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PE Water Resources vs. PE Environmental Exam: what’s the difference?
Even better, if you work in any of these two fields…which one do you take if they overlap quite a bit? 🤔
You’ve probably asked yourself those same questions, and this week’s guest, Matt Fanghella, has the answers to both! 💪
Matt is a PE and CFM (and one of our CEA Team members too!) with lots of experience in both worlds, both regarding his career and his journey to licensure.
As someone who worked in Environmental early on in his career, and then transitioned to Water Resources, he found himself in the spot you’re in right now.
In this episode, he dives into his process for spotting the (small) differences between the two exams, how he decided which one to take so you know how you can do it for yourself…
…all the way to brand-new CEA resources he’s working on to help you tackle the Environmental FE and PE exams if you’re going that route. ✅ 🏗️
Smash that play button and get all your questions answered about these two exams once and for all! ⏯️
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✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
FE Environmental Practice Exam
PE Environmental Practice Exam
CFM® Review Course
What’s a TMDL?
Introducing the CFM® Review Course
Matt’s PE Exam Journey
NCEES PE and FE Environmental Handbooks
PE Update Page
📧 CONNECT WITH MATT:
[email protected]
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 CEA EXAM PREP RESOURCES:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
FE Environmental Practice Exam
PE Environmental Practice Exam
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Did you know one of the most difficult topics in the Water Resources PE Exam is not related to Water Resources?! 😯
That’s what our guest on this episode, Kim Truong, found to be true firsthand after taking and passing this thing herself.
Kim is an Environmental Scientist turned Civil Engineer who’s been working for the US Air Force in Japan.
In this episode, she dives into the tactics and resources she used to study for this exam, as well as her experience with the exam itself inside the exam room…and that most challenging topic I mentioned before.
If you're taking the PE Water Resources Exam soon or have plans to do so, then this episode spills the beans on everything she did right to get it done on her first try so you can, too.😉
Go check it out! 🎧
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🤝 OURS PARTNERS:
Built Bar
Namecheap
✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Civil Engineering Academy’s PE Review Courses
PE CBT Exam Simulator
The April 2024 Changes to the PE Exam
Should You Change Your Civil PE Exam?
The Best PE Exam Switches You Can Try
Boston University
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
📧 CONNECT WITH KIM:
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
FE Environmental Practice Exam
PE Environmental Practice Exam
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“Artificial Intelligence” gets all the buzz today. 🤖 Lots of things it could be used for, and lots of options out there. The problem? 🤔 According to Dr. Sam Zolfagharian, most AEC leaders try to implement it the wrong way! 🚨
Dr. Sam is the co-founder and president of YegaTech, an AI consulting firm focusing on helping AEC firms and executives plan and execute their AI strategy to scale their business.
After years of experience as a Structural Engineer herself, she saw firsthand all the tasks that could be sped up with the help of technology…and how little AEC leaders understand what’s really at their disposal when it comes to AI. 🤯
(In case you’re wondering, it’s not simply looking at what AI tools are out there and picking a few to “give it a try.)
In this episode, Dr. Sam dives into how AI will shape the future of work in the AEC industry for companies, how future AEC professionals (civil engineers included!) will need to adapt…all the way to YegaTech’s AI Innovation Framework for firms to scale with the help of AI.
This framework is now already being used to develop AI strategies and AI governance across multiple AEC companies, and Dr. Sam teaches it in this very episode. Go check it out! 🎧
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✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
YegaTech’s Presentation on AI in the AEC Industry
5-Step Guide to Prepare for the AI-Driven Economy
Georgia Tech
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
📧 CONNECT WITH DR. SAM:
YegaTech
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
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🚨 This PE Exam prep timeline defies EVERYTHING you’ve seen so far! 🚨 We always mention that 3 months is the minimum, but exemptions exist…and Connor Aycock did it in ONE month! 😱 👇
That’s exactly what you read, believe it or not.
After moving to a new state where the rules on when you can take the PE after passing the FE are looser, Connor had his chance.
In May 2024, his boss challenged him to take it immediately. After realizing the timing was perfect and that the best window for him to take the test was June 2024, he went for it. 💪
He condensed his exam prep into a jaw-dropping four-week schedule (Whats?! 😨), blocked off his study time, and gathered the on-demand resources he needed to bust through the material.
