Finding Career Fulfillment in Your Engineering Career – Ep 265
In this episode, Jeff Perry, MBA talks about how you can find career fulfillment. He shares a framework that will help you on your journey and some actions that you can start taking right away to get on the path to engineering career fulfillment. Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Finding Career […]
2022 MnROAD Construction Research Projects
This is a guest blog by Emil G. Bautista For almost 30 years, extensive research conducted at MnROAD has provided a vast number of benefits to the state of Minnesota and other state agencies. Aside from these quantifiable and invaluable benefits, MnROAD has had a great impact on educating future pavements engineers—learning what not to […]
How to Approach Mentorship in Your Engineering Career
What do you want out of your career? What are your aspirations? What are your short- and long-term goals? Are you on the right track or are you veering off? These are the questions that many engineers have either thought about or even dug deeper to answer, and then are some who might not […]
Fastening to Steel in Corrosive Environments: Proven Technologies That Work – Ep 069
In this episode, we talk to Christopher Gill, a senior product manager at Hilti, Inc, about fastening in corrosive environments and how structural engineers can help to decrease the corrosion of metals used in construction. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Chris:
The World of Trenchless Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Pipelines that carry flows under pressure represent a special set of challenges for water and sewer rehabilitation. Historically, most pressurized pipelines were rehabilitated using open cut construction. Part of the reason for that choice was a lack of trenchless rehabilitation technologies appropriate for pressurized pipelines. A lack of investment in the aging pressure […]
Using Alternate Delivery Methods to Deliver Civil Engineering Projects – Ep 193
In this episode, I talk to Steve Long, P.E., a senior engineer with Freese and Nichols, Inc., who currently serves as the Program Manager for the North Texas Municipal Water District’s Bois d’Arc Lake Program. He discusses alternate delivery methods for the Bois d’Arc Lake Program and how one of these methods helped his client […]
Leading With Gratitude: Tips for Engineers to Enhance How They Lead – Ep 264
In this episode, we talk to Steve Foran, P.ENG, CSP, MBA, engineer, founder of Gratitude at Work, and author of the book “Surviving to Thriving – The 10 Laws of Grateful Leadership,” about leadership and how engineering leaders are leading with gratitude to enhance how they lead. He also talks about how engineers can build […]
Trends & Predictions for Professional Services Firms in 2022 (From a CEO)
Whether we can believe it or not, 2022 is here. What does this mean for people and firms in the professional services industry? If it’s anything like the past two years, we can expect … well, the unexpected. Using what he’s learned and experienced firsthand throughout his career and leading a company through a pandemic, […]
Women in Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnical Construction Explained – Ep 041
In this episode, we talk to Hannah Iezzoni, P.E., a Geostructural design engineer at KELLER, about what geotechnical construction is and the relationship between geotechnical and foundation engineering. She also talks about her involvement in mentoring young female engineers and promoting inclusivity within our industry. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions We […]
How Outreach and Mentorship Can Lead to a More Diverse Engineering Industry – Ep 192
In this episode, I talk to Kevin Brown Jr., P.E., a construction manager at Urban Engineers, about how outreach and mentorship can lead to a more diverse industry. He also discusses some of the challenges faced when connecting with youth in communities, and provides some great advice for engineers who would be interested in serving […]
