The Common Pitfalls in Developing Project Managers and How Firms Can Overcome Them – Ep 017
In this episode, I discuss common pitfalls in developing project managers and share how firms can overcome them. Many firms make the mistake of grouping all their project managers together by experience level, but this is never the best-case scenario. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About The Common Pitfalls […]
Engineering Across Continents: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Working Abroad – Ep 102
In this episode, we talk to Joseph Camajani, SE, a principal and client executive at IMEG Corp about his global engineering experiences across five continents. He highlights the challenges he encountered, and how working abroad influenced his outlook on engineering and project execution. He also provides some great advice for aspiring engineers looking to explore […]
How to Balance Client Needs and Community Concerns in Your Civil Engineering Projects – Ep 235
In this episode, I talk to Andrew Dorman, P.E., a senior civil engineer at Burns & McDonnell about how he effectively manages competing demands, such as client expectations, community interests, and environmental concerns, in his engineering projects. He also provides some great strategies that you can use right away for ensuring project efficiency and staying […]
Maximizing Your Engineering Internship: Tips for Engineering Students – Ep 301
In this episode, we talk to Robert J. Khoury, the co-founder, and CEO of Agile Rainmakers, a high-impact business development consulting and advisory firm based in Chicago’s Gold Coast, about how engineering students can maximize their engineering internship by taking a deeper look into the importance of setting expectations, effective communication, establishing routines, and building professional […]
Unlocking the Power of Drones for AEC Data Collection – Ep 016
In this episode, I talk with Ted Strazimiri, the president of SkyDeploy, a drone service provider based in Canada about his experience and involvement in drone data collection for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Ted sheds light on the challenges encountered in this field and the ad industry’s adoption of drone data collection […]
Use of UAVs (Drones) in Civil Engineering Projects
Image by Freepik Civil engineers are designers and builders of everything related to infrastructure: roads, bridges, dams, ports, and many others. While construction and maintenance of any asset happens in the physical world, there is a lot of work in the digital world that accompanies it. Today, I would like to talk about […]
How Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Water System Design, Management, and Risk Mitigation – Ep 074
In this episode, we talk with Colby Manwaring, an expert in water management and Vice President of Innovyze at Autodesk about how digital technology is transforming the way water systems are designed, analyzed, simulated, and managed as well as how risks are mitigated. We also explore the advantages of using digital twins to enhance performance […]
Empowering Your Decision-Making: Three Steps to Overcoming Analysis Paralysis and Fatigue – Ep 300
In this episode, we talk with Timothy Welch, a seasoned engineer and leader with more than 15 years of experience across diverse industries, such as startups, telecommunications, and healthcare about the intricacies of decision-making. We delve into crucial topics like steering through life-altering choices without succumbing to analysis paralysis, achieving equilibrium between reason and emotion, […]
Moving From Transactional to Transformational Engineering Leadership
Image by senivpetro on Freepik As leaders, we have a responsibility, duty, and stewardship to take care of those we lead so they can grow and become the best they can be for themselves and the organization. In order to do this, we don’t simply want to be interacting with them in a transactional […]
Optimizing Engineering Project Success by Combining Agile and Waterfall Methodologies – Ep 016
In this episode, I talk to Adriana Leotta, an applications engineering manager at Farrat, about the importance of adopting a hybrid approach of Agile and Waterfall methodologies in projects that involve both software and hardware components and how engineers can effectively work in an Agile environment while producing effective Waterfall solutions. We also discuss the […]