After 4 and half weeks, he took it…and passed it! ✅ 👷
In this episode, he dives into this (unbelievable) journey, hits on all the things he did to make it possible, talks about what the exam was like and the most challenging parts of it…
…all the way to the ONE THING he would’ve done differently that you can learn from him and do it right in your own exam prep.
If you’re preparing for this exam as well, this episode is a must-listen. 🎧
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🤝 OUR PARTNER:
Namecheap
✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Civil PE Starter Toolkit
The Ultimate Civil PE Review Courses
Test Prep Insight’s Best PE Review Courses
University of Alabama
📧 CONNECT WITH CONNOR:
Alta Southwest
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
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Picture this: you’re a stay-home dad taking care of three kids while preparing for your exam. Interesting? That’s exactly how today’s guest started his journey toward becoming a PE in the US! In this episode, Jonathan Espiritu dives into the steps he took to get licensed in the US as a Filipino engineer, and dives into the tips fellow Filipinos and international engineers alike can use to crush their NCEES exams and do the same! 😉
Tune in to Learn:
His journey from the Philippines to oil & gas in Saudi Arabia to a civil engineer in the US
The main differences between the Philippines and the US in the civil engineering field
His FE exam prep as a stay-home dad with 3 kids (yes, you read that right!)
A time management technique he used to find study time he didn't think he had
How he found Civil Engineering Academy — and why it was crucial to his success
How a career opportunity led him to change his depth exam
3 tips for those taking the Civil PE Exam
The astonishing difference in difficulty between breadth and depth questions
Why you already have what it takes to crush theory problems on the PE
Tips for Filipinos interested in becoming licensed PEs in the US
What is the NCEES approval process like for international applicants?
Our Partner:
Audible
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The Ultimate Civil PE Exam Startup Guide
Resources Mentioned:
The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course
AASHTO’s Green Book
The Highway Capacity Manual
Roadside Design Guide Book
Texas Department of Transportation
University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao
Saudi Aramco Petroleum
Connect With Jonathan:
CEA Exam Prep Materials:
Website
The Ultimate Civil FE Review Course
The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course
The Ultimate Civil PE Depth Review Courses
FE and PE Practice Exams
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🚨 Here’s another case that will blow your mind 👉 Imagine taking the Civil PE Exam 7 (seven!) times, each time with a different exam format…and all this without a civil engineering degree! 🤯
That’s exactly what today’s guest, Justin Krishart, PE, did! 😲
Justin graduated from Penn State with a degree in Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in Structures. Needless to say, he knew very little about what’s covered in the PE Exam, except for Structural topics.
After failing both the paper-based and CBT PE exam in the old breadth-and-depth format six times, the April 2024 changes turned on the light at the end of the tunnel. 💡
This episode is an awesome story of perseverance with a big lesson every test-taker needs to hear — which is what kept him going when most people would’ve given up. 👷 💸
If you’ve found yourself failing this thing multiple times already, you need to listen to his journey!
How he managed to stay in the game even after feeling devastated by the past failures. What he found to be the most challenging part. How he prepared for this as if it were his second, part-time job. All the way to the resources he used that you can use too. 😉
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✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Ultimate Civil PE Review Courses
PE CBT Exam Simulator
Pennsylvania (Penn)
State University
Penn State's Architectural Engineering Department
Pennsylvania Engineering Licensing Board
📧 CONNECT WITH JUSTIN:
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
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Do you know what Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are? Connected Autonomous Vehicles? 🤔 Then this interview with one of the industry’s traiblazers, Dr. Said El Said, PE, PhD is a must!
Dr. Said is a Transportation Systems Program Manager at Neel-Schaffer, applying technology to transform our transportation infrastructure and optimize our day-to-day use of it.
In this episode, he talks about what he learned from his many years of experience in the tech side of the Transportation industry…and what's changing for it in the near future because of it.
From reaching full autonomy with connected autonomous vehicles that communicate with each other and the road, to the use of non-engineering disciplines in the design of transportation projects…all the way to the biggest challenge to get into the field.
