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Sep 2020
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CEA - Women in Engineering and Transport...

ISAAC OAKESON
About this episode

Powered by social movements all over the world, women are getting more and more space, visibility, and respect within areas of expertise that were mainly dominated by men some time ago, such as natural sciences and engineering. Today Melissa dives a bit into women in the engineering field and some things she's had to deal with. 

Melissa and Isaac also dive into the details of her life as a mother and an engineer, how she deals with her work-life balance, especially now with COVID and the work-from-home culture, her experiences as a woman in the field, her workload in her transportation industry, and many tips for the aspiring engineer of the future. Listen to the full episode and enjoy this inspirational story.   

Melissa is a senior consultant engineer for the roadway-highway team, and a local project operations manager at WSP in Orange County, California. This means she is the project manager for the majority of the large projects they handle, and she also helps other PMs manage the business side of projects.

Resources Mentioned

Melissa Brady - LinkedIn

WSP - Website

UDOT - Website/ Mountainview Corridor

WTS - Website

NSCE - Website

Melissa’s Book Recommendations - PMBOK / Working Towards The PMP

Chloe, The Engineer - @chloetheengineer

Civil Engineering Academy - If you need exams, solved problems or courses, make sure to check out our home base

CEA Community – Haven’t joined up on our free community? What’s wrong with you? J/K. Ok, just go there and join a group of like-minded civil engineers!

CEA Newsletter - Join over 4000 engineers like you and learn the tips and tricks to passing the FE and PE. We even have a free resource for you!

Reach out to Isaac - isaac@civilengineeringacademy.com

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