How can structural engineers leverage Conversational AI benefits while managing its risks?
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Author Archives : Stephanie Slocum, P.E.
Stephanie Slocum, P. E. is the author of She Engineers and Founder of Engineers Rising LLC, a firm based in State College, PA that specializes in gender-inclusive leadership and communication skills training. She is also SEI President-Elect FY24 (stephanie@engineersrising.com).
Building a bridge to a brighter future.
How will the structural engineering profession keep up in a rapidly evolving world?
This question has been on my mind for a long time and was brought to the forefront with my election to the SEI Board of Governors in the fall of 2020 as our profession grappled with the unknown long-term impacts of the pandemic.
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Stephanie Slocum, P.E.
Editorial
The Top Non-Technical Skill Structural Engineers Need in an Evolving AEC Industry
In 1996, a bespectacled nerdy high school student leaped out of her car with a movie rental. She slid in the rain, dashing to the Blockbuster drop-off a mere minute before closing. Her singular focus: to return the movie and avoid the late fees that cost more than the initial rental. That teenager was me.
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There is a skillset that makes your engineering career “recession-resistant.” That skillset is basic business development and has proven value to ALL structural engineering firms. Yet, many engineers actively avoid learning it for a variety of reasons. …
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How will the practice of structural engineering and the industry as a whole evolve from its current state? What are the opportunities and challenges in our continually changing industry? To answer these questions and more, the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) surveyed structural engineering leaders nationwide in January 2013. Questions ranged from basic demographics to operational issues, licensure, and the ranked importance of external influences on the professional in the coming decade. …
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