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I am curious as to how these changes impact those large projects that are 3-5 years in the making with several years to go. The EORs probably have this in mind and are prepared to address. When required, I will do the deep dive into the research for the next small concrete slab I have to design. ...

Once the attendees, dates, subject matter and objectives are defined, the practice I learned as a meeting lead (especially recurring meeting) was 1) Send out meeting agenda ahead of time. 2) Have those presenting provide as much information/data available ahead of time. (Not all would be complete) ...

I recently took on an inspection project that has me starting work as late as 9 pm and finishing the next day around 8 am. The last time I had to work a 3rd shift was over 30 years ago. I have gone a few days without sleep and I usually go to sleep around 2am and wakeup around 7am. My body and meal clocks ...

Hey Steven: Thanks for the feedback and for sharing. I wonder if we focus our entire value on the concrete items (i.e., calculations, drawings and/or sketches) we seal and ignore the knowledge associated with developing into a subject matter expert (SME). Engineers love to get on-site and being ...

I have pieced together those AE forms or Architectural/Engineering Firm Data forms for state or a federal contract and provided the information to support others. It is during those days when I miss being a simple engineering cog in the big machine. I was similarly challenged when assuming a prime ...