EIT: What You Need to Know Your First Years on the Job

Starting your career in structural engineering can be both exciting and daunting. This presentation is designed to equip newer engineers with some of the essential knowledge and skills needed to navigate their first year(s) on the job successfully. We will cover the crtical aspects of transitioning from academic learning to practical application, providing valuable insights into industry expectations, professional development, and effective workplace integration. Join us for an engaging session to help you build a strong foundation for a thriving career in structural engineering.

Learning objectives:

• Understanding Your Role and Responsibilities
• Effective Communication and Professionalism
• Navigating Professional Growth

This presentation is invaluable for newer engineers, managers and colleagues of newer engineers, and anyone who is preparing to hire people fresh out of college. You don’t want to miss this event!

1 hour CE credit

Registration

Free to members 

$20 for nonmembers

Speakers

Marie Bond is a structural engineer at Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA) in Chicago, Illinois. In her role as a design engineer, she has contributed to numerous projects, ranging from commercial developments to educational centers to airport concourses, gaining design experience with varied building materials including steel, concrete, and timber. She is also involved in the Earthquake and Analysis Technical Specialty Teams at MKA, as well as several professional organizations outside of MKA. Before joining MKA as a design engineer, Marie received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame and her Master of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Amber DeCarlo is a designer in the Chicago structural group of Benesch. She has worked on various engineering projects including bridge rehabilitations, highway structures, and pedestrian bridge designs. She enjoys spending time in the field inspecting bascule bridges along the Chicago River in addition to other structures throughout the greater Chicagoland area. Amber is passionate about professional networking and inter-organizational involvement, serving on multiple committees in a number of organizations including SEAOI, WTS, and the UIUC CEE Young Engineers Division.

Moderator

Luke Edwards is a junior designer within the structural engineering studio of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s Chicago office, where he has gained experience in the design of a variety of structures ranging from mixed-use high-rise towers to transportation hubs to large-scale manufacturing facilities. His professional interests are largely centered around the integration of statistical data and processes into traditional approaches of structural engineering, including the study of probabilistic loads, stochastic process-based structural reliability, and risk-informed performance-based design, with specific interest in wind loading and its consequences on the behavior of tall buildings.