Engineering Heroes

Adele Faraone made the decision to shake things up and moved her engineering career to the Northern Territory.... just as the impact of COVID started to hit society.  Adele spoke to Engineering Heroes about how, pre-COVID a key challenge for engineers was getting flexible working options.  And how COVID has actually forced the solution – but will it stick?  Taking the lessons learned about flexible working that we have gained during COVID is one of the greatest challenges for the industry at this present time. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.

These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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Tom got into engineering to gain further understanding in the world around him.  And he realised there was so much still unknown, especially in the area of safety engineering.  He has realised the key is to keep innovating... “keep anticipating where things might go wrong”. And that even when it seems difficult or too much of a challenge, to not shy away. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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When thinking about the future, Jillian Formentin sees that one of the main challenges facing engineers is the need to create the interface between things and people.  And to do that, the industry must have diversity of thinking. We need to be encouraging a new breed of engineers into the industry, ones with a flexible mindset who can create this interface. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes.

A podcast produced by Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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Dr Scott Martyn became an engineer to make the world a better place.  He is passionate about Sustainable Health and helping to make this world a healthier place for everyone. But it’s not just about living well and eating right.  The built environment is an integral component in ensuring sustainable health.  And engineers themselves are responsible in ensuring they build the tomorrow we need, today.  

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes.

A podcast from Engineers Australia.

Your hosts and Melanie & Dominic De Gioia

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Jessica Qiu spoke to Engineering Heroes about Holistic Engineering. She discusses the risk that is taking place right now as we move away from holistic engineering due to the higher level of size and complexity of projects.  This is a collaboration challenge on a grant scale.  We must create a common source for data and improve trust by managing risk in a different way. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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Australia’s engineering capability is at risk. Duncan Gibb from Fulton Hogan spoke to Engineering Heroes and suggests that “as an industry we need to be more intentional about improving the capability and capacity of our people.” 

Duncan urges the engineering industry to consider the culture of the industry and suggests that collaboration is key in improving how to deal with risks. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes.

A podcast from Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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Like all good superhero stories, today’s episode will take you on a journey of discovery into modern leadership.  Anne Koopmann-Schmidt is an engineer from Germany, but has travelled the world in her career.  Her discussion starts with bias in the workforce and how old-fashioned ideals of leadership – power and authority – need to be a thing of the past.  Once you focus on your strengths and not your weaknesses, this will unlock the power to overcome your bias and allow you to become a more productive and inspiring leader. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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People are being failed by technology every day.  Dr Anusha Withana spoke to Engineering Heroes about his work in ensuring the individual’s needs are at the centre of every technology that is created.  But with millions of people around the world, how is this even possible? 

Because when all individual person is at the centre of design... "that's like changing … a disability to ... superhuman ability”. 

Anusha is one of the 2020 Most Innovative Engineers. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes. A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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Diversity on boards.. isn’t just about gender or age.  Only about 3% of directors come from STEM, and without this there is a real risk of boards not performing at their highest potential.  Stacey spoke to Mel and Dom about her journey in engineering through to her new book. 

Stacey Daniel is one of the 2020 Most Innovative Engineers. 

“it's fair to say that if we have a few more engineers on boards, then perhaps we might be able to make some more efficient and effective decisions.” 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes.

A podcast from Engineers Australia. Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia

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Engineers have a great responsibility to society. And as we continue to push artificial intelligence engineers have to ask… what are the ethical implications associated with that? It’s time for engineers to become philosophers and help build a better society for the future. 

This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society.
These are our Engineering Heroes.

A podcast produced by Engineers Australia.

Your hosts are Melanie and Dominic De Gioia.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.