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On Being an Instructor
Note: I originally wrote this on June 5, 2022 – It’s worth sharing now…. Having just hit “Submit” on the semester final grades, I thought it would be a good time to open the laptop […]
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Chicago Veterans Ruck March 2024
On May 24, 2024, I had the chance to participate in the Chicago Veterans 10th Annual Ruck March. The 17-mile ruck was chartered to raise awareness to veteran suicide: It is estimated that 17 former […]
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Tracking Open Job Issues (Version 2.0)-Podcast Version
For the past several months, I’ve been working on a municipal improvement project. The project is located in a residential subdivision in a southwestern Chicago suburb and has required me to keep dozens of plates […]
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Tracking Open Job Issues (Version 2.0)
One of the key attributes of a good construction engineer is the ability to keep track of what is going on. Open loops. Tasks needing attention. What problems need solving. Who is solving them. I’ve […]
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Keep Paying It Forward
If you’ve been around the surveying world for the past few decades, you can appreciate how far and how fast the industry’s adoption of technology has changed the way we work. The instruments, the data […]