Engineering Works

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews Michael Bempah, President and CEO of Pinpoint Precision Engineering, and author of "How to Become A Civil Engineer: Bridging the Gap", out last month. Michael talks about diversity, recruiting talent, his career path, and his new book.

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews Megan Elberts, Principal of Gasperec Elberts and ACEC-IL Engineering Excellence Awards committee chair. Megan fills us in on how the awards are judged, and highlights the frontrunners in design, innovation, economic impact, and more.

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews Steve Hall, Executive Vice President of ACEC. Steve talks about the big wins our industry has seen this year, ACEC's national efforts to advocate for a fix to the Research and Development Tax Credit, what else we may see get done this year, and the presidential election.

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews Steve Donahue, National director of ACEC Illinois and president of Horner Shifrin. Steve talks about ACEC National's efforts to advocate for a fix to the Research and Development Tax Credit, why it's a crucial issue for the industry, and a recent update that is a huge step in the right direction.

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews Rebecca Mason, managing director of the Transportation for Illinois Coalition. Rebecca talks about efforts to protect Rebuild Illinois funding, the projects IDOT has been able to complete this year, and what to look forward to in the spring session.

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews ACEC-IL board members and 2023-2024 PAC Champions Stacie Dovalovsky and Tom Hein. Tom and Stacie discuss the influence of the PAC, the issues the PAC supports nationally and locally, and the importance of consistent advocacy.

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews Chuck Stenzel, Senior Vice President of TranSystems.  Chuck discusses the Circle Interchange project, its focus on reuniting communities, and how it tackled one of the worst bottlenecks in the country. 

ACEC-IL's podcast "Engineering Works" interviews Andrew Keaschall, Senior Vice President of the Illinois Division Office at Benesch. Andrew discusses the billion dollar project that totally reconstructed the 8-mile I-74 bridge over the Mississippi, what it was like to work with Iowa DOT, and the benefits the project brought to the region.