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On Dec. 22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA's) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in the release of approximately 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash spilling onto adjacent land and into the Emory River. The Kingston spill is considered one of the most significant and costly events in TVA history. In a project completion fact sheet issued jointly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the TVA in December 2014, it says the cleanup took about six years, required a total of 6.7 million man-hours, and cost $1.178 billion. TVA hired various contractors to perform the post-spill cleanup, removal, and recovery of fly ash at the Kingston site. Perhaps most notable among them was Jacobs Engineering. TVA hired Jacobs in 2009 specifically to provide program management services to assist with the cleanup. Jacobs claims to have “a strong track record of safely managing some of the world's most complex engineering and environmental challenges.” It has noted that TVA and the EPA's on-scene coordinator oversaw the worker safety programs for the Kingston cleanup, approving all actions in consultation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Jacobs said TVA maintained rigorous safety standards throughout the cleanup, and that it worked closely with TVA in following and supporting those standards. Jared Sullivan, author of Valley So Low: One Lawyer's Fight for Justice in the Wake of America's Great Coal Catastrophe, studied the Kingston cleanup and followed some of the plaintiffs for more than five years while writing his book. As a guest on The POWER Podcast, Sullivan suggested many of the workers felt fortunate to be employed on the Kingston cleanup. The U.S. economy was not thriving at the time; housing and stock markets were in a funk, and unemployment was relatively high. “These workers—these 900 men and women—this disaster is kind of a godsend for them as far as their employment goes, you know. A lot of them needed work. Many of them were very, very pleased to get this call,” Sullivan explained. “The trouble is that after a year or so of working on this job site—of scooping up and hauling off this coal ash muck from the landscape, also from the river—they start feeling really, really terribly,” he said. “At first they kind of write off their symptoms as overworking themselves. In many cases, these workers were working 14-hour shifts and just pushing themselves really, really hard because there's a lot of overtime opportunities. So, that was good for them—that they could work so much, that this mess was so big,” Sullivan continued. But after a while, some workers start blacking out in their cars, having nosebleeds, start coughing up black mucous, and it becomes clear to them that the coal ash is the cause. Jacobs reports several contractors' workers at the Kingston site filed workers compensation claims against their employer in 2013. These workers alleged that conditions at the site caused them to experience various health issues that were a result of excessive exposure to coal ash. Jacobs said many of these claims were found to be unsubstantiated and were rejected. Then, many of the same workers filed lawsuits against Jacobs, even though they may not have been Jacobs employees. Jacobs says it stands by its safety record, and that it did not cause any injuries to the workers. “The case resolved early last year, after almost 10 years of litigation,” Sullivan said. “Jacobs Engineering and the plaintiffs—230 of them—finally settled the case. $77.5 million dollars for 230 plaintiffs. So, it works out to a couple hundred thousand dollars each for the plaintiffs after the lawyers take their fees—so, not tons of money.” In a statement, Jacobs said, “To avoid further litigation, the parties chose to enter into an agreement to resolve the cases.”

Texas State University's Joe Aebersold, team leader for Advanced Imaging and Visualization of Astromaterials (AIVA) at NASA's Johnson Space Center, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast to discuss his work imaging samples of the asteroid Bennu returned to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx mission.   After the mission team recovered the sample return cannister from its landing site in the Utah desert, Aebersold acquired the imagery in his role as a grant specialist with TXST's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs' (ORSP) Johnson Space Center Engineering & Technical Support (JETS) program. He and his colleague Erika Blumenfeld are charged with documenting the samples with high-resolution photography and 3D models before the materials—which range in size from large pebbles to dust—are distributed to eager researchers. Aebersold graduated from TXST in 2016 with a geographic information science degree. His journey to NASA began with a 2015 internship working on NASA's astronaut photography cataloging program through ORSP-JETS. That internship led to another in the summer of 2016 to work with Jacobs Engineering's Image Science Analysis Group. There he learned to operate a structured light scanner to make 3D models. In 2017 Jacobs hired him to a full-time position, paving the way to his current role with NASA. FURTHER READING:TXST alum shares views of rare NASA asteroid samples with the world OSIRIS-REx images Astromaterials 3-D General NASA image database

Taking light rail to new heights! In this episode of Storylines, hosts Juliana and Ricky talk to Andrew Haines and Vanessa Quinto from Jacobs Engineering about the design and construction of the new elevated Metro Parkway station. Then, hear from riders who attended the Northwest Phase II extension grand opening.

On this episode of Industrial Talk, we're onsite at Accruent Insights and chatting with Jacobs Engineering about Document Management - Challenges and Opportunities.  Here are the key takeaways: Securing operational technology with Palo Alto Networks. 0:00 Palo Alto Networks offers zero trust security for operational technology, simplifying management and providing comprehensive visibility and protection. Industrial innovation and technology adoption. 1:16 Matt McAlister, account manager of documentation at Jacobs Engineering, helps clients identify highest value metadata and document types for transition from legacy systems to new EDI and MES. Matt and his team determine what the industry looks for when identifying high value, which can include drawings, reports, schedules, and more. Scott MacKenzie emphasizes the importance of setting priorities and goals at the beginning of a project, rather than coming to him six months later with issues. Highlights the value of 3D design tools in the industry, but notes that clients often don't know how to manage and use the information provided. Jacobs Explains the difference between BIM models and digital twins, emphasizing that BIM models are part of digital twin and involve copying the model for future use. Jacobs Highlights the importance of having a standardized industry tool for receiving BIM data to facilitate maintenance and asset management, particularly for aging infrastructure. Shares their personal experience in the early days of digitizing data from flat stack rooms to create a record, emphasizing the need for a standardized approach to BIM data management. Using technology to improve efficiency in construction projects. 9:54 Scott MacKenzie and Jacobs discuss the importance of quality information in the design and construction process, with Speaker 4 highlighting the need for ongoing maintenance and change management. Jacobs Emphasizes the importance of having the right skill sets and tools, such as Revit and Navisworks experience, to tie information together and save time and money on maintenance and future projects. Jacobs explains how Meridian's partnership with Jacobs began due to their clients' need for change management and education in the 3D environment. Jacobs highlights the importance of Revit's database attached to the CAD environment, making it easy to find and update information with proper standards in place. Industrial automation, data management, and AI. 15:04 Scott MacKenzie emphasizes the importance of keeping documentation up to date in a rapidly changing industrial environment. Jacobs highlights the potential safety risks and time constraints of shutdowns when workers lack access to accurate information. Jacobs emphasizes the importance of accurate data in AI-powered simulations, citing the need for a "foundational layer data" to support future technologies. Jacobs highlights the potential of digital twin technology, but also acknowledges the challenges of interpreting AI and ensuring it does what we want, rather than what it thinks we want. Jacobs and Scott MacKenzie discuss the value of simulation in...

