ASCE Plot Points Podcast

Even if your job or role at work isn’t explicitly to consider big-picture planning, it’s still probably a good idea to stay aware of a larger context beyond just your desk. We’re here to help you improve your big-picture thinking skills by asking civil engineering leaders how they manage the big picture in their work. Today, we talk with Roger Millar, the secretary of transportation

Effective communication is more essential to civil engineering than ever.

The great irony, one you’ve likely recognized, is that as technology and social media make communicating with other people easier than ever, the ability to truly connect with someone only gets more difficult.

Jaffer Almosawy, a civil engineer for GCW Inc. in Las Vegas and a 2018 ASCE New Face of Civil Engineering, navigates the world of civil engineering communications remarkably well. In today’s episode, he talks about the importance of developing both your interpersonal communication skills and your social media game (1:25).

Chuck Karunathilake, a design engineer for Mark Thomas in Santa Ana, CA, tells us his civil engineering Origin Story (12:18).

And in Member Memos, we hear about how social media can help your civil engineering work (14:38).

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Effective communication is more essential to civil engineering than ever. The great irony, one you’ve likely recognized, is that as technology and social media make communicating with other people easier than ever, the ability to truly connect with someone only gets more difficult. Jaffer Almosawy, a civil engineer for GCW Inc. in Las Vegas and a 2018 ASCE New Face of Civil Engineering, navigates the

Effective communication is more essential to civil engineering than ever. The great irony, one you’ve likely recognized, is that as technology and social media make communicating with other people easier than ever, the ability to truly connect with someone only gets more difficult. Jaffer Almosawy, a civil engineer for GCW Inc. in Las Vegas and a 2018 ASCE New Face of Civil Engineering, navigates the

When you were a little kid, everybody asked you, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

And your answer truly could be whatever you wanted it to be. Baseball player? Sure. Firefighter? Yep. Ballerina. Why not?

The more ambitious your dream, the more creative your hopes, the better.

So now that you’re an adult, why stop approaching your career with the same dream-chasing wonder?

Today, we hear from civil engineers who never stopped going after their dream job.

Jazzy Quinabo is a civil engineer for Jacobs, who is working on a long-term assignment that puts her all over her home state of Hawaii helping future generations of children (1:25).

In this week’s Changing the World segment, Don Nguyen tells about a bridge project he’s working on in Seattle that has him excited (8:25).

And in Member Memos, we hear more about what a civil engineer’s dream job looks like (11:14).

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When you were a little kid, everybody asked you, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” And your answer truly could be whatever you wanted it to be. Baseball player? Sure. Firefighter? Yep. Ballerina. Why not? The more ambitious your dream, the more creative your hopes, the better. So now that you’re an adult, why stop approaching your career with the same

When you were a little kid, everybody asked you, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” And your answer truly could be whatever you wanted it to be. Baseball player? Sure. Firefighter? Yep. Ballerina. Why not? The more ambitious your dream,

At its core, civil engineering is a service-driven profession.

So it shouldn’t be surprising that so many young civil engineers enter the profession motivated to help their communities, near and far.

On today’s episode of ASCE Plot Points, we look at that culture of kindness. The executive director of Engineering Without Borders USA, Cathy Leslie, talks about her work, about EWB-USA, and what she sees in today’s young engineers (2:56).

In this week’s Changing the World segment, we hear from two Colorado State University students, Cheyenne Maio-Silva and Jasmine Akers, who are working on a Community Engineering Corps project in South Dakota (12:47).

And finally, our Member Memos crew tells us how their civil engineering work is giving back to the community (15:36).

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At its core, civil engineering is a service-driven profession. So it shouldn’t be surprising that so many young civil engineers enter the profession motivated to help their communities, near and far. On today’s episode of ASCE Plot Points, we look at that culture of kindness. The executive director of Engineering Without Borders USA, Cathy Leslie, talks about her work, about EWB-USA, and what she sees

At its core, civil engineering is a service-driven profession. So it shouldn’t be surprising that so many young civil engineers enter the profession motivated to help their communities, near and far. On today’s episode of ASCE Plot Points, we look at that culture of kindness. The executive director of Engineering Without Borders USA, Cathy Leslie, talks about her work, about EWB-USA, and what she sees