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Feb 2023
40m 16s

Navigating a Successful Career Transitio...

Anthony Fasano, PE and James Taylor
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In this episode, I talk to Alexandra Gore, P.E., PMP, a senior project manager and Assistant Vice President at WSP USA, about how she made a career transition within her company, some of the challenges she faced during the transition, and how she overcame them. ***View the video version of this episode here. Engineering Quotes: […]

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