The tech-powered future opportunities in the Transportation arena are endless, for sure. Many things you could do and work on, instead of being pigeon-holed to one thing.
So, if you’re starting out and considering a career in Transportation, or already working in the field, you’ll want to listen to this one. 😉
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✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Neel-Schaffer
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDoT)
Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)
Benha Higher Institute of Technology
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Vanderbilt University
📧 CONNECT WITH Dr. SAID:
[email protected]
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
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What would you do after failing the PE Exam five times?! 😧 And worse, with each and every attempt being a different exam format? From paper-based to CBT…all the way to the new specs?! 😱
That’s exactly Tucker Stafford’s journey of resilience to get over the PE exam! 🥵
He got started way back in 2020 (when the exam was still paper-based!) and finally cleared the bar in April 2024. ✅
He took all the exam formats ever since, sticking with the Transportation exam every time.
His story is the ultimate inspiration for any repeat taker out there, going above and beyond where most people would have simply folded and given up.
If you’re struggling with this exam and have already failed it a few times before, you need to listen to this episode.
Tucker's hard-earned tips and advice will give you the motivation you need to keep pushing forward and get this done and over with as well, no matter how many times you take it. 💪
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🤝 OUR PARTNER:
Audible
✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Should You Switch PE Exams After Multiple Failures?
Official NCEES PE Practice Exams
PPI’s Transportation Depth Reference Manual
Mississippi Engineering Boards
Mississippi DOT
University of Mississippi
Jackson State University
Highway Safety Manual (HSM)
Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)
AASHTO Green Book
Guide for Design of Pavement Structures
Roadside Design Guide
📧 CONNECT WITH TUCKER:
[email protected]
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy
Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
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Is the shortage of civil engineers only a lack of interest in the field by people, or have companies just been offering…well, too little? 🤔
In today’s episode, we interview Tyler Wiggins, an engineer turned recruiter that grew a small operation of only three people into a team of talented engineers in the solar industry.
Tyler dives into the big shortage of civil engineers hurting companies big time today…and the ONLY thing they can do to solve this problem.
Here's a hint… 👇
Offering what every other company offers is not gonna cut it. But what should companies do then, exactly? 🤔
Check out this episode to find out lots of ways companies can make their openings much more enticing to attract (and retain!) the civil engineers they desperately need!
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🤝 OUR PARTNERS:
Audible
Built Bar
✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
CEA Episode #116 (The Decline in Civil Engineering Programs)
K2 SystemsCal Poly San Luis Obispo
📧 CONNECT WITH TYLER:
Agavos Group
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
📱 CONNECT WITH US!
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Are self-driving cars really the future…in a country with a traffic fatality rate that (literally) dwarfs that of other countries in Europe and Asia? 🚗 🤔
In this episode, Byron Tang, a Senior Transportation Engineer for the City of Hayward, shares invaluable insights on the evolving Transportation landscape…and why Transportation engineers will play a crucial role in the years to come!
He dives into the BIGGEST challenge engineers will face as the industry juggles new technology and the safety concerns they create, as well as the many specialized certifications every Transportation Engineer should get to be part of the future of the industry.
(You’ve seen the bunch of initials after his name, right? 😅)
Byron has a unique story of getting into this field and a lot of experience over the years leading up to his Senior job position. And in this episode, he shares it all! 🤯
If you’re in the field already, this episode will give you awesome insights on how to move forward in your Transportation career. If you’re an early-career engineer thinking of going that route, then Byron has some down-to-earth pieces of advice that will hit you hard…but it’s true!
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🤝 OUR PARTNERS:
Audible
Built Bar
✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB)
Professional Traffic Engineer (TE) License
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) License
Road Safety Professional (RSP) Certification
Institute of Transportation Engineers
City of Hayward
US Traffic Fatality Rate Data Source
📧 CONNECT WITH BYRON:
YouTube Channel
🎁 FREEBIES:
The 5 Best FE Resources
The Civil PE Startup Guide
FREE CFM® Course Module
📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:
Civil Engineering Academy Website
Civil FE Review Course
Civil PE Review Courses
CFM® Review Course
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
CFM® Practice Exam
📱 CONNECT WITH US!
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