FOCO Talks TransportationJason Bodwell, Sen. Greg Dolezal, Rep. Rick Jasperse, James McCoy The annual Transportation Summit presented by Martin Marietta and in partnership with Forsyth County Government and the Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club. This event is an engaging opportunity to discuss the future of transportation in our county. Hear from local leaders on the challenges and opportunities our community […] The post FOCO Talks Transportation appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Maj Gen (Ret), USAF, Garrett Harencak is the President and CEO of Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS). Harencak joined Mission Support and Test Services, LLC after nearly four years as Vice President of Strategic Defense Programs for Jacobs Engineering. While at Jacobs, he also served as Deputy Program Manager of the Missile Defense Agency Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions contract, providing overall strategic vision, leadership, direction, and management for all employees, missions, projects and activities related to the contract. Harencak's organization, through his leadership, developed and communicated the vision for safe, secure, environmentally and fiscally sound contract execution with full authority and accountability to manage and integrate all contractual, financial and technical performance designed to ensure quality, cost control, timeliness of performance, effective business relations and customer satisfaction.Before joining Jacobs, Harencak served in the United States Air Force for more than 39 years and rose to the rank of Major General. Positions he has held include Commander of USAF Recruiting Command; Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration; Commander at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base; Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application (NA- 10), National Nuclear Security Administration; and Commander of the 509th Bomber Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base.Harencak holds a bachelor's degree in humanities from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a master's degree in management from Abilene Christian University, and a master's degree in national security studies from the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base. He is Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Deterrence and Assurance for the Air Force Nuclear College at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a member of the Board of Regents, Strategic Deterrent Coalition, Washington, D.C.EPISODE NOTES:Follow NucleCast on Twitter at @NucleCastEmail comments and story suggestions to NucleCast@anwadeter.orgSubscribe to NucleCast podcastRate the show

In our latest podcast, JMJ's Alan Palmer is joined by Mike Porter, Intel Project Director, and Jim Hayde, Operations Director at Jacobs Engineering, to reflect on the safety achievements of Intel's "Fab 14" major capital project which took place in Ireland 25 years ago. During the discussion, Mike and Jim share many stories and anecdotes that highlight how they created an aligned, collaborative safety culture resulting in an amazing five million worker-hours without a fatality. The project was completed with a cost saving of 7%.

Joanne Caruso, EVP and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of Jacobs Engineering, describes her journey from BigLaw to in-house leadership. She explains how she leads and builds teams and fosters collaboration. Tune in to gain valuable insights from a high-profile litigator and trusted legal and business advisor.

In this week's episode, we sit down with Sam Stanford. Sam is a Physicist & Structural Engineer for Jacobs Engineering and the host of a science and education podcast called Everything STEAM. STEAM being an acronym, and if you're not sure what it stands for, listen on to hear Sam explain it! He currently serves as a STEAM Ambassador for the Jacobs Engineering Pittsburgh office to organize education events for the public. Sam also is a Wisdom App Mentor. On the Wisdom App, Sam holds short discussions on Physics phenomena such as the concept of time, gravity, the electromagnetic spectrum and much more. In the near future, he plans to apply for a Masters program that marries his two knowledge passions which are Physics & Structural Engineering. Sam's Website:https://everythingsteam.org/Everything STEAM Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/06HUFJ2LYtPhSH6xqe5fkhElite ECO LITE Apparel:https://www.elitegraphix.org/ecolite_________________Music By Nathan Willis RIPFollow Pursuit Of Infinity:www.PursuitOfInfinity.comDiscord: https://discord.io/pursuitofinfinityYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPpwtLPMH5bjBTPMHSlYnwQSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58he621hhQ7RkajcmFNffbApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pursuit-of-infinity/id1605998093Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuitofinfinitypod/Patreon: Patreon.com/PursuitOfInfinity

