In our everyday lives we take a lot of the things that professional engineers and surveyors do for granted. Professional engineers and surveyors are constantly working to help protect the safety and welfare of the public. In this podcast series, NCEES highlights the work of licensed professionals within the engineer and surveying fields. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional licensure for engine ...
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Ep17: NCEES Exams Update Including Revised Format for PE Civil Exam
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This episode features a conversation with NCEES Chief Officer of Examinations Jason Gamble, P.E. Gamble provides important exam updates including the revised format to the PE Civil Exam coming in April 2024.Bởi NCEES
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Vatsal Shah, PE, PhD, D.GE Principal Engineer ANS Geo Inc. A True Leader In Engineering In this episode, Vatsal Shah talks about his work as a principal engineer at ANS Geo Inc., his efforts to mentor future engineers, and being licensed in 44 states. He has been nationally recognized by Engineering News-Record as one of the Top 20 under 40 for the…
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Nicole Hill, EIT Project Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District In this episode, Nicole Hill talks about her experiences working as a project engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in South Korea. Previously she worked for the USACE Wilmington District. Her recent accomplishments include two housing tower complexes that acco…
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Ep14: Leading with a passion for surveying
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In this episode of the podcast, NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch discusses his first nine months leading the organization, his passion for surveying, and the challenges and opportunities he sees for the profession in the future. Tim is a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in the States of Illinois and Wisconsin and has been involved in various ca…
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This episode features Bart Miller, senior principle at the national firm of Walter P. Moore. Miller is a true leader his in field and discusses his work on some of the largest sports stadiums in the country. He has received several industry honors, including “40 under 40” by Building Design and Construction Magazine in 2010, Walter P Moore’s Javier…
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This episode features Eric Lundborg, senior program engineer with Engineers Without Borders USA. Lundborg discusses how he became involved with EWB-USA, the responsibilities of his position and his role overseeing projects in East and West Africa as well as his time spent with the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone. He is a registered professional enginee…
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In this episode, NCEES Chief Officer of Examinations, Jason Gamble, provides an update on NCEES exams, specifically on exam registration numbers and testing center capacities two years into the pandemic. He also gives an in-depth look at how the transitions of the PE Civil exam and the PE Structural exam to computer-based testing are going and what…
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Ep10: Energy conservation in the aerospace and national defense industry
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Devan Tracy, P.E. Smart Buildings Team Leader On this episode professional engineer Devan Tracy discusses her leadership role on the Smart Buildings Team of a large global aerospace and defense company. A TedTalk presenter and recent GreenBiz “30 Under 30” award winner, Tracy also talks about the “extinction of sustainability” and the responsibilit…
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Ep9: Remembering 9/11 – A Flight 93 Surveyor’s Story
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David Widmer, P.L.S. President of Widmer Engineering Past President of NCEES On this episode, we honor the 20-year anniversary of 9/11 with professional surveyor David Widmer. In September 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Widmer was involved in a unique surveying project at the crash site of Flight 93 in central Pennsylvania. He shares his pro…
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Ep8: Turning ideas into opportunities
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Christine Gayron, P.L.S.President and Visionary of GdB Geospatial On this episode, Christine Gayron, P.L.S., shares how her love of mapping and a geology degree brought her to a career in surveying, acquiring her P.L.S., and eventually becoming an owner of one of the largest surveying firms in the United States. Gayron also discusses some of the mo…
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Ep7: The role of state boards in engineering and surveying licensure
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Brian Robertson, P.E., LEED AP Principal BG Buildingworks In this episode, Brian Robertson gives an inside look at what it is like to serve on a state board of professional licensure in the United States. He has been a licensed professional engineer in Colorado since 1999 and is a past chair of the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, …
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EP6: Mentoring the next generation of surveyors
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Trent Keenan, P.L.S., WRS, CFedS President and Founder of Diamondback Land Surveying, LLC Land surveying is one of the first professionally licensed professions in the United States. On this episode, Trent Keenan will discuss why fewer people are entering the surveying profession and what he and others are doing to help reverse the trend. Keenan al…
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EP5: Breaking barriers in the surveying profession
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As a 30-year professional licensed surveyor, it’s important for Karie Colburn, P.L.S., to help other females in the profession keep pushing ahead. In this episode, Colburn shares her surveying story, including what it’s like to be a female business owner, why it was important to her to become professionally licensed, and her advice to other females…
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EP4: Computer-Based Testing updates and how NCEES exams are created and scored
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In this episode, Tim Miller, NCEES Chief Officer of Examinations, explains how the engineering and surveying exams are created and scored and also provides important computer-based testing updates. This is the second episode in a two-part series about exams. In the first episode, Tim discussed the pandemic and its impact on the professional enginee…
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EP3: COVID-19: Impact and Updates on NCEES Exams
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In this episode, Tim Miller, NCEES Chief Officer of Examinations, discusses the pandemic and its impact on the professional engineering and surveying exams as well as what NCEES is doing to try and help make the testing experience as seamless and transparent as possible. This is part one of a two-part series with Tim. The second part will be releas…
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EP2: The future of surveying is brighter than ever
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Surveying offers many career opportunities. In this episode, Anna Rios, R.P.L.S., discusses the impact surveyors have on the public, what it’s like to be a female surveyor, her path to licensure, and the value of licensure. Rios earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from LeTourneau University. Inspired by working with the first fema…
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EP1: Diversifying the engineering workforce of the future
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Business performance is driven by collaboration and engagement by all members of a team and diverse teams provide more innovation. In this episode, Kevin Edwards, P.E, MBB, and the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Bechtel discusses the importance of diversifying the engineering workforce in the future and why professional licensure was an i…
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