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Environmental engineering is a broad field that includes air, water, and soil engineering.  Among those areas, air quality has broad impacts on the environment since it is not always localized.  For example, forest fires can affect the air quality for people and wildlife that are thousands of kilometers away.

In this episode we sit down with Kevin McCullum to learn about his career as an environmental engineer.  Kevin has worked in both private industry and government sectors for 30 years, gaining a wealth of experience.  During his career he has worked on a number of engineering projects related to air, water, and soil, but he has a true passion for air quality projects.  Kevin is the Principal Engineer and Owner at KRM Environmental Consulting.  His firm provides a variety of engineering services for air, water, and soil quality monitoring, and they offer services in data analytics and environmental reporting.  In this conversation, Kevin shares his journey in engineering and talks about some of the projects he worked on.  He also offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.

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The world relies on electricity for practically everything we do, including in our work lives and personal lives.  Electrification has changed the world, and we need engineers to design and build electrical systems.

In this episode we sit down with Trevor Chadwick to talk about his career.  Trevor has a background in Electronic Systems engineering and has worked in electrical consulting for fifteen years.  Trevor is the President and Principal Engineer at Wick Engineering.  His consulting firm works on a variety of electrical projects for commercial buildings, healthcare, industrial facilities, educational institutions, private homes and more!  In this conversation Trevor talks about his journey in engineering and his experience as an electrical engineering consultant.  He also offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.

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To celebrate Pi Day, I invited some fourth-year engineering students to my office to eat some pie and talk about their experience in engineering!  We will hear their thoughts on surviving engineering, gaining work experience, completing a capstone project, and more!

A big thank you to Madison French, Sarah Schatz, and Pranav Mukesh for coming on the show to share their journey in engineering!

Happy Pi Day!

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Engineering careers can be dynamic, across many different sectors, and in new areas that require experience, a problem-solving lens, and perspective.

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley to talk about her experience as a mechanical engineer.  She has extensive experience in the mining sector, where she worked in coal mining, lead and zinc smelting, and the potash industry.  After working for over a decade, Jocelyn decided to go back to university to do research on workplace culture.  Jocelyn is the Principal and Owner of Prairie Catalyst Consulting, and her company helps support individuals and organizations to make work places more equitable.  Recently, Jocelyn published a book called Active Allyship that highlights evidence-based solutions that can help make positive change in workplace culture.

In this conversation, Jocelyn talks about her extensive career and the work she is doing at Prairie Catalyst Consulting.  She also offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering, and advice to those thinking about going back to graduate school.

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Do you like listening to the radio or watching television?  Have you ever wondered how that broadcast gets to your device?  It turns out that a lot of engineering is required to deliver that content to the audience.

In this episode we sit down with Dave Rainnie to learn about his career in the broadcasting industry.  Dave has a background in Electronics Systems engineering and has spent close to 18 years working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company.  The CBC provides radio and television broadcasting to listeners and viewers across Canada.   During his career, Dave has worked in a variety of different engineering roles.  There is a lot of engineering work that goes into the towers, antennas, and transmitters that are needed to deliver radio and television programing.  Dave is currently an engineering Project Lead at the CBC.  In this conversation he talks about his extensive career, and he offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.

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An engineering degree can be a ticket to see the world.  It can also help you think both critically and logically, which often has benefits outside of your work life.

In this episode we sit down with Angela Jaimeson to learn about her journey in engineering.  Angela has a background in geological engineering and spent close to 20 years working in the oil and gas sector in Canada, The Netherlands and Brunei.  When Angela returned to Canada she started Jamieson Consulting where she provided services to both the oil and gas sector and the mining sector.  During this time, she started to pivot to areas outside of conventional engineering, helping people reduce stress and increase productivity.  Angela has had a very interesting career and offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.

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Environmental engineers work on all kinds of projects for industry and municipalities.  These can include site remediation, civil earth works, surveying, water treatment, and more.  We all benefit from the work of environmental engineers.

In this episode we sit down with Greg Kuntz to learn about his career in environmental engineering, which spans over 25 years.  During this time, Greg has worked on an extensive list of projects in different sectors.  In this conversation he talks about his journey in engineering and some of those projects.  Greg currently works at EPCOR and is the Operations Manager for the City of Regina wastewater treatment plant.  In that role, he helps ensure the water discharged from the plan is compliant with the regulations and safe for the environment.  At the end of this conversation, Greg offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.

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Do you pride yourself in how your organize your organics, recycling, and garbage materials for pick-up?  Or do you just throw everything together in one bin?  Clearly, if materials are organized properly it makes it much easier to process them at the relevant facility.

In this episode we sit down with Sam Dietrich to learn about his career, which has seen him working in robotics and programming.  Sam has a background in Industrial Systems engineering, and minors in both Electronics and Software Systems engineering.  Sam is the CEO at Prairie Robotics, which uses smart technologies to help clients gather data during the collection of recycling, organics, and garbage materials.  This data can then be used to help educate residents on how to organize their recyclables, organics, and garbage for collection.  Sam talks about his experience at university, his initial work experiences after graduation, and what led to the creation of Prairie Robotics.  Sam also offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.

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Steel can be found everywhere in our day-to-day lives.  It is in our appliances, our vehicles, our houses, work environments and more.  Steel is used widely in manufacturing countless products.  The production of steel is a complicated process and engineers from several disciplines work in this industry.

In this episode we sit down with Kamille Brunwald to learn about her career in the steel industry.  Kamille has a background in Environmental Systems engineering and works at InterPro Pipe and Steel.  In this conversation we learn about the production of steel from recycled metals.  Kamille talks about the work she does to help with environmental compliance, reducing environmental footprints, and more.  Kamille also offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.

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Did you know that there is an entire field of engineering that studies how structures interact with soil and rock?  The engineering mechanics of these interactions help engineers design infrastructure including, roadways, buildings, lagoons, and much more.  Prior to any construction, geotechnical and environmental engineers are often involved in site assessment and during the lifetime of a project they can be involved in monitoring a site and handling remediation measures.  The opportunities for interesting and meaningful projects are endless.

In this episode we sit down with Wayne Clifton to learn about his extensive career in geotechnical and environmental engineering.  Wayne is the CEO and founder of the Clifton Engineering Group.  With close to sixty years of experience working on a countless number of projects, Wayne is recognized as one of the pioneers in geotechnical engineering and has been recognized for his contributions to the field.  In this conversation, Wayne highlights his journey into engineering, his early career, and the creation of his company.  Wayne also offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.