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Navigating Election Challenges and Potential Reforms
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Welcome to Engineering Influence, a podcast from the American Council of Engineering Companies. In this episode, we delve into the complexities of the upcoming election year, featuring a discussion with Kevin Kosar, a senior researcher at the American Enterprise Institute. Kevin Kosar explores the structural aspects of government and elections, foc…
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The Benefits of Design Build with Keith Molenaar
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Join host Allison Schneider as she sits down with Keith Molenaar, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado in Boulder, on the latest episode of the Engineering Influence podcast. Together, they delve into the intricacies of design-build contracts and their role in the accelerated effort to rebuild the Key…
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Transforming AE Firms: Deltek's Innovative Solutions for Small and Medium Businesses
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Welcome to the latest episode of Engineering Influence, a podcast from the American Council of Engineering Companies. In this episode, we are joined by Warren Linscott, the Chief Product Officer for Deltek. Warren dives deep into how Deltek is positioned as a leading technology provider within the Architecture and Engineering (AE) space, focusing o…
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Join us on this episode of Engineering Influence where we speak with Javier Baldor, president and CEO of BST Global. We dive deep into the future of technology in the engineering sector, with Javier sharing fascinating insights into the growing prominence of General Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and its transformative potential. In this podcast …
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From MMA to Humanitarian: Justin Wren's Fight for the Forgotten
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Join us at the American Council of Engineering Companies' 2024 Spring Convention in Washington, D.C., where we are inspired by the remarkable journey of Justin Wren. Known as a world-class MMA fighter, Justin has transitioned into a dedicated humanitarian, working tirelessly to provide clean water and opportunities to the forgotten Pygmy people in …
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Michael Maslansky on De-Weaponizing the Conversation on ESG
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In this episode, communications expert Michael Maslansky expounds on his unique approach to simplifying and depoliticizing the complex vocabulary surrounding ESG. Michael strategically crafts his narratives to soothe all stakeholders, stressing non-contentious verbiage and the de-weaponization of ESG language to keep communication politically neutr…
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In this episode from the 2024 Spring Convention and Legislative Summit, we discuss the initiatives of ACEC's DEI&B Committee, how it functions, and the importance of its roles. The conversation revolves around the ongoing efforts to provide reliable tools and resources, fostering diversity and inclusivity within the engineering community. Guest spe…
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A Conversation With Halff's CEO, Jessica Baker-Daily
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In this episode of the Engineering Influencer Podcast from the American Council of Engineering Companies, we feature a candid conversation with Jessica Baker-Daily, the present CEO of Halff. Jessica shared her journey from being an intern to the CEO of the firm, reflecting on the challenges, opportunities, and experiences that shaped her growth. Th…
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ACEC's VP of Political Affairs, Dave Bender sat down with Lee Lennard, President and CEO of BGE Engineering to discuss the importance of political involvement as part of ACEC's larger advocacy program.By acecnational
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Beyond the Stage with Broadway’s Hamilton Star, Miguel Cervantes
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In this episode of the Engineering Influence Podcast brought to you by the American Council of Engineering Companies, we engage in a fascinating conversation with Broadway performer, Miguel Cervantes. Noted for playing the main role of Alexander Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Miranda's iconic 'Hamilton', Miguel not only shares captivating insights on perfo…
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In this engaging episode, we host Jared Jamison, Senior Consultant with PSMJ where we spotlight an upcoming ACEC/PSMJ course, "Managing Small Projects Successfully." Jamison, a former structural engineer who transitioned into business consulting, shares his insights into the course creation. He elaborates on the course's value, especially for those…
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A Looming Crisis as Cities Sink and Seas Rise
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In a concerning discovery, cities across the US are steadily sinking due to practices such as groundwater extraction, oil extraction, and fracking, exacerbating the impacts of sea-level rise. This article, which originally ran in Engineering, Inc., delves into the severity of the situation, highlighting how a considerable number of American and glo…
