ASCE Plot Points Podcast

By American Society of Civil Engineers

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September 24, 2025 Episode 181: Jerry Cavaluzzi and Dan Harpstead on managing risk
Infrastructure is risky business.
The money is big. The stakes are high.
And it’s not something that always gets talked about, but issues of risk mitigation can be some of the most important aspects of a civil engineer’s career – learning how to navigate potential pitfalls and start the right conversations at the right time.
Part of that skillset starts with having the proper risk mitigation tools at your disposal.
Jerry Cavaluzzi and Dan Harpstead, members of the ASCE Committee on Claims Reduction Management, recently wrote an article for Civil Engineering Source about project management tools that you can use to help mitigate risk.
In episode 181 of ASCE Plot Points, Cavaluzzi and Harpstead bring that article to life in podcast form, discussing risk mitigation tools and why they’re essential to making any infrastructure project work.
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24min
May 20, 2025 Episode 180: Anna Lisonbee, on why leadership doesn’t have to wait
Anna Lisonbee is a water resources professional engineer in training for Hansen, Allen, and Luce in Sandy, Utah.
And while she is admittedly still early in her career, Lisonbee is not simply passing time waiting until she’s much older so she can assert herself as a leader.
She’s doing so right now – at work, among staff, on projects, and with ASCE.
Lisonbee is the president-elect of the Utah Section and has become a front-facing leader among younger members in the entire organization.
In episode 180 of ASCE Plot Points, Lisonbee talks about her perspective on leadership, how standing front-and-center wasn’t necessarily part of her original career vision, and why she’s come to see passivity when it comes to leadership as not an option for her.
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18min
May 05, 2025 Episode 179: Akhtar Zaman, on finding a civil engineering home
There are a lot of ways to get your message out to the masses in 2025.
Social media, videos, podcasts.
But not everyone can say they’ve shared their love for community and civil engineering with a mural.
Akhtar Zaman did exactly that.
Born and raised in Bangladesh, Zaman found a home in northwest Indiana. He’s a principal engineer for Advanced Engineering Services in Hammond, Indiana – just outside Chicago. And when the company moved into a new building with a parking lot that bordered a blank wall, Zaman had an idea.
In episode 179 of ASCE Plot Points, Zaman talks about his community, his profession, and how he brought this mural to life.
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19min
April 22, 2025 Episode 178: Rod Jones, on generous leadership
Rod Jones is a project manager for Holder Construction in Ashburn, Virginia.
But even as he is progressing in his own career – ENR named him a Top 20 Under 40 in 2024 – he’s acutely aware of attracting more people to the profession and helping others follow his path.
He’s an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Morgan State University, and his online “Rod the Builder” lifestyle brand – through YouTube and social media – inspires young professionals and students to find their passion in the STEM fields too.
In episode 178 of ASCE Plot Points, Jones talks about how he found his way into construction management and why it’s so important to him to share that story with others.
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24min
April 14, 2025 Episode 177: Isamar Escobar, on the perks of NOT being a wallflower
Isamar Escobar joined ASCE as a student several years ago. And since then, she not been a member in name only. She’s ranked among the most active of active ASCE members, planning this event, chairing that committee.
So much so that even as a younger member she joined the ASCE Board of Direction as an at-large director.
With ASCE Election season nearly here (voting opens May 1), Escobar talked on the ASCE Plot Points podcast about all her community engagement, how it’s helped her, and why your engagement as an ASCE member and participating in the ASCE Election go hand in hand.
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18min
March 10, 2025 Episode 176: Duncan Griffin, on integrated sustainable design
With the AI revolution upon us, it’s easy to see technology and human beings on opposite sides of a spectrum.
But for Duncan Griffin, director of sustainability for HDR’s Health Design Practice, technological developments only enhance the possibilities for human healing and comfort.
In episode 176 of ASCE Plot Points, Griffin talks integrated sustainable design and why a holistic approach to potential outcomes is essential to infrastructure.

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13min
February 24, 2025 Episode 175: Rossana D’Antonio, on what we need to know about the aviation industry
ASCE members know Rossana D’Antonio as a member of the Society’s Board of Direction.
She is the executive director for NV5, a global consulting firm. Prior to that, she was the deputy director of the Los Angeles Department of Public Works.
And she's been very active throughout ASCE - especially in sustainability and advocacy efforts.
But what you might not know is the tragedy that struck her family nearly two decades ago when her brother - a professional pilot - died in a plane crash.
D'Antonio found purpose in her grief. She spent years investigating the crash, learning about the aviation industry, and working to ensure similar accidents never happen again.
And now she's telling her story in a book. "26 Seconds: Grief and Blame in the Aftermath of Losing My Brother in a Plane Crash" publishes on May 12 and is available for pre-order today through Simon & Schuster.
In episode 175 of ASCE Plot Points, D'Antonio talks about brother, the book, and what we need to know about aviation safety.
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26min
January 21, 2025 Episode 174: Tania Stewart, on how she pursues two careers at once
Tania Stewart is a transportation engineer for the Maryland Department Of Transportation State Highway Administration.
Tania Stewart is a professional photographer whose work has taken her across the globe.
Both things can be true.
The multitalented Stewart has been able to pursue both careers – civil engineering and photography – at the same time.
In episode 174 of ASCE Plot Points, Stewart talks about how she makes it work and why each of her passions tie into and help the other.
Learn more about Tania's photography business.
Watch Tania talk about her dual careers.
Tania's first solo art exhibit, "Black Joy," opens Feb. 1 at 2100 L Street NW in Washington, DC.

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16min
January 14, 2025 Episode 173: Isabella Salgado, on what happens when a wildfire rips through your neighborhood

The ASCE member mother-daughter team of Minerva Rodriguez and Isabella Salgado celebrated buying a new house last June in the very nice Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Rodriguez, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE, the mentorship chair for the ASCE Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch; Salgado, A.M.ASCE, the social chair. Both professional civil engineers.
It was a storybook situation.
Until last week.
The Eaton Fire – part of a devastating series of wildfires in Los Angeles County – forced the family to leave their home abruptly last Tuesday night.
Salgado shared her story with ASCE over the phone Saturday morning from a hotel room where the family was camped out for the time being.
And in episode 173 of ASCE Plot Points, Salgado talks about what it’s been like to reckon with wildfires way closer to home than she ever imagined.
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20min
January 07, 2025 Episode 172: Isaac Kontorovsky, on the surprising parallels between civil engineering and IRONMAN racing
It goes without saying. IRONMAN triathlons are intense.
Cold-water swimming for 2.4 miles, followed by 112 miles on a bike, and capped off with a 26.2 marathon run.
It takes someone special to conquer such a challenge.
Perhaps someone like a civil engineer?
Isaac Kontorovsky is a principal and vice president for BKF Engineers as well as vice president of the ASCE San Diego Section, and he recently took on IRONMAN California. Swim, cycle, run – all of it.
And he found a lot of common ground between his civil engineering career goals and the challenge presented by the most grueling of endurance sports.
In episode 172 of ASCE Plot Points, Kontorovsky talks about the why and how of his IRONMAN experience and why it might be more relatable to civil engineers than most realize.
Learn more about Isaac and his journey at his website.
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20min

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