Profile Engineer – Dr. Wernher von Braun
This week’s profile engineer is Dr. Wernher von Braun, a German-American rocket scientist, astronautics engineer and space architect. Dr. Wernher von Braun moved to the United States following a well…
Qualified Vendor – Engineering Crowd Sourcing
Qualified Vendor (QV) is a Virginia-based company involved with engineering crowd sourcing by providing a convenient exchange platform for engineering quotes. Unlike the traditional sourcing route – submitting RFQs to…
5 most dangerous roads in the world
My first engineering job in college was working for a roadway design consultant. I found the work fascinating because it mostly involved site surveys and CADD design. During the short…
Unhappy Civil Engineering Employees
Over the past several years, civil engineering employers were faced with dwindling backlogs, staff layoffs, benefit plan cuts and reductions in job fees. This year, those employers are now confronted…
Understanding engineers in the Generation Y
They hardly wear ties or pant suits into the office; they text; some Tweet; they definitely have a Facebook account; they are highly technical and conversant with social media and…
How to write effective and convincing proposals
As an engineer you will at one point be required to write proposals. These documents might be RFPs, contract negotiation or request for financing for a project. Whichever one you…
7 tips on how to conduct a successful technical presentation
For most of us, technical presentations have been a challenge since college. Others still get sweaty palms and every time they have to give technical presentation. This is absolutely normal…
The Cost Of Finding A Job In The A/E/P Industry
This week I received a call from a candidate/ job seeker. A senior manager in the A/E community, he told me about the increasing costs associated with his job search….
Profile Engineer – Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard is also the only engineer to master all areas of engineering having achieved many ‘firsts’ in major engineering categories that existed in the era of steam and iron. Long before the Chanel Tunnel, Brunel was the first to build a tunnel under a navigable river.
Career Goals: Don’t Sell Yourself Short!
I have said in the past that it is extremely important to have career goals, which act as a destination for where you are taking your career. It is important…