Real estate is a collaborative effort and the key to success is finding the right people.   We are joined today by Josi Heron, founder and CEO at Waypoints Equity, to discuss how she is scaling her business through powerful partnerships. She believes that working with like-minded professionals will help take deals across the finish line. She also talks about forming her team and how much value her executive assistant is bringing to the company. As they continue to expand their reach, Josi offers her perspective on the market and their strategies to stay ahead of the competition and inflation.   [00:01 - 04:27] From Consultant to Real Estate Investor Josi talks about her investing journey How her consulting experience fits into her real estate career Educating herself about multifamily   [04:28 - 09:50] Building a Strong Team How Josi is investing out of state Creating connections and good working relationships Hiring the right executive assistant   [09:51 - 20:17] Growing the Business Exponentially The importance of finding strategic partners Jumping into larger deals and analyzing different markets Networking and pitching to potential partners Josi on the current condition of the market and how they are staying competitive Keeping constant contact with brokers Multifamily is still one of the best hedges against inflation   [20:18 - 21:38] Closing Segment Reach out to Josi!  Links Below Final Words Tweetable Quotes   “I built a strong enough team before I even had a property or, at least, connections that I knew I could do it.”  - Josi Heron “You don't have to create a huge company sitting on top of the pyramid. You can do a lot yourself. I have partners. They are all peers and equals.” - Josi Heron “Partnerships are a very big commitment, and I do feel like a lot of times in this industry, people jump into partnerships maybe a little too quickly because they're excited about a deal.” - Josi Heron -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Connect with Josi! Find Josephine Heron and Waypoints Equity on LinkedIn and contact her directly on the company website.   Connect with me:   I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook   LinkedIn   Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on.  Thank you for tuning in!   Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below:   [00:00:00] Josi Heron: I run it like a project. You have regular touchpoints. And, I go out usually at least once a month to visit the properties, well, and because I do value add, so there's always some kind of construction going on, you know, and then, then just keep kind of that, that rhythm of touch points. [00:00:27] Sam Wilson: Josi Herron was a senior consultant with Jacobs Engineering, and in 2020, she left her corporate job and started Waypoints Equity to fill a common need to reach financial independence and focus on what she calls her true priorities in life. Josi, welcome to the show. [00:00:41] Josi Heron: Thank you so much, Sam, for having me.  [00:00:43] Sam Wilson: Pleasure's mine. Three questions I ask every guest who comes in the show: in 90 seconds or less, can you tell me, where did you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there?  [00:00:50] Josi Heron: Sure. So I started with single family rentals, moved around a bit, so had some that way and then, where am I now, I guess, or how did I get to where I am? I start looking into larger deals as a way to transition from a lifestyle that was challenging and successful, but it was not filling all of my buckets. So learned about multifamily and today, you know, potentially three years later, I now have a portfolio of almost 400 units and growing. [00:01:19] Sam Wilson: That is awesome. You said a senior consultant. What did I read there? I know I just read your own bio and I've already forgotten. So, so a consultant with an engineering company, what does that mean?  [00:01:29] Josi Heron: Yeah. So I was actually an asset management consultant, which kind of dovetails really nicely into what I do now. It was a very large company. We worked with very large clients think like universities or military bases or cities, and we would help them prioritize budgets for their buildings and infrastructure. Hmm. And I was doing that and it was, you know, I have a little, I have an engineering background and, and degree, but I, I had kinda spun off and gone in the business world. [00:01:57] Josi Heron: And that, you know, dovetail those nicely, because as a consultant, you use a lot of personal skills and as well as, you know, some of that business, you know, kind of mindset. I learned in that role, I learned how to compete for and negotiate very large contracts. And so when I start looking into multifamily, the synergies were really obvious and also the appeal of creating my own business. [00:02:22] Josi Heron: Like in my company, I grew my team. I hired people, I built this whole program, but it always was, you know, for the corporation and, you know, so when I realized that I could do something like that for myself and for my family, you know, and grow a team and grow portfolio and manage all the assets, you know, it really was, it was an epiphany. [00:02:43] Sam Wilson: Yeah. 'Cause you get to take the skills that you built in that industry and say, Hey, wait, I can, I can use, put support the same amount of effort and do it for my own stuff, get much larger returns. When you started buying multifamily assets, how did you educate yourself? How did you get in? Tell us just a quick story on, you know, the, the way that you made it happen.  [00:03:06] Josi Heron: Yeah. So I first heard about investing, you know, as a limitate partner on a podcast, it's a business podcast and was super intrigued and that was a light bulb for me. So I knew I wanted to learn more about multifamily. I joined a kind of general investment, real estate investment group that really taught the basics of investing. Their focus was more on single family homes and finding, you know, cash flowing properties and building a portfolio that way. But because I already had that taste of multifamily, I knew like, yes, I'm gonna learn everything I can here. [00:03:40] Josi Heron: And then I'm gonna leap, you know, leapfrog to something much bigger, with multifamily. It took me about six months, you know, I went through that course and then I started networking with, some of the other large mentorship groups went to a conference and just, I was in the, yeah, I still am in the consuming all content phase, you know, like all the books I've got, 'em all behind me and, all the podcasts and just getting on everybody's calendar and talking and just learning about how to do this, you know? [00:04:09] Josi Heron: And yeah, I would say that, that was it. It took me, it took me probably nine months from that first, you know, that first moment where I realized that, that this was an option to, to being able to actually get into multifamily.  [00:04:22] Sam Wilson: That's really cool. You live in Colorado right now?  [00:04:26] Josi Heron: I do now. Yep.  [00:04:27] Sam Wilson: The, conversation we had offline, you told me that you invest primarily in the Midwest. How are you taking deals down from Colorado?  [00:04:35] Josi Heron: Yeah, so that was tricky as well. But once I realized that a lot of investors do invest, you know, maybe primarily, I don't know, I guess is both residential and multifamily from a distance as long as you can have that strong team. And so when I started looking in a couple different markets. I actually in, you know, the very beginning of the pandemic, I drove to the Midwest and I met people 'cause I really think you get so much more done in person and I've always traveled as well. And so I went out there and I started networking and I met a broker. The broker was like the first node in the connection. [00:05:15] Josi Heron: You know, she sent me to my lender, to the insurance, you know, to the property manager. And I. I built a strong enough team before I even had a property or at least, connections, that I knew I could do it. And really just absolutely key in the whole process is having a really good working relationship with your property manager. [00:05:34] Josi Heron: Once you get the property, you know, you have to be able to have, you know, I've run it like a project. You have regular, regular touchpoints. And, I go out usually at least once a month to visit the properties. Well, and because I do value add. And so there's always some kind of construction going on, you know, and, and then just keep kind of that, that rhythm of touchpoints. [00:05:54] Sam Wilson: Wow. That's the, I mean, that that's commitment. You're flying to the Midwest once a month saying, all right. You know, I'm going to go check on, check in on these assets. I'm going to meet my property managers. I'm going to make sure that these are, these projects are being run the way I want, you know, that's real commitment and I, you know, certainly appreciate that. [00:06:12] Sam Wilson: Is there a point in time when you will be able to bring on your own asset manager to kind of fill your shoes so that you can continue to focus on taking down bigger deals?  [00:06:20] Josi Heron: Yeah. And, and it's a really good question. I'm actually working through that with growing my business right now and my business coach. I have a, an executive assistant who came to me in one of the, I run two masterminds and she came to me in one of the masterminds and just had such a fire in her for this. [00:06:39] Josi Heron: And so I've been, you know, mentoring her, but I did hire her and she keeps so much my business going. I did have a project manager as well for, for a time, but my assistant is really kind of sliding into that asset management role. And I'm giving her more and more responsibilities. And it's such a godsend because you can get so muddled in the details. You think about, you know, I've got seven different properties, you know, that means seven different, you know, financial statements every month that we're looking at and it's, it's a lot and, and you can get lost, you can get overwhelmed. So yeah, I have that, you know, lined up and I'm looking as well to, to expand my team in the future  [00:07:17] Sam Wilson: With your background in growing teams, what was some of the first things that you did? What did you first give this executive assistant and said, Hey, these are things you can take off of my plate. [00:07:27] Josi Heron: So for me, and I think this may vary for everyone depending on where your strengths and interests lie. I had her create a content calendar for all of the communications that I'm putting out to, to my investors. And so, you know, we write blogs, so she, you know, kind of got on board with, with helping with that and scheduling them and all the social media posts. [00:07:51] Josi Heron: Like, I have some kind of, you know, mental block from just jumping all in on social media. And so she's been so helpful there and just organizing. Like, you know, I had documents on my computer everywhere. Now we've got a nice, you know, archiving system, you know, and yeah, I would say that's kinda where we started is just help me make those processes and, and, you know, make it smart. [00:08:15] Sam Wilson: Right. Hey, I mean, one of the things that, you know, people run into is when they don't know, when they bring somebody on, but they don't know what those processes even are yet. It sounds like you were able to overcome that by bringing somebody on that was good at building those processes. [00:08:29] Josi Heron: She is very organized and it's great, she keeps me to task. She sent me a text this morning and said, make sure the newsletter goes out. Did you finish reading it? Like, oh yeah, thanks.  [00:08:40] Sam Wilson: Those are invaluable finds. I don't know what the stat was I read. And again, I'll just make it up here, but just, just for the sake of proving your point, but it was something like, you know, for every 10 employees that you bring on, like, three of them aren't going to stick around, three of 'em will be mediocre, you know, what does that leave us with? Four left, then like two of 'em will be okay. And then two of 'em might be great. Maybe two, maybe even one. I mean, it sounds like you've found that, that one or two.  [00:09:09] Josi Heron: Yeah, I have, and I feel very fortunate and we've hired other. I guess other people by task, but not on a regular basis. Like, I have my web developer I reach out to, you know, various marketing, you know, graphics design kind of folks. But what I realized is in this business, you don't have to create a huge company, you know, where you're sitting on top of the pyramid. You can do a lot yourself. I have partners. They are all, you know, peers and equals and, help with a lot of the business as well. But then, you know, just having that assistant, we get a lot of things done. And if we can't do it, we find someone who can for whatever the task is.  [00:09:44] Sam Wilson: Right. Yeah. Absolutely task- based, professional assistance are, are absolutely a great way to go. Tell me, tell me on this. You know, I think you told me offline that everything you've bought up to this point was less than a hundred units. [00:09:57] Josi Heron: Yeah.  [00:09:59] Sam Wilson: What would you do differently now?  [00:10:01] Josi Heron: Good question. So if I was starting over now, I probably still would look for some of those small to mid level apartment buildings. They have taught me so much, but then I think I would've jumped to the bigger, the bigger buildings sooner, you know? And so for example, if I've got three properties and they make up 110 units altogether. The amount of work and effort that I put into everything with those three properties is the multiple of three versus if I had found a facility or a building that was 110 units from the beginning. And I think for me, I'm really action oriented and I, I just wanted to get out there and do it. [00:10:41] Josi Heron: And I knew I had really strong skills to, to jump in. And so I did, and I jumped in at a level that was attainable. And, but now I'm moving forward, I am looking at significant and larger deals, you know, with some very strong and strategic partners. And that's something I learned as well is partnerships are, are a very big commitment. [00:11:01] Josi Heron: and I, I do feel like a lot of times in this industry, people jump into partnerships maybe a little too quickly because they're excited about a deal. And then, that excitement wears off when you have to actually start operating , you know, and you have to know if you can work with those people. So I've spent a lot of time very strategically building partnerships of, of folks who are extreme professionals. And I think that's going to really take my business, I mean the next year or two, my business is going to, you know, grow exponentially.  [00:11:34] Sam Wilson: What are you going do first off to grow your business exponentially? When you say that there are some tangible steps, I'm certain that are in the back of your mind. What are those?  [00:11:43] Josi Heron: Yeah, so, I had been looking for a while for a different market or two to operate in. And so I went through a little bit of an analysis to find that step one. And then it's the same thing that I've done in the past is you start building out that team and those connections, but this time I'm building it with a broader lens. You know, I know exactly what I want is not a 25 unit building. You know, it's, it's something larger and, and I spend a lot of time networking and kind of interviewing and pitching prospective partners who are also interested in that market, who have similar goals and similar background to myself. And, that's the point I'm at right now. We're making offers on, you know, much larger deals than I've ever done. And it's exciting.  [00:12:30] Sam Wilson: That is interesting. You've, you said two things here: strategic partners and you said pitching partners.  [00:12:35] Josi Heron: Yeah.  [00:12:36] Sam Wilson: What are you pitching to a partner that's operating in the same market that you are? [00:12:41] Josi Heron: Sure. So I only pitched three people. It felt like dating. It was really vulnerable because basically... [00:12:51] Sam Wilson: By the way, I just want to say that, yeah, dating is terrible, so yeah.  [00:12:55] Josi Heron: Yeah. But it was, for me, it was just, I find that I have the best success when I'm focused and I was, I'm very focused on finding, you know, the right people to work with. And so it was kind of like, you know, putting, putting myself and my business out there and it, yeah. And it just basically was sharing my plan and asking if there's any interest in, in aligning and working together. And one of the individuals and I have, you know, since then, you know, grown our discussion and, and I think it's going to be a really powerful partnership. [00:13:23] Sam Wilson: When you're looking for a strategic partner, what part of the strategy are they filling, maybe that you feel like you're lacking? [00:13:31] Josi Heron: Very good question. So I've, I have filled all the roles. You know, I have led deals. I have managed deals. I've capital raised and I find my strengths are in the numbers and the asset management. And so with this particular, you know, quest, I guess I'm, I'm looking for someone who is very legitimate and brings a lot of skill and experience from outside of real estate that shows up and so they can have, you know, very strategic alliances for capital raising as well as for the lending side and, and, you know, being able to, to get these larger properties.  [00:14:10] Sam Wilson: Gotcha. Gotcha. When you say that I hear the word balance sheet partner or people like that, that can help get deals across the finish line.  [00:14:17] Josi Heron: Yeah. Yeah. But I also need someone who's an operator. I mean, we have that network where if you just want to be a key partner or a sponsor, but not do a lot of the work, you know, that, that is one thing, but I'm looking for, you know, a, a troop here who's gonna help me bring in the deals and, you know, be a sounding board for operations. And I think the way I think of it is probably more of them leading, you know, the acquisition and contributing on an equal basis on the capital raising and then, you know, shifting to myself for more of the asset management part. [00:14:53] Sam Wilson: Gotcha. Gotcha. And all, all of those parts of this, I mean, as a team sport are incredibly valuable. You know, pieces of the, or, or players on the team. I like the way you're thinking there, you know, you've grown your business on your own, but at this point going okay, if there's a way to, if there's a way to, again, as, as you said, have exponential growth, then this is the way you're going to get there. [00:15:13] Sam Wilson: So I love, I love that kind of future thinking and the, the slow play, if you will. Like you said, you know, people get into a lot of trouble in this business partnering up too soon, too early, wrong partners. And it takes time to unwind those. So that's really, really cool. Josi, here's one question for you. Multifamily is a highly competitive asset class right now. I mean, people are duking it out, you know, 20 bids, on every property. What are you doing right now to be competitive in this space?  [00:15:43] Josi Heron: It is all about relationships with brokers and their confidence in our group to close. Sellers want, you know, to have that assurance. And, you know, if, if brokers know that you can get the job done, then the, the deals, you know, they'll come to you. And even when you are competing with a lot of other buyers, they can put in a good word. So the tricky thing, and right now is we, I've shifted strategies because I used to get my deals off market, straight to me and my group. But they were smaller. And so we didn't have that competition. They're in really solid markets, but not the hottest markets. You know, and if there was competition, I would be very aggressive because there still was room for return because, you know, I could see the value in the property. [00:16:30] Josi Heron: I could see what we could do with it. It was worth, you know, really pushing that offer. Right now, we're in such an interesting place. I'm writing conservative offers and I'm not winning 'em and I don't like that. But there has to be a line, especially when you're looking at, you know, deals that are 20, $30 million, like you can't buy a deal, overpay for a deal that is not going to, you know, provide the returns that you need for your investors. [00:16:54] Josi Heron: And I really think there needs to be a shift. I think it's starting to happen with how brokers are pricing deals, especially to these really optimistic performers and then where the buyers are coming in at. So, you know, right now my strategy, I'm, you know, in constant contact with a number of brokers. We're talking about deals, I've gone out to see a number of properties, we're writing offers and we're being patient because it does not make sense to get into a huge overpriced property during this time of rising interest rates and inflation and the buyers and not the buyers, but the investors are cautious and as they should be. And so it's, I don't think it's as easy now to raise capital as it was a year ago. [00:17:36] Sam Wilson: I've heard that, you know, that's been a, that's been a comment that has come up. You're the second person to tell me this in a week that raising capital is becoming more challenging. I'm certain, you know, people are, you know, the, that capital's getting scared. I think, and people are, are holding on a little bit tighter maybe than they were a year ago, which is really, it's really an interesting time. The way this shakes out will, will be an interesting thing certainly. As you said, you know, underwriting the numbers that just don't make any sense. The, the funny part about this story is of having a conversation with somebody the other day, that was like, man, in 2016, we were looking at the property and we, you know, we got outbid at 15 million for it, right? Like, yeah, I just sold for 45 million. [00:18:18] Josi Heron: It's crazy. It makes me sick a little bit.  [00:18:21] Sam Wilson: It does a little bit. Yeah. He's like, man, they bought it for 15 million, four or five years ago and then they just sold it for 45 million and I go, yeah, that's a nice return. He couldn't make it underwrite at 15 million. He goes, this just the returns at that point with the information he had, didn't make sense. [00:18:36] Sam Wilson: And, you know, we can always play the play the speculation game, but I think it is, it is just interesting where we are. How are we remaining competitive, but yet, how are we not overpaying for stuff? It's a tricky spot to be so good for you for sticking to your guns and saying, this is where we are. And when the deals come across our desk, it makes sense. And we get to close on those, great. And if not, it, it is what it is. So, yeah. And we'll, again, I think we'll see some softening. I think we are seeing, I mean, is that, is that something you're seeing is kind of some of these softening in prices? [00:19:03] Josi Heron: Yep. Yep, exactly. I'm seeing lower offers across the board. I'm seeing surprisingly, and this is I think an opportunity I'm seeing less offers on deals and I'm seeing, sudden influx of properties on the market. All of these owners and sellers realize they might have missed the peak of prices. And so they're chasing, you know, they're chasing that growth kind of down.  [00:19:27] Sam Wilson: Right, which is kind of the beginning of an avalanche effect, I think in the sense, yeah, that it's like, oh, when, when, when a couple people start seeing FOMO and they start throwing their properties on, then other people who are sipping, you know, riding the, riding, the, the speculation game wave, they're like, oh crud, and then it just becomes a dog pile. And it just, all of a sudden you got an avalanche of properties coming on the market, which then who knows where prices go from that point.  [00:19:49] Josi Heron: Yeah. Well, hopefully they become more reasonable. And then, and then there's, you know, opportunities for strong buyers who are heavily capitalized. I think you have to really be solid in this market. And I think it will weed out, you know, some other potential buyers. I always, I do really think no matter the current market conditions or what happens in six months, like multifamily is one of the best hedges against inflation and it will, you know, continue to be a solid, solid play for any investor. [00:20:17] Sam Wilson: Right. Absolutely. Josi, absolutely enjoyed our conversation today. Thank you for taking the time to come on. Certainly learned a lot about the way you think about markets, how you guys are staying competitive, how you're growing your team, what you're doing, how you're bringing people on board. This is loads, loads of fun. The questions I didn't get to ask you about were your masterminds. We have you come back on at some other point in time, and you can talk about the masterminds that you run and things like that, but certainly learned a lot from you today. If our listeners wanna get in touch with you or learn more about you, what is the best way to do that? [00:20:43] Josi Heron: Sure. So my company is Waypoints Equity and that speaks to the various epiphanies and eye opening experiences that I've had on this journey. So waypointsequity.com is my website. At the bottom, you can click a link to contact me directly, or you can follow me on LinkedIn. It's my full name, Josephine Heron on LinkedIn, or Waypoints Equity, and I would love to connect and help anybody along their journey. [00:21:07] Sam Wilson: Certainly, we'll put all that in the show notes. Josi, thank you again for your time today. I do appreciate it.  [00:21:11] Josi Heron: All right. Thanks, Sam. 

