List of Contributions

I always think about why I was motivated to choose engineering. I enjoyed drafting, math, science, and challenging work in general. Coming from a family with no ties to engineering, I really didn't understand what civil engineering was in high school. I imagine that many of our kids do not fully understand ...

Years ago, many in our company attended a leadership training which included a detailed personality test as well. It was called DiSC. Just one of many similar personality tests. It was great that it gave methods on how to work with other people with different styles than your own. I think it's been most ...

Hi Daniel, Interesting topic, as this is something that I think I've seen many struggle with. For myself, I knew why I wanted to become licensed. It always was for personal accomplishment, first. However, I do find that I have to motivate my young team in different ways. Here are things that I did ...

I am fortunate to work for a company that has multiple offices across the western half of the country. I have worked for our California, Washington (state), Hawaii, and Colorado offices. While travelling for a short period is exciting, I have thoroughly enjoyed living in different parts of the western ...

Heidi, I used to rely on my past experiences to dictate what I should learn more about. When I feel like I had to "learn on the fly," I tend to do some research afterwards to hopefully be more knowledgeable the next time around. I also relied on other people's experiences, in hopes that I would not ...