Celebrating Black History Month With Engineer Julius Hudson of NSBE – Ep 223
In this episode, in honor of Black History Month, we talk to Julius Hudson, who is a civil engineer, a STEM Advocate, and the National Professionals Chair at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Julius talks about how NSBE has helped him in his career and what it means to be culturally responsible. Engineering […]
The Engineering Management Institute to Launch This Week in Civil Engineering
Ridgewood, NJ – The civil engineering industry is busier than ever, and with the failing infrastructure, climate change, and other world challenges, it will only get busier. While it’s important for civil engineering professionals to stay up to date with industry news – who has the time? Between project meetings, conference calls and site visits, […]
Pipeline Infrastructure – Emerging Renewal Technologies for Pressurized Pipelines – Ep 138
In this episode, I talk to Steve Soldati, P.E., the Regional Sales Manager at Aegion Corporation. Steve was previously seen on episode 74 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, where he discussed effective communication strategies. In today’s episode, he will discuss emerging renewal technologies for pressurized pipelines, which can be very applicable to today’s world of […]
Be Wary of the Echo Chamber
A few years ago, I attended a conference sponsored by the Florida Engineering Society. The keynote speaker was retired astronaut Story Musgrave. Story is a powerful speaker, and I tremendously enjoyed the many tales of his unparalleled career. One particular story that he shared struck a chord. Story was the astronaut who worked on the […]
Engineers Week — Not Just a Week, but a Way of Life – Ep 019
In this episode of The Structural Engineering Channel podcast, we talk to Reed Brockman, Associate Vice President and Bridge and Tunnel Inspection Leader at AECOM. We discuss National Engineers Week (EWeek) and, more specifically, the importance of inspiring the youth of today to become more aware of engineering and the state of the infrastructure in […]
Celebrating National Engineers Week and Thoughts on the Professional Engineering License – Ep 222
In this episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, we celebrate National Engineers Week by telling you what National Engineers Week is, and why it is important. We also highlight some interesting news stories about the engineering license and share some of the responses we received from our listeners about a question we asked on […]
Building Confidence: Empathetic Stakeholder Engagement
Previously, I encouraged you to broadly engage your network as you explore your professional intentions, creating balance, reducing stress, and inspiring learning objectives. A positive step in a naturally closed system, relying on trusted peers. Yet, as professionals in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry, we learn early on in our careers that a […]
Meet Mathew Picardal, P.E. – An Engineer Focused on Inspiring the Next Generation of Structural Engineers
The Engineering Management Institute is thrilled to have Mathew Picardal, P.E. as host of the Structural Engineering Channel Podcast. Mathew is a licensed engineer practicing structural engineering in California. He recently started a YouTube channel called Mat Picardal Structural Engineering Life to inspire the next generation of structural engineers. In Mathew’s own words he started […]
The Role of Project Management in Consulting Engineering – Ep 137
In this episode, I talk to Ann Tomalavage, PE, PMP, LEED AP, a licensed professional engineer who has spent the last 20+ years training engineering professionals on how to become great project managers. Ann talks about some of the key points to becoming a successful project manager, and she also discusses the role of project […]
Take Action Despite Uncertainty
“Treat mistakes as learning, not failure” ~ Dan Sullivan “Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast” ~ Tom Peters “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~ Thomas Edison “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill These quotes, and others like them, […]