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Previewing the Upcoming Business Development and Marketing Forum
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Contact Diana Alexander at dalexander@acec.org to join the BDM community. Registration for the BDM Forum will open on 3-20-24: https://www.acec.org/member-center/get-involved/forums/business-development-marketing-forum/ Register for the 5/1 Market Briefing: https://education.acec.org/diweb/catalog/item?id=14439812 Register for the 2024 Annual Conve…
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Optimistic Economic Outlook and Challenges for Q1 2024
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The latest episode of the Engineering Influence Podcast, produced by the American Council of Engineering Companies, highlights the Q1 2024 Engineering Business Sentiment Study from the ACEC Research Institute. Download the new report here: https://programs.acec.org/impact-report-21/. The report indicates an upbeat start to 2024 with a significant p…
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Introducing Adam Jones, Incoming NAECE President
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We sat down with Adam Jones, ACEC SC Executive Director, and incoming NAECE President on what he expects to accomplish during his tenure in the position.By acecnational
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Introducing the Market Briefings Intel for Engineers
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The Engineering Influence Podcast from ACEC National is thrilled to announce a new series called "Market Briefings for Engineers." Scheduled to be launched online on February 21st, this series was crafted after thoughtful feedback from our engaged member community. We designed it to provide relevant market intelligence, focusing on significant tren…
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Catching up with our Board Chair, Jay Wolverton
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We sat down with our Board Chair Jay Wolverton to catch up on a busy year of activity at ACEC. We discussed the results of the recent Executive Committee meeting, the work of the new workforce committee and more.By acecnational
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Introducing 2024-2025 Chair-Elect John Rathke
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John A. Rathke, PE, SE, FACEC – Wisconsin Vice President and Principal, Mead & Hunt, Inc. Chair-Elect, 2024-2025, Chair 2025-2026 John Rathke is a Vice President and Principal at Mead & Hunt, Inc., in Wisconsin. He completed his term as Vice Chair on the ACEC Executive Committee at the Annual Convention in June 2023. John was previously inducted in…
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A Conversation with Rodney Chester - Chair of ACEC's new Workforce Committee
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We sat down with Gresham Smith's Rodney Chester, Chair of the ACEC Workforce Committee, to discuss his plans for the new group.By acecnational
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Introducing 2024-2026 Vice-Chair James Hoffman
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James P. Hoffman, PE, LEED AP O+M, CEM – Metropolitan Washington President, Summer Consultants, Inc. Vice Chair (2024-2026) Jim Hoffman is President of Summer Consultants, Inc., a small business providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering and commissioning services for designing government, institutional, and histori…
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An Introduction to Gary Raba, ACEC Chair-Elect
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Gary W. Raba. leads organic and inorganic growth for Raba Kistner, Inc. (RK). Before taking this responsibility, Gary served as CEO of Raba Kistner, Inc. He has also served as COO of Raba-Kistner, Inc., and COO of a new startup division, Raba-Kistner Infrastructure, Inc. Gary was CEO during the 2018 sale of RK to private equity firm Crescent Capita…
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An Introduction to 2024-2026 ACECVice-Chair, Sean McCone
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Sean McCone, PE, CCM – Maryland Executive Vice President and Board Member at Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. Vice Chair (2024-2026) Sean McCone is an Executive Vice President and Board Member at Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT), an employee-owned firm, that provides a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, architectural, and relate…
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Introducing 2024-2026 ExCom Vice-Chair Peter Moore
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Peter Moore, PE, FACEC, F.ASCE, F.FES, LEED AP, ENV SP – Florida President and CEO of Chen Moore and Associates, Inc. Vice Chair (2024-2026) Peter Moore is the President and CEO of Chen Moore and Associates, Inc, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm headquartered in Florida. Peter started in the firm as a project engineer, and has served as Presid…
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Introducing 2024-2026 Vice Chair, Erica Jensen
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Erica Jensen is the Vice President of CRW Engineering Group, based out of Anchorage, Alaska. CRW is a 100-employee, multi-discipline engineering and land surveying firm serving clients throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Erica previously served as Executive Director for ACEC Alaska and various board and national positions for professional …
