List of Contributions

Hi Doug. If you don't mind a shameless plug, relatively recently I wrote and published a book on this exact topic: Success with Drones in Civil Engineering. You'll find it full of successful case studies, examples, and testimonials from civil engineers and other professionals. You are fortunate to be ...

Thanks for sharing these insights here Bruce! I'm very glad you chimed in. Your book is a wealth of valuable stories and insights that every civil engineer would benefit from reading - and enjoy it too I bet. I've already loaned my copy to someone I'm mentoring but they better give it back (and buy their ...

Hi Luis. I have used and enjoyed Trello for at least 4 years now, for projects personal and work-related, solo and team-based. Those with MS Office 365 have Teams available (if your IT department supports it) which is very similar. Dropbox is essential for me and my collaborators too. I've used Slack ...

Great discussion topic Paul. Thanks for promoting the new publication and more dialog here. Good contribution from Heather too. My vision (hope) is that we provide more of a systems-thinking and holistic approach to infrastructure changes. How can they be resilient, effective, and affordable for their ...

Hi Paul. First, congratulations on having some success with innovation inside your department! Even little changes are important. I have spent most of my career in private industry. Innovation was encouraged as a rule, but there are always constraints you have to work within. There are hard constraints ...

Hi Rasoul. This seems like a very unique and specialized Masters Degree. Is there a University offering it? If you can provide a link that would be nice. My job focus is disaster mitigation planning and projects which is one type of risk mitigation. I wonder if you are asking about specializing in risk ...

​James, My early career experience is from another engineering field (aviation) but project management happens everywhere so this will hopefully be helpful to you. I worked as a technical engineer for 10 years in 3 different jobs after college. As I gained more appreciation for "systems thinking" ...