re redesigning Hollywood Boulevard. I built StreetForge to help: an editable 2D street plan where the team can lay out lanes, transit, greenery, and public space for the corridor.
Open StreetForgeTREA · USCAug 2026 – Present
Trojan Real Estate Association
Member
I’m meeting with real estate professionals and gaining insight into the industry, building toward my minor in real estate development.
ITE · USCAug 2026 – Present
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Member
We’re looking into LA Metro ridership behavior, which builds on my year on the Metro Youth Council.
Miles SilvermanHeadshot to come
04 / A little about me
Cities are systems.
People are the point.
I’m studying civil engineering at USC Viterbi, with an intended minor in real estate development.
Growing up in Los Angeles made me curious about the infrastructure around me: the trains, bridges, streets, and networks that hold a city together. It also made me aware of how much we ask of those systems when something goes wrong.
I want to connect safer streets, reliable transportation, greenery, and welcoming public spaces with the value created by thoughtful development. By bringing engineering, design, and real estate together, I hope to make better places financially achievable and put that value back into the communities around them.
My ultimate goal is to improve quality of life in cities, with real estate development helping subsidize the infrastructure and public spaces that make everyday life better.
- Based in
- Los Angeles, California
- Studying
- Civil Engineering · USC Viterbi
- Interested in
- Resilience, transportation & place
- Approach
- Curiosity, empathy & building
Learning by showing up.
Experience & civic involvement
Mar 2024 – Aug 2026
Contract Decor, Inc.
Installation & project support
Completed full installations across about 10 commercial, government, and educational facilities, and supported project management on tenant-improvement projects from material receipt to installation.
Jun 2023 – Jul 2025
Window washing business
Owner
Started and ran my own window washing business, building a base of about 20 clients through door-to-door outreach.
Jul 2026
Culver City Civic Assembly
Selected participant
Competitively selected for a city-convened assembly; contributed recommendations on the city’s budget-making process alongside residents from different backgrounds.
Jan – Dec 2024
Metro Youth Council
Advisory board member
Competitively selected to meet monthly with Metro LA department leads; developed peer recommendations on system safety, homelessness, and crime reduction.
Feb 2024
Religious Action Center · L’Taken
Participant
Researched green space and academic focus, then presented the findings and advocated for school green-space funding to Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager in Washington, D.C.
2022 – 2026
Honors
Service & academics
Presidential Volunteer Service Award, 3-time recipient (2022, 2023, 2024). California Scholarship Federation and Honor Roll, 8 semesters.
Start a conversation
Good things start
with a connection.
Interested in infrastructure, a project, or an idea worth building? I’d love to hear from you.
milessil@usc.edu