ASCE Plot Points Podcast
1) Meet Ollie the Civil Engineer
After more than a decade of experience building teams that build airplanes, Lisa Schleuter has added a new job title to her resume: children’s book author. Schleuter has published a new book called Ol...Show More
2) Episode 183: Better understanding the AI impact on the AEC industry
AI takes up a lot of oxygen in the room right now. But when it comes to specific impacts, do we have a strong industry-wide understanding? Does anyone know? Mark Coates, vice president of the Infrastr...Show More
3) Episode 182: Civil engineering as giving thanks
This Thanksgiving week we’re reminded of the deep connection between civil engineering and community service. Which of course means the civil engineers who have made that kind of generosity a way of l...Show More
4) Episode 181: Jerry Cavaluzzi and Dan Harpstead on managing risk
Infrastructure is risky business. The money is big. The stakes are high. And it’s not something that always gets talked about, but issues of risk mitigation can be some of the most important aspects o...Show More
5) Episode 180: Anna Lisonbee, on why leadership doesn’t have to wait
Anna Lisonbee is a water resources professional engineer in training for Hansen, Allen, and Luce in Sandy, Utah. And while she is admittedly still early in her career, Lisonbee is not simply passing t...Show More
6) Episode 179: Akhtar Zaman, on finding a civil engineering home
There are a lot of ways to get your message out to the masses in 2025. Social media, videos, podcasts. But not everyone can say they’ve shared their love for community and civil engineering with a mur...Show More
7) Episode 178: Rod Jones, on generous leadership
Rod Jones is a project manager for Holder Construction in Ashburn, Virginia. But even as he is progressing in his own career – ENR named him a Top 20 Under 40 in 2024 – he’s acutely aware of attractin...Show More
8) Episode 177: Isamar Escobar, on the perks of NOT being a wallflower
Isamar Escobar joined ASCE as a student several years ago. And since then, she not been a member in name only. She’s ranked among the most active of active ASCE members, planning this event, chairing ...Show More
9) Episode 176: Duncan Griffin, on integrated sustainable design
With the AI revolution upon us, it’s easy to see technology and human beings on opposite sides of a spectrum. But for Duncan Griffin, director of sustainability for HDR’s Health Design Practice, techn...Show More
10) Episode 175: Rossana D’Antonio, on what we need to know about the aviation industry
ASCE members know Rossana D’Antonio as a member of the Society’s Board of Direction. She is the executive director for NV5, a global consulting firm. Prior to that, she was the deputy director of the ...Show More