Engineering Greatness
Hosted by the American Concrete Institute, each episode brings together pairs of young professionals in the concrete industry engaging for intimate conversations about their life and work. Get a glimpse into the field of civil engineering and construction management and what it takes to have a successful career in the concrete industry.
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Episodes
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
In episode 3, we give the hosting reins to Anabel Merejildo, Assistant Project Manager at Yates-Bird, LLC, and Piero Rodriguez, Structural Field Engineer at Haiku Corporation. Join them as they talk about their career paths in the concrete industry, their accomplishments, and the trends they're seeing in their area. This episode is produced in Spanish.
Check out the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/91x0AkQFPM0
Engineering Greatness is produced by Association Briefings.
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
In episode 2, we give the hosting reins to Dulce Maria Trejo, Graduate Engineer with Carrasquillo Associates, LTD, and Angela Ybarra, Graduate Engineer at Pinnacle Structural Engineers. The two talk about their career paths, the importance of networking, and what drew them to the concrete industry.
Check out the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/kNvexgFefbs
Show notes
Dulce Maria Trejo is an architectural engineering graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, where they focused on structural engineering and construction materials. As a forensic engineer, Dulce Maria investigates building and road failures regarding construction and design defects. As a member of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, Dulce Maria upholds and supports a sustainable, diverse, and equitable industry through practice and outreach.
Engineering Greatness is produced by Association Briefings.
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
In our inaugural episode, we give the hosting reins to Erin Stewartson, a Graduate Research Assistant at The Ohio State University and ACI Foundation Fellowship Recipient , and Dr. Charles Nmai, ACI President and Head of Engineering at Master Builder Solutions. The two talk about career advancement, their passion for the concrete industry, gaining valuable experience, and navigating changes in the industry.
Check out the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7SaeKuBzX8
Show notes
Erin Stewartson is an environmental engineering doctoral student at The Ohio State University under the tutelage of Dr. Lisa Burris. In her two years at Ohio State, she has had the honor of cementing her love for supplemental cementitious materials through researching the adsorption properties of coal byproducts with a desire to increase waste material integration into the construction industry. Erin is an NSF GEM Associate Fellow, NSF LSAMP URP Fellow, and an ACI Foundation Fellow who seeks to increase the spacing factor available for racially underrepresented women in STEM by fostering a community where they can express their challenges and successes judgment free.
Charles K. Nmai, FACI, is Head of Engineering at Master Builders Solutions Admixtures US LLC in Cleveland, Ohio, the leading provider of specialty construction chemicals used in the ready mixed, precast, manufactured concrete products, underground construction, and paving markets. He has been with the company since 1987 and is actively involved in technology transfer/standards activities and specification efforts to advance the use of durable and sustainable solutions in the concrete industry worldwide.
Engineering Greatness is produced by Association Briefings.
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
The American Concrete Institute presents the all-new Engineering Greatness – a brand new podcast series created for young professionals by young professions in the concrete industry. Join us as we bring together pairs of young professionals in the concrete industry engaging in intimate conversations about their life and work. Check out the trailer for season one!
Meet Your Hosts
Engineering Greatness is hosted by a diverse group of young professionals in the concrete industry - each bringing their own unique view of our industry.
Join us each month as a new duo of co-hosts engage in intimate conversations about their life and work. Season 1 co-hosts include Erin A. Stewartson, Graduate Research Assistant at The Ohio State University; Matthew Allen, Dillon Consulting Limited; Faraj Sharhstan, Bridge Maintenance Engineer; Jovan Tatar, Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware; Robert Thomas, Assistant Professor at Clarkson University; Dulce Maria Trejo, Graduate Engineer at Carrasquillo Associates, LTD; Angela Ybarra, Graduate Engineer at Pinnacle Structural Engineers; Anabel N. Merejildo, Assistant Project Manager at Yates Bird, LLC; and Piero Caputo Rodriguez, Structural Field Engineer at Haiku Corporation.