Getting a PhD as an Engineer or Not- Engineering Career TV Ep. 10
Q: What is the value of a PhD in Engineering? Welcome to Episode #10 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Getting a PhD as an Engineer or Not. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly […]
Driving Value as an Engineer – Engineering Career TV Ep. 9
Q: How do I stand out in my company? Welcome to Episode #9 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Driving Value as an Engineer. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and […]
Large versus Small Engineering Firms – Engineering Career TV Ep. 8
Q: Is it best to work for a large engineering firm or a small engineering firm? Welcome to Episode #8 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Large versus Small Engineering Firms. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how […]
Applying the 80/20 Principle in your Engineering Career – Engineering Career TV Ep. 7
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch – A Book Review Welcome to Episode #7 of Engineering Career TV. In this episode, I talk about a book titled The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch. I spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from […]
Making Engineering Career Decisions with the Help of Others – Engineering Career TV Ep. 4
Q: What is the difference between the civil PE structural exam versus the SE exam. Is one better than the other? Is it possible to have both? Should you have both? Welcome to Episode #4 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Making Engineering Career Decisions with the Help of Others. I […]
Should you get an Additional Degree in Engineering – Engineering Career TV Ep. 2
Welcome to Episode #2 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Should you get an Additional Degree in Engineering. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to […]
The Benefits of Looking at an Infrastructure Project in 3D – Ep 035
In episode 35 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview Sam Lytle of Civil FX about the benefits of looking at civil engineering projects in 3D and how doing so can benefit you as a civil engineer. In the interview we talked a lot about how a quality 3D rendering of a civil project can […]
Engineering Leaders, Check Your Bias
It was a beautiful fall day, warm but not hot, brilliantly sunny. I walk into the lobby feeling lean and confident, ready to slay the interview. The company President comes out to greet me, and we begin the five hour dance. The day goes well. I present my engineering credentials and experience. The interview team […]
Inverse Explanations – Part 2: The Danger of Linearity
When most people think about technical communication, their first thought is about how engineers communicate with other engineers. What almost nobody considers, though, is how we communicate with… not-engineers. And yet, it’s a HUGE part of what we do: Our version of fun usually requires a multi-zero’ed budget beforehand; however, there’s no guarantee that […]
Inverse Explanation: How to easily walk a layman through your engineering process.
Remove communication from engineering, and what are you left with? Math, mostly. Solve any problem in the world, but at the end of the day, if you can’t get your idea across to others, you never really solved anything. You’re a falling tree in the forest. Nevertheless, most engineering programs tend to overlook this, […]
