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Dr. Jesse David Kamm, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE

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Dr. Jesse Kamm, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE


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RE: The ART of Engineering

Posted By Jesse Kamm 10-28-2022 10:51 AM
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Heidi, I love when you revive this topic! I've been exploring new mediums namely oils and charcoal.  It's been a good stress break for me. This one was a request from my daughter: These two are sketches of my late grandparents. Here's two surf style "tube" paintings: My favorite one I did last ...

RE: "Professionalism" and What it Means to You

Posted By Jesse Kamm 04-11-2022 11:41 AM
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Interesting discussion Christopher. The construct of professionalism is definitely changing. I recently looked at a firm that was interested to have me join them. On their website they all had sport coats sitting in a board room. I thought to myself "Nah, that's not me." Interestingly enough they were ...

RE: Lifelong Learning as Engineers

Posted By Jesse Kamm 04-06-2022 03:30 PM
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Good topic. I find that natural curiosity is the key. It's why I like urban sketching and watercolor so much. If you just sit and just observe, deeper and deeper, noticing the shadows and the shade variations , the people, and the weird ways things are used, wired, or set up, then you get a lot of the ...

RE: How do you think AI will impact (positively) our engineering work?

Posted By Jesse Kamm 03-31-2022 03:17 PM
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I recently had a long discussion about this with some colleagues. There are some recent research on using AI to tell how novel a design is and it got me thinking. The paper was from an artist design perspective which seemed to advocate that novelty in a design iteration is the goal. In other words, a ...

RE: The ART of Engineering

Posted By Jesse Kamm 02-15-2022 04:24 PM
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Looks great Heidi! Keep sketching.. Keep the lines loose and flowing...let the washes flow and then layer for effects. Watercolors can be very freeing. It can be a challenge sometimes as people usually expect perfection. Especially engineers lol Here's some I did recently: Over winter break I even ...

RE: Your view of what "Engineering" is - before/during/after school

Posted By Jesse Kamm 07-28-2021 05:14 PM
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Before college: I thought "Cool, I could design and build cool things with my hands in a respected profession." In Under grad: I discovered "oh, apparently actually building the stuff falls on technicians and I'm expected to be in an office running calculations and drawing programs" In Grad school ...

RE: Podcast Recommendations?

Posted By Jesse Kamm 02-05-2021 09:23 AM
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Themed attraction Is a great one If you're interested in theme park design - The hosts are a little more from the art and planning side since they are master planing engineers  But I think that's good for engineers- plus yours truly was featured in an episode. I also really appreciate the Freakonomics ...

RE: The ART of Engineering

Posted By Jesse Kamm 02-04-2021 04:04 PM
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Heidi, I hear you've created more art since the last post. We'd love to see them. Here's my latest watercolor I did over winter break.  ------------------------------ Jesse Kamm PhD, PMP, A.M.ASCE Senior Vice President of Construction Management ------------------------------

RE: The ART of Engineering

Posted By Jesse Kamm 10-15-2020 08:58 AM
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I love this topic and glad to see it come up again. I hope others share their creativity too. I find that since my "day job" can be so serious and exact in detail, I needed an outlet for creative "looseness". I've always loved impressionist paintings and I hope people "see what they want to see" in mine ...

RE: Post-COVID Habits to keep

Posted By Jesse Kamm 10-14-2020 09:38 AM
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Heidi, These are great!Keep sharing your art. I'm an urban sketcher and watercolor painter myself. I find that I mostly enjoy landscapes and urban scenes. I enjoy it a lot and have made it a mission of mine to incorporate art and storytelling into the projects we create. If you think about it philosophically, ...

RE: Email Communication Tips?

Posted By Jesse Kamm 09-15-2020 12:10 PM
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Fun chart! I agree with @Chad Morrison about "no worries" being acceptable. Especially if you work with anyone in the surf community or island culture - I serve on the Board of Directors for a surf industry non-profit and there are a lot of "no worries" in emails and texts - lol. ​ ------------ ...

RE: Project Management Workshop

Posted By Jesse Kamm 08-19-2020 02:28 PM
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Tell me more about your question please? What do you mean by "certified or qualified"? I interpret the question to mean does a PM certification matter ? is that what you are asking? ------------------------------ Jesse Kamm PhD, PMP, A.M.ASCE Senior Vice President of Construction Management ...

RE: Project Management Workshop

Posted By Jesse Kamm 08-19-2020 02:28 PM
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Hi Oahn, Having a solid technical base is a must for a PM in my opinion. Some of the best PM's have a wide array of technical diversity, meaning they dabbled in a lot of things but never really became the expert.  Remember the main goal of a PM is to "guide the plane to a safe landing".  We do that ...

RE: Project Management Workshop

Posted By Jesse Kamm 08-19-2020 02:28 PM
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Unfortunately, urban planning isn't my expertise so I'm not able to add any recommendations. Is there are a certain aspect of urban planning that captures your interest? There are so many lessons to be learned through case studies of major cities (like London and Paris for example) and the intersection ...

RE: Project Management Workshop

Posted By Jesse Kamm 08-18-2020 08:54 AM
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Hi @Julian Valencia Thanks for the question and congrats on the increased responsibility. Starting with smaller projects and increasing risk and complexity as you get better at PM is exactly how one gets the right experience. In my opinion, the PE and the PMI exams are very different credentials, not ...

RE: Project Management Workshop

Posted By Jesse Kamm 08-17-2020 05:54 PM
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Hi Danielle, The technical work is still there it's just different now. I pop in and out of it throughout the day. I'm not analyzing ​​details or calculations too often and when I do it's usually just to review something, look for problems, and move on. I'd say it's about 25% of my daily work. I travel ...

RE: Project Management Workshop

Posted By Jesse Kamm 08-17-2020 01:12 PM
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Hi Kelly, Thanks for the questions and congrats on your new role as a PM! My response to some of these questions might overlap a little with my response to Dr. Nguyen's questions (such as the big rocks analogy). There's a phrase I say to my team so often they are probably tired of hiring it - "people ...

RE: Project Management Workshop

Posted By Jesse Kamm 08-17-2020 12:27 PM
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Thanks for starting us off with some great questions Dr. Nguyen! 1. What are the top 3 skills needed to become a successful PM? When I first thought about this question I thought "wow, I'm not sure I can limit it to 3!" but let's give it a try... - Perhaps the most important skill would be for a ...

RE: Long-Term Career Path Advice

Posted By Jesse Kamm 06-30-2020 10:13 AM
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Those were great questions @Benjamin Heckard. For what it's worth, I struggled with many of the same things you mentioned throughout the years. This is my 23rd year in engineering and construction management. Here's some thoughts on your comments: - keep developing a particular expertise. For instance, ...

RE: How have LEGOS or other toys inspired you to pursue civil engineering?

Posted By Jesse Kamm 01-31-2020 12:18 PM
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I'll probably be the odd one out here. But, I strongly dislike Lego's and always have. I did like Lincoln logs as a kid because I could manipulate the logs to fit what I was trying to do. When I taught at the college in engineering programs I felt like Lego's were always been forced upon me for curriculum, ...