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ACEC Market Insights: What’s Driving the Industry
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Recently, the US Census released the results of its monthly Value of Construction Put in Place Survey. The survey provides estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S. This data includes design and construction spending for public and private projects. With an estimate of $2.05 trillion (seasonally adjusted) for Novembe…
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Reduced-Carbon Concrete Solutions and Opportunities in Paving and Construction
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We were joined on the podcast by experts in low carbon concrete including Dr. Peter Taylor P.E. (IL), FACI, Director, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, Thomas Van Dam, Ph.D., P.E., FACI, Principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., and Eric Ferrebee, Senior Director of Technical Services at the American Concrete Pavement Associati…
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Tim Groover will be leading ACEC's upcoming course titled: “Personal and Organizational Ethics: Charting a Values-Based Course to Authenticity and Trust." We sat down with Tim to discuss the importance of ethics in engineering and how his course will differ from others on the topic.By acecnational
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Key Findings from the First-Ever Diversity Roadmap
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The ACEC Research Institute has released its first-ever Diversity Roadmap, the culmination of a six-month process designed to help member firms execute against their diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) goals. Launched in Summer 2023 and sponsored by the Zweig Group, the Roadmap is a comprehensive, data-driven tool that assesses the m…
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Government Affairs Update for January 2024
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Steve Hall, ACEC's Executive Vice President, joined the podcast to provide an update on what the Council's advocacy team is working on and what we're expecting for 2024.By acecnational
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Winds of Change - How Climate Change is Impacting the Legal Standard of Care
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"Winds of Change - How Climate Change is Impacting the Legal Standard of Care" orginially appeared in issue four of Engineering Inc, the magazine of the American Council of Engineering Companies. For more information please visit www.acec.org.By acecnational
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Diversity Roadmap Helps Unlock the Power of Inclusion
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Last week, the ACEC Research Institute released its first-ever Diversity Roadmap Report on the state of DEI&B programs and practices at ACEC member firms. The Report offers a view of where we are as an industry on our DEI&B journey and, as its name implies, gives actionable suggestions on how firms can take the next steps that are right for them. W…
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ACEC Research Institute Diversity Roadmap: Embracing Differences, Empowering Success
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The ACEC Research Institute has released its first-ever Diversity Roadmap, the culmination of a six-month process designed to help member firms execute against their diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) goals. Launched in Summer 2023 and sponsored by the Zweig Group Group, the Roadmap is a comprehensive, data-driven tool that assesses…
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Previewing the New Private Market Brief - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
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ACEC's Director of Private Market Resources, Diana Alexander, previews the newest Private Market Brief on the Commercial and Residential Real Estate market.By acecnational
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Catching Up on AI with BST Global’s Javier Baldor
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At the end of the 2023 Fall Conference, we sat down with BST Global's CEO, Javier Baldor for an update on AI and what's changed since our last conversation at the Spring Convention in Washington DC earlier in the year.By acecnational
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Commercial Real Estate Update with Cushman & Wakefield’s Rebecca Rockey
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Rebecca Rockey, Cushman and Wakefield's Deputy Chief Economist and Global Head of Forecasting joined Thomas Grogan for a deep dive into the commercial real estate market on this episode of the podcast.By acecnational
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Firms Must Balance Security and Personal Freedoms in the Age of TikTok
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The following is an audio recording of a post that originally appeared on the Last Word Blog at www.acec.org. ACEC recently held a webinar on the prohibition against TikTok on any device used to execute federal government contracts. Led by Holland & Knight attorney Jeremy Burkhart – a leading expert on government contracts – the session focused on …
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Real Stories of AI Implementation with POWER Engineers
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We sat down with POWER Engineers for our third podcast to discuss AI and emerging technologies. In this episode we discuss real stories of AI implementation and how POWER is harnessing AI to create a firm-wide tool to create efficiencies and new opportunities for business growth and performance.By acecnational