A disruptor, educator, and transformer obsessed with human centered design, Jacobs Director, Technology & Innovation Timothy Berendt is experienced in corporate innovation, business development and strategic investments. At Jacobs, Tim is responsible for the incubation and acceleration of multiple projects including sourcing innovation and technology organizations. In his current role, he also co-led Jacobs' first Corporate Venture Capital arm and partnership strategy, structure, and processes. Tim is also a professor at Massachusetts Art College of Art & Design where he teaches entrepreneurship, human centered design, and other innovative sciences in the Master of Design: Design Innovation program.  Previous to joining Jacobs, Tim was the Head of Business Development for Aifred Health, focused on utilizing artificial intelligence to assist in clinical decision support in mental healthcare, starting with depression. Tim led Aifred's strategy, deployment and growth efforts, specifically in the United States. Aifred finished #1 in North America and #2 in the World in IBM's Global AI X-Prize and was recently highlighted in CB Insights State of Healthcare Report.Shreya Mallamula is a rising senior studying Computer Science at Virginia Tech University. Over the past semester she has had the privilege of serving as the Project Manager for the school's technical partnership with Jacobs Engineering. During the summer of 2022, she is continuing her involvement with the Consulting Group as the Director of Projects, looking for new companies/initiatives to connect with, while also working as a Cloud Engineering Consultant for Amazon AWS. Outside of the Consulting Group, she is involved with a number of Women in STEM initiatives on campus, and she also loves dancing, cooking and hanging out with her friends.Dawson Racek is a senior at Virginia Tech studying Corporate Finance and Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology. He has interned at Jacobs for over a year on the Innovation and Investor Relations teams, helping with the company's Venture Capital efforts. He is now working at RingCentral, helping to invest into UCaaS solutions. 

