Engineering Influence from ACEC

ACEC celebrates National Surveyors Week with Joe Romano, chair of the Coalition of Professional Surveyors

National Surveyors Week, March 21-27, aims to educate the public about surveying. Much of the focus of the week is in the schools, talking about the profession and getting students excited about a career in surveying.
On the program today, Joseph Romano, a principal at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services and chair of ACEC’s Coalition of Professional Surveyors, talks about National Surveyors week and the surveying sector.

Government Affairs Update for March 19, 2021

On this week's episode, we welcome back Steve Hall to talk all things PPP including a preview of next Tuesday's Small Business Committee hearing on the FAR Credits Clause and a newly scheduled T&I hearing featuring Secretary Buttigieg on the Biden Administration's infrastructure agenda.  

A Conversation with Matheson's Matt Fultz on Using Valuation to Improve Your Firm's Prospects

Matt Fultz, a principal at Matheson Financial Advisors, came on the program today to talk about firm valuations. We discuss the key factors in valuation, the steps to take to sell a firm, the most likely buyers, and why you might want to start the process today.
Matt recently presented an ACEC online class on valuation. Click here for the on-demand class.  

Government Affairs Update for March 12, 2021

On today's Government Affairs Update, we re-cap the provisions of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan and discuss the rescheduling of the House Small Business Committee hearing on the PPP FAR credits clause now set for March 23rd. 

International Women's Day Feature: A Conversation with Linda Bauer Darr, Robin Greenleaf and Beth Bauer

In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, the Engineering Influence podcast welcomed ACEC CEO, Linda Bauer Darr to the show joined by ACEC Chair-elect Robin Greenleaf and NAECE President-elect Beth Bauer to talk about the state of women in engineering and ACEC's efforts to make the industry more inclusive.  

Government Affairs Update for March 5th: Update on the PPP FAR Credits Issue

Steve Hall and Matt Reiffer joined the program to provide an update on the PPP FAR Credits Clause and to announce ACEC's participation in a House Small Business Committee hearing on the 9th focused on that very issue.  More information about the hearing can be found here.

Exploring Net Zero with Tommy Wells, Director of the DC Department of Energy & Environment

The podcast welcomed Tommy Wells, Director of the DC Department of Energy & Environment onto the program to discuss the District's work towards net zero emissions and the challenges his department is facing due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tommy was a panelist during the most recent ACEC Research Institute roundtable on the Future of Engineering, which focused on sustainability and renewables in a post-pandemic world.

Simon Goodhead of the Coxe Group Discusses How to Boost Employee Retention.

Simon Goodhead, principal of The Coxe Group, a management consultancy in Atlanta, GA, came on the program to discuss the challenges of employee retention in engineering firms and the high cost of failing to meet those challenges.
Goodhead recently presented the ACEC online class "Why Retention is You and Not Them." Click here to access the on-demand session.