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Mr. Luis Felipe Duque, P.E., M.ASCE

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Mr. Luis Duque, P.E., M.ASCE


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RE: SOS! PE Study Motivation Needed

Posted By Luis Duque 09-12-2023 01:29 PM
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I absolutely felt that way. It is all about gaining momentum. The easiest way is to find study partner. If you can't (like me during COVID), create a plan and slowly start increasing how much you study. Happy to have a chat about this with you. Also check out my PE Study Guide if you want ...

How volunteering can make you a better gift-giver

Posted By Luis Duque 12-20-2021 02:51 PM
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Engineering is one the most fulfilling careers (I may be a little biased), as we work fully to serve the public. Our work is used by millions of people every single day. Additionally, most of us enjoy volunteering and giving out our time to serve others in need. There are many reasons volunteering makes ...

RE: Entrepreneurial Mindset for Engineers

Posted By Luis Duque 02-10-2021 10:00 AM
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Christopher, Thank you for giving it a listen and I am glad you got some value out of it! Thanks for sharing some of the takeaways for the podcast, they were on point. ------------------------------ Luis Duque EIT, A.M.ASCE Bridge Engineer Broomfield CO [email protected] [Phone][Phone2] ...

Entrepreneurial Mindset for Engineers

Posted By Luis Duque 02-05-2021 10:53 AM
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Engineers are commonly thought of quiet, shy, introverted, technical, and so on. We rarely hear people outside engineer describe us as entrepreneurs even when we share a lot of the same skills. How can we improve our careers by getting involved outside of work on activities that challenge our comfort ...

RE: One thing you wish you knew before starting college?

Posted By Luis Duque 01-05-2021 04:40 PM
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Susan, Why do you think a student can't graduate in four years? It took me 4 years to graduate as an international student, starting behind in my math classes. I also did my masters in 1.5 years with a thesis track. I don't believe everyone needs 5 years to graduate and everyone should aim ...

RE: One thing you wish you knew before starting college?

Posted By Luis Duque 12-16-2020 04:21 PM
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Dani, That is a great lesson and I totally agree with you. As I look back, I would say to focus on learning the material rather than getting straight A's. Taking exams is stressful and it does not define how much you know as a student. In reality, we as engineers do not need to memorize hundreds ...

How one cool research project can change everything in your career

Posted By Luis Duque 12-07-2020 03:19 PM
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I graduated from South Dakota State University a few years ago with an M.S. in civil engineering. As a graduate student, I worked on a research project to evaluate how effective drones were for inspecting bridges. This research was really eye-opening for me because it truly changed my mindset about engineering ...

RE: Drones in Civil Enginnering

Posted By Luis Duque 10-07-2020 08:35 AM
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Doug, This is a topic I love to talk about. I actually did my master's thesis on this very topic about 4 years ago now. It was an extremely new technology at the time but it has been fun to see it mature in our industry. I have a few journal papers along with my thesis if you would like to learn ...

RE: Best Practices for Time Management and Personal Organization

Posted By Luis Duque 10-07-2020 08:34 AM
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Chad, I am happy you found my blog post. When I first started this thread, I did not know about Notion. Notion has become my favorite app to manage, store, and create ideas. I am not sure what the exact use case you are looking for but the database filtering in Notion is pretty powerful with multiple ...

RE: Working and Parenting full-time during the pandemic: how do you do it?

Posted By Luis Duque 07-22-2020 07:37 PM
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Tung, This is a great topic that has been in my mind for the last few weeks. Fortunately for me, my wife is a teacher so she has been on vacation the whole summer. That is changing pretty soon. My kids are not old enough to go to school yet so I will talk from the working stand point. The main thing ...

RE: What are you doing for pre-college STEM outreach?

Posted By Luis Duque 04-21-2020 05:31 PM
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Danielle, I have not personally done much on this topic but I have seen a few people have virtual calls with students to guide them through these tough times. I think the ASCE initiative is great and will hopefully get a lot of students involved. Personally, I am planning to look up a cool structures ...

Don't Let Social Distancing Affect your Social Interactions

Posted By Luis Duque 04-21-2020 05:30 PM
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I have been working from home for the past 5 or 6 weeks and have found that a lot of companies and groups are developing creative ways to stay connected. At the company I work for we recently had a virtual happy hour where we shared interesting facts about all of us and played a few rounds of virtual ...

RE: Share your remote work setup / productivity tips

Posted By Luis Duque 03-31-2020 01:11 PM
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Danielle, Thanks for sharing this set up! I have been working from home sporadically for the last 2 years and obviously full-time for the last 2 weeks so I have been able to refine my set up. Personally I like to have two monitors and an external keyboard and mouse to be more productive. I also like ...

Running a Virtual Meeting

Posted By Luis Duque 03-20-2020 01:23 PM
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With most of us now working from home, new challenges have emerged. Our company has encouraged more and more communication to keep everyone not only on track but also motivated. We have implemented virtual meetings daily for about 15 minutes to touch base on how we are doing and how projects are going. ...

Tips for A Successful Mentoring Relationship

Posted By Luis Duque 03-06-2020 01:02 PM
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Mentoring is one of those things that you don't think you need it until you have it. Sometimes a great mentor can be the difference between getting your dream job or not. I have had mentors all throughout my short career as well as have been a mentor for a number of students and younger engineers. , ...

The SEI Structures Congress

Posted By Luis Duque 02-25-2020 10:14 PM
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Hello all, This year SEI is organizing the structures congress in St. Louis, MO. This is the premier event in Structural Engineering. If you are planning to attend for the first time (or the tenth!) and you have not checked the Structures Congress forum on ASCE Collaborate, please go check it out. ...

RE: Incorporating Sustainability in Your Life

Posted By Luis Duque 12-05-2019 11:09 AM
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Danielle, Thanks for sharing this. When I moved to Colorado I was "forced" to become more sustainable. For example, plastic bags at supermarkets are not allowed in Boulder county so we had to get reusable bags. We started doing more recycling at home and I got myself a nice coffee mug that I use ...

Importance of Emotional Support from Your Office Team.

Posted By Luis Duque 11-11-2019 11:08 AM
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In my short career, I have always felt very supported by my peers, both emotionally and technically. From allowing me to take a few days off after a family problem to help me be prepared for my PE. There is something to be said about that kind of support in your life and work. Another example I can think ...

RE: Becoming an Empathetic Leader

Posted By Luis Duque 10-28-2019 10:55 AM
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Here is the link to the article: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/boost-self-confidence-become-empathetic-leader/ ------------------------------ Luis Duque EIT, A.M.ASCE Structural Engineer Broomfield CO [email protected] ------------------------------

Learn to Say No

Posted By Luis Duque 10-28-2019 10:55 AM
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Saying no is often really hard. But I think it is sometimes one of the most freeing words in the English language. As we say no, we are taking control of what is important to us. There comes a point in our lives when we are so busy we cannot take another project, another task, another activity, but we ...