Critical Career Questions Answered for Engineering Professionals – Ep 242
In this episode, I answer critical career questions from engineers about career planning, licensing, work-life balance, credentials, finding a job, working remotely, and more, and also talk about happiness in your career. These questions are from a Q&A session where I answered career questions for engineers. During these sessions, I take career questions from engineers […]
Seeing the World With an Entrepreneurial Point of View
When I was an undergraduate engineering student, my favorite professor was a brilliant man named Dr. Peter Gregson. While I would never call him eccentric, he definitely stood out from the rest of the faculty. He was one of the few professors in the department who actually made things. He had developed products and built […]
How to Progress in Your Career as a Geotechnical Engineer – Ep 019
In this episode, we talk to Arthur J. Alzamora, Jr., P.E., F. ASCE, LEED, the Principal and Vice President at Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, about how to progress in your career as a geotechnical engineer and what it means to grow a team. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Arthur:
Fostering Innovation on Major Infrastructure Projects – Ep 165
In this episode, I talk to Milos Vasiljevic, PE, Program Manager at HDR, about fostering innovation on major infrastructure projects, and I mean mega projects. Milos has worked on some really interesting projects and will discuss some of the details and benefits of working on these megaprojects. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions […]
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
“If you don’t take control of your career development, it’s highly unlikely that anyone else will!” ~ Derric Yuh Ndim Whether you are an entrepreneur, business owner, leader, or individual contributor/employee, there are lessons you can take from how entrepreneurs successfully operate so you can build a great life and career. Entrepreneurs are known for […]
8 Tips From an Engineer Who Started a Business From Scratch
“That feeling of what the heck are we doing never really leaves you. You just keep at it until you figure it out and surround yourself with really smart people to help you get there.” The very first episode of our new series, Civil Engineering Entrepreneurs on The Civil Engineering Podcast, has recently published! […]
Diversity in STEM: What are You Doing About It? – Ep 046
In this episode, I talk to Alexis Clark, P.E., M.ASCE, who you’re used to hearing from as our show’s co-host, but instead, in honor of International Women’s Day, Alexis talks to us about the nonprofit organization she works with to enhance the diversity of women in STEM. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions […]
Failure Analysis and the Professional Liability Claims Process
This is an article by John M. Lowe, Jr., P.E., speaker for our upcoming CEC session Failure Analysis and the Professional Claims Process, which you can find here. Every design project manager, construction contractor, and client optimistically want their projects to be designed and constructed flawlessly. Sometimes, that is the happy outcome. However, it seems […]
Finding Patterns in Chaos: How To Navigate Change in Your Engineering Career – Ep 241
In this episode, I talk to Laura Berman Fortgang, career analyst, executive coach, author, and professional speaker from New Jersey about how businesses and individuals can thrive during uncertain times and navigate change. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About How to Navigate Change:
4 Behavior Changes That Create Confidence Through Consistent Implementation
Your low self-esteem is a temporary condition. You will rebound from it, just as surely as you gravitated into it. As Jim Rohn once said: “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day, while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” If you’re aiming to develop your […]