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A Closer Look at the Senior Executives Institute
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Katie Goodman, Vice President for Education and Leadership Programs at ACEC speaks with Rod Hoffman and Barb Smith, lead faculty and program designers of the SEI program.By acecnational
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Thomas Grogan, ACEC's Senior Director of Economics and Private Markets sat down with Raj Arora, CEO of Jensen Hughes, and chair of the ACEC Technology Committee to discuss the group's objectives and why it is critical to stay ahead of the curve on emerging tech.By acecnational
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An Interview with CAMEE Chair Adam Rickey
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We sat down with Adam Rickey, Chair of the Coalition of American Mechanical and Electrical Engineers to see what CAMEE is working on for its members.By acecnational
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A Conversation with QBS Award Winner Alabama State Senator Clyde Chambliss
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Each year, ACEC and NSPE join to recognize achievements in QBS, or Qualifications Based Selection. This year, we honor Alabama State Senator and Senate Majority Whip Clyde Chambliss for his tireless work to pass strong QBS legislation through the legislature and into law.By acecnational
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An Interview with Polar Explorer Ben Saunders
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Throughout the Fall Conference, the power of translating human potential and wisdom across industries emerged as an overarching theme. Ben Saunders is living proof of how this multidisciplinary collaboration is already moving the engineering world forward. For those unfamiliar, Saunders is the world-renowned polar explorer and was the first person …
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An interview with Rizwan Siddiqi on the Importance of Community Service
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We spoke with 2023 ACEC Community Service Award winner Rizwan Siddiqi, President and CEO of EBA Engineering in Laurel, MD on the importance of giving back to your community.By acecnational
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The Growing Partisan Divide with the U.S. Chamber’s Neil Bradley
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Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy with the U.S. Chamber, was our first speaker at the 2023 Fall Conference. His presentation focused on a generational shift happening in Washington where both the left and the right sides of the political aisle are beginning to adopt policies that harken bac…
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An Interview with the ACEC College of Fellows Scholar of the Year, Michael Drummond
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We sat down with the ACEC Scholar of the Year Michael Drummond to talk about his journey in engineering. Recorded at the 2023 ACEC Fall Conference.By acecnational
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Operationalizing AI in Your Firm - With POWER Engineers’ Nathan Bingham
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There's a lot of talk about the promise of AI, but much less about how the technology can be implemented in your firm. We sat down with Nathan Bingham, Chief Digital Officer with POWER Engineers to talk about how they harnessed the power of AI.By acecnational
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Government funding expires on September 30th. Unless the House and Senate come to an agreement on key spending items, we will enter a period of a partial government shutdown. Is this avoidable? How long will it last? What impact will it have on our industry? We talked to Matt Reiffer, ACEC's Vice President for Infrastructure Programs to find out.…
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The ACEC Research Institute’s 2023 Q3 Sentiment Survey
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The ACEC Research Institute recently published its 2023 Q3 Engineering Business Sentiment Survey. We sat down with Joe Bates with the Institute, to review the survey's findings and check the pulse of the engineering industry. Download the survey here.By acecnational
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Filling the Practical Skills Gap with VDCI’s David Sellers
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David Sellers, the President and CEO of VDCI - the Virtual Design and Construction Institute (www.vdci.edu) joined the podcast to discuss how ongoing virtual education can help close the practical skills gap that exists with new engineering graduates who lack the hands-on skills to immediately take on project work on software platforms upon being h…
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Private Market Economic Update with Dr. Anirban Basu
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On this episode, Dr. Anirban Basu and Diana Alexander cover everything from recession to monetary policy, inflation to deflation, and what markets will fair best and which won't during this downturn. Find more private market briefs here: https://www.acec.org/resources/resource-library/?_topic_area=private-markets&_resource_type=brief Register for t…
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