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TSEC 094: How Getting an MBA Can Help You Elevate Your Engineering Career

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Getting an MBAIn this episode, we talk to Damon Ho, MBA, a segment market manager at Simpson Strong-Tie, about how getting an MBA can help you in your engineering career and the type of careers that engineers with an MBA can pursue.

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Getting an MBA

Getting an MBA

Getting an MBA

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Damon:

  • Why did you decide to pursue a career in engineering and how did you identify and find your niche in the industry?
  • What made you decide to go for an MBA and how has it helped you in your engineering career?
  • What are some of the benefits of getting an MBA after you graduate as an engineer?
  • How do you know which engineering discipline is right for you and what career can engineers with an MBA pursue?
  • Why do you think saying yes to opportunities in your career is important?
  • Why is it important for engineers to have a mentor or a role model in their careers?
  • Do you have any career advice for structural engineers?

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About How Getting an MBA Can Help You Elevate Your Engineering Career:

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TGEP 28: How to Take Advantage of Opportunities in Your Career (For Engineering Professionals)

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In this episode, I talk to Luke Turko, P.E., the Director of Geotechnical Services for Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc (also known as N&W), about how you can make the most out of opportunities that present themselves to you in your engineering career.

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opportunities

opportunities

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Luke:

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TCEP 134: A Young Female Civil Engineering CEO Shares Her Story

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Civil Engineering CEO

In this episode, I talk with Áine O’Dwyer, PE, Principal and CEO at Enovate Engineering, about various civil engineering career topics including the challenges she faced when working in the construction industry, starting a new firm, and how she achieved success despite these challenges at such a young age to become a civil engineering CEO.

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Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Áine:

  • What made you interested in civil engineering?
  • What skillsets helped you to get into management at such a young age?
  • How did you rise through the ranks and start your own company?
  • What is it that drives you daily?
  • How did you develop your confidence as a civil engineering CEO?
  • How can civil engineering professionals find opportunities in their careers?

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed in This Episode:

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