Podcast: Control System Cyber Security Association International: (CS)²AIEpisode: 38: Cyber Security for Manufacturing with Collin Dunn and Isiah JonesPub date: 2022-05-22Derek Harp would like to invite you, the listener, to next week's (CS)²AI Online Symposium on Secure Control Systems for Smart Manufacturing. Manufacturing is a critical sector that forms a large portion of the American economy. It has over twelve-million workers and currently has 2.3 trillion dollars of output in the US alone! The symposium will be in two parts: Part 1 will take place on Wednesday, May the 25th, 2022, at 1 pm EST. Some great prizes will be given to the participants in the question process, including some valuable industry books! Part 2 will happen in August 2022. More topics on manufacturing will be covered in the second part by some additional speakers.As a society, we take much of what gets produced within the manufacturing sector for granted, yet cyber threat actors take advantage of every vertical within that sector. Today, Colin Dunn, one of the (CS)²AI sponsors and the CEO of Fend Incorporated, and Isiah Jones, a (CS)²AI Founding Fellow and a well-known cyber security researcher and practitioner, join Derek to share their thoughts on the importance of cyber security for manufacturing. Stay tuned for more!Show highlights:Isiah saw the kind of problems that happen under normal circumstances with manufacturing baby food years ago when he was with Jacobs Engineering. Messing with manufacturing and the supply chain is sure to disrupt any society. Supply chains have many vulnerable parts and do not need any additional stress like cyber-attacks right now.There are ways to keep cyber attackers out. The symposium is a way to explore some of those options. All sectors, especially manufacturing, need to start spending more money on employing trained safety staff.One of the assets the manufacturing sector has is the safety culture.Thinking about cyber security as key to safety will help it get taken more seriously within the manufacturing sector.More attention needs to be paid to problems like ransom threats, the manipulation of logic, and intellectual property theft within the manufacturing sector.Much more action needs to be taken around security issues in the manufacturing sector. Links:(CS)²AI(CS)²AI Online Symposium Secure Control Systems for Smart ManufacturingColin Dunn on LinkedInFend IncorporatedIsiah Jones on LinkedInThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Derek Harp, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Derek Harp would like to invite you, the listener, to next week's (CS)²AI Online Symposium on Secure Control Systems for Smart Manufacturing. Manufacturing is a critical sector that forms a large portion of the American economy. It has over twelve-million workers and currently has 2.3 trillion dollars of output in the US alone!  The symposium will be in two parts: Part 1 will take place on Wednesday, May the 25th, 2022, at 1 pm EST. Some great prizes will be given to the participants in the question process, including some valuable industry books! Part 2 will happen in August 2022. More topics on manufacturing will be covered in the second part by some additional speakers. As a society, we take much of what gets produced within the manufacturing sector for granted, yet cyber threat actors take advantage of every vertical within that sector. Today, Colin Dunn, one of the (CS)²AI sponsors and the CEO of Fend Incorporated, and Isiah Jones, a (CS)²AI Founding Fellow and a well-known cyber security researcher and practitioner, join Derek to share their thoughts on the importance of cyber security for manufacturing. Stay tuned for more! Show highlights: Isiah saw the kind of problems that happen under normal circumstances with manufacturing baby food years ago when he was with Jacobs Engineering.  Messing with manufacturing and the supply chain is sure to disrupt any society.  Supply chains have many vulnerable parts and do not need any additional stress like cyber-attacks right now. There are ways to keep cyber attackers out. The symposium is a way to explore some of those options.  All sectors, especially manufacturing, need to start spending more money on employing trained safety staff. One of the assets the manufacturing sector has is the safety culture. Thinking about cyber security as key to safety will help it get taken more seriously within the manufacturing sector. More attention needs to be paid to problems like ransom threats, the manipulation of logic, and intellectual property theft within the manufacturing sector. Much more action needs to be taken around security issues in the manufacturing sector.  Links: https://www.cs2ai.org/ ((CS)²AI) https://www.cs2ai.org/xo-smart-manufacturing-2022-symposium ((CS)²AI Online Symposium Secure Control Systems for Smart Manufacturing) Colin Dunn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindunn/ (LinkedIn) https://www.fend.tech/ (Fend Incorporated) Isiah Jones on https://www.linkedin.com/in/isiahjonesakaizzy/ (LinkedIn) Mentioned in this episode: Our Sponsors: We'd like to thank our sponsors for their faithful support of this podcast. Without their support we would not be able to bring you this valuable content. We'd appreciate it if you would support these companies because they support us! Network Perception Waterfall Security Tripwire KPMG Cyber Join CS2AI Join the largest organization for cybersecurity professionals. Membership has its benefits! We keep you up to date on the latest cybersecurity news and education. https://cs2ai.captivate.fm/cs2ai (Preroll Membership)

