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Darya, I've read these posts several times and would like to offer my thoughts. When I earned my BSCE in 1974 there was very little instruction about estimating the costs of civil works. Over the next few years, I tried to make up this deficit on the job, working in both the private & public sectors. ...

As a licensed Professional Engineer, in Florida, I can affix my seal to just about any type of document that requires a PE. The majority of my work, over more than 40 years, has been for public agencies or major clients with the resources and ability to vet the engineers they contract with. However the ...

I would add to this that we should also "Design for Maintenance". Although now retired, in the '70s & '80s I spent 12 years managing the maintenance of public infrastructure in the Chigao suburbs. My crews and I often did our work in dangerous locations, so of which could have been made safer through ...

My last gig was with a small consulting firm I helped a fellow engineer start in 2011. I finally eased all the way out about 4 years ago. I have continued to renew my Florida PE so I could accept the few consulting contracts I wanted to do. Post-COVID I have been a judge at the State Science & Engineer ...

How to get leaders, starting at the very top - the elected national leaders, to prioritize the health, safety & welfare of the people? How to do this in one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions? How to do this with limited financial resources and professional capacity? How to train & support ...