As I enter the latter phases of my career, I reflect on changes in how structural design documents are developed, recorded, and used for facilities and bridges around the globe. I am a Baby Boomer, so the only constant in my career has been change. …
Author Archives : Thomas A. Grogan, Jr., P.E., S.E.
Thomas A. Grogan, Jr., P.E., S.E., is Chief Structural Engineer and Director of Quality at The Haskell Company in Jacksonville, FL. He is also an NCSEA Board member, member of the NCSEA Licensure Committee and past president of FSEA, and a volunteer with ACE Mentorship. Please feel free to reach him via email at thomas.grogan@haskell.com.
I have exciting news to share with all of you. During the second week of October, from the 11th through the 14th, the structural engineering community will descend upon Washington, D.C., for the 25th annual NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit. This promises to be our best Summit yet, and I hope that you will make time in your busy schedule to join us. Attendees will include the best and brightest our profession has to offer, including our Member Organization Delegates and some of their officers, the NCSEA Board of Directors and staff, an excellent group of presenters, and many of our young members. This is your opportunity to meet and mingle with all of them. …
As our careers have developed over time, most of us can think back to that special engineer or two that spearheaded our development as structural engineers. That special bond between mentor and mentee began in an informal fashion, and it wasn’t until later in our careers that the value of that relationship was recognized. At NCSEA, we believe relationships like these strengthen the careers of those involved and significantly increase the value of participating in our organization. …