In conversation with Jay Greenspan, Craig Martin talks about the construction company's safety journey and shares some of the inspirational stories that have shaped his lifelong commitment to an Incident and Injury-Free™ workplace. 

The Engineering Influence podcast welcomed Elizabeth Bradford from Michael Baker International and Dr. Luce Bassetti from Jacobs Engineering to discuss the future of resiliency and the need to take a programatic approach to the challenges of climate change.  Both Elizabeth and Luce are authors of a chapter in ACEC's new book: Climate Change and the Built Environment, available now.     

Wastewater has become a commodity and it's being used in many different ways around the globe! Most wastewater infrastructure throughout the United States is nearing the end of its life and communities are looking at rebuilding systems that have been in place for decades. Leisha Pica is with Jacobs Engineering where she serves as both a Global Technology Leader for Wastewater Technology, and a licensed professional civil engineer. Pica works on many projects that seek to transform aging wastewater treatment plants into new, useful, innovative, and cost effective facilities of the future! 

How can companies avoid inefficiencies and mistakes in the cloud to achieve better control? View the full video interview here. Brian Price leads Kion and the strategy to achieve the company's mission to make people's lives easier in the cloud. Before co-founding the company, Brian built software and led software teams at several industry leaders, including Northrop Grumman, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Jacobs Engineering to name a few.

Jeff DenBleyker of Jacobs Engineering joins Emily Lewis to discuss highlights from 2021 and trends and themes for 2022. More information on topics talked about in this episode can be found in the previous episodes below:Matt Yost - Episode 66: Agricultural EfficienciesMoleaer - Episode 61: Nanobubbles Will Blow Your Mind!

Die Aktien im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum tendierten am Dienstag uneinheitlich, da die Anleger die Reaktion des Marktes auf die Entscheidung von US-Präsident Joe Biden, Jerome Powell für eine zweite Amtszeit als Vorsitzender der Federal Reserve zu wählen, abwarteten.Der Dow Jones Industrial rettete noch ein Plus von 0,1 Prozent auf 35  620 Punkte über die Ziellinie. Für den marktbreiten S&P 500 ging es zunächst auf ein Rekordhoch bei knapp 4744 Zählern und am Ende um 0,3 Prozent abwärts auf 4683 Punkte. Der Nasdaq 100 erklomm zunächst ebenfalls einen weiteren Höchststand bei fast 16 765 Punkten und ging mit einem Minus von 1,2 Prozent bei 16 381 Zählern aus dem Handel.Mit einem Minus von 0,3 Prozent auf 16 116 Punkte schlug sich der Dax am Ende doch einigermaßen ordentlich. Der MDax mit den mittelgroßen Börsenunternehmen schloss 0,7 Prozent tiefer bei 35 663 Punkten. Heute wird der Dax im Minus bei 16 014 Punkten erwartet.Heute werden die Einkaufsmanagerindizes für das verarbeitende Gewerbe und den Dienstleistungssektor sowie die Markit PMI Indizes für Deutschland und die Eurozone veröffentlicht.In den USA stehen neben dem Redbook ebenfalls die Markit PMI Indizes an.Geschäftszahlen kommen von Analog Devices, Autodesk, Best Buy, Dollar Tree, Gap, HP, Jacobs Engineering und Medtronic.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/kommponisten)

Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26 include Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, TPI Composites, Schneider National, Knight-Swift Transportation, FREYR, Fisker, Alstom, NARI Technology, SINOPEC Engineering Group, Covestro, Rexel, Ørsted, Siemens Energy, FirstEnergy, Sunrun, PAVE infrastructure ETF, Parker-Hannifin, Xylem, Jacobs Engineering, Martin Marietta, Cleveland-Cliffs, Xcel Energy, United Rentals, VOTE ETF, Plug Power Inc., Brookfield Renewable Partners PODCAST: Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26 Transcript & Links, Episode 71, November 19, 2021 Hello, Ron Robins here. Welcome to podcast episode 71 published on November 19, titled “Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26” — and presented by Investing for the Soul. investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing news, commentary, information, and resources. Remember that you can find a full transcript, links to content – including stock symbols, quotes, and bonus material – at this episode's podcast page located at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts. Now, just a reminder. I do not evaluate any of the stocks or funds mentioned in this podcast. Furthermore, if you're concerned about the ESG and sustainability ratings of any stock or fund included in this podcast, check your broker's online site for such information. If your broker doesn't have this information, signup for free with Morningstar and you can gain access to company and fund ESG-sustainability ratings. Please note, I receive no compensation from Morningstar or anyone else covered in these podcasts. Also, if any terms are unfamiliar to you, simply Google them. ------------------------------------------------------------- Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26 (1) Several of today's articles relate in some way to COP26. Here's the first titled, Following COP26? Look at These 3 Sustainable Investing Strategies and 40 Stock Picks. It's by Jack Denton writing in Barron's. Now please excuse my improper pronunciations of company names in these quotes from this article. Quote. “Interested in the renewables sector? Morgan Stanley says… Look at China Jushi (600176.China), Jiangsu Zhongtian Technologies (600522.China), Luoyang Glass (1108.H.K.), Engie (ENGI.France), Ørsted (ORSTED.Denmark), Siemens Energy (ENR.Germany), FirstEnergy (FE), and Sunrun (RUN). For energy storage… Ganfeng Lithium (1772.H.K.), Panasonic (6752.Japan), Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (603799.China), and QuantumScape (QS) are worth checking out. Across hydrogen… Morgan Stanley identifies Beijing SinoHytec (688339.China), China Petroleum & Chemical (0386.H.K.), Johnson Matthey (JMAT.U.K.), NEL (NEL.Norway), Air Products (APD), Enbridge (ENB), and New Fortress Energy (NFE) among the potential winners. Attractive bets in sustainable alternative fuels… include major oil companies Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX), as well as HollyFrontier (HFC) and Marathon Petroleum (MPC). The developing field of carbon capture, utilization, and storage offers picks including: Bayer (BAYN.Germany), ConocoPhillips (COP), NextDecade (NEXT), and Occidental Petroleum (OXY). Opportunities in electric transportation and green mobility still abound… Familiar electric-vehicle stocks such as Tesla (TSLA), NIO (NIO), and Li Auto (LI) make Morgan Stanley's list, as do TPI Composites (TPIC), Schneider National (SNDR), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), FREYR (FREY), Fisker (FSR), and Alstom (ALO.France). Renovation and energy efficiency also offer options… NARI Technology (600406.China), SINOPEC Engineering Group (2386.H.K.), Covestro (1COV.Germany), and Rexel (RXL.France) are among the potential plays. Morgan Stanley's view is that there are also many stocks facing headwinds… from the trend of decarbonization, including sectors such as energy; power and utilities; cement; chemicals; coal; metals and mining; industrials; automobiles; airlines; and shipping.  In particular, it is bearish on stocks including Consolidated Edison (ED), Continental Resources (CLR), XCel Energy (XEL), Ford Motor (F), BMW (BMW.Germany), Nissan (7201.Japan), American Airlines (AAL), Deutsche Lufthansa (LHA.Germany), and Air France-KLM (AF.France), among others.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26 (2) Now, turning to infrastructure. Another favorite of ethical and sustainable investors, there's this article titled Infrastructure stocks on watch after bill passes Congress. Four under-the-hood ways to play it by Keris Lahiff. It appeared on cnbc.com. Here are some quotes. “‘'I think that the (PAVE infrastructure ETF) is a great way to gain exposure…' Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer, says it has more room to run…Wald told CNBC's ‘Trading Nation' on Monday. ‘We're bullish on that industry because it is indeed reclaiming its leadership… It has also outperformed the S&P 500 this year, climbing more than 35%...' Wald highlights diversified motion and control parts manufacturer Parker-Hannifin as one stock at the top of his watch list… Shares have jumped this month, rising by 11%. The broad-based S&P 500, by comparison, is up just 1%. Nancy Tengler, chief investment officer at Laffer Tengler Investments… Prefers to play the group through individual stocks rather than the PAVE ETF. She picked out three names she believes have upside potential. ‘Xylem is a beneficiary of the $55 billion water spend that's been allocated in the bill,' she said in the same interview. ‘This is significant spending for water. The state appropriation bills are somewhere in the $2 [billion] to $2.5 billion range annually. This is $55 billion over five years.' ‘Then, for the highways portion of the bill, we like Jacobs Engineering. So think about the $40 billion that's being spent for bridges, that's going to benefit engineering and construction companies, and then Martin Marietta, which is obviously just the asphalt for the road,' said Tengler. Xylem, Jacobs and Martin Marietta Materials… this year all are up by at least 30%, while the S&P 500 has climbed 25%.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26 (3) Now for my second article on infrastructure. It's titled, 3 Stocks That Could Win Big Under Biden's Infrastructure Bill by Matthew DiLallo, Neha Chamaria, and Reuben Gregg Brewer. Here are quotes from the authors on their picks. “1. Reuben Gregg Brewer chooses Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) Over the past couple of years Cleveland-Cliffs has turned itself from a steel industry supplier into an integrated steelmaker that also sells key competitors iron ore pellets and other steelmaking inputs… Cleveland-Cliffs could also be benefiting from increased demand for its steelmaking ingredients… It is, thus, heavily leveraged to the elevated steel demand likely to come from increased infrastructure spending… Cleveland-Cliffs' stock is the best-performing North American steel mill over the past year. However, thanks to the mergers used to create it, the steelmaker also has the most leverage, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.3 times, twice as high as the next competitor. 2. Matt DiLallo likes Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) The infrastructure package includes significant funding for the energy transition to cleaner alternatives… That aligns perfectly with Xcel Energy's investment plan. The utility has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and is investing billions of dollars to achieve that bold goal.   In addition to investing heavily in renewable energy, Xcel Energy is spending billions of dollars on upgrading its transmission system. It's also building EV infrastructure, including installing charging stations in major transportation corridors and underserved communities… The company said it could invest up to $4 billion over the coming decade on hydrogen-related projects to blend that emissions-free fuel into its natural gas system… The company could tap into government-funded programs from the infrastructure bill to support its spending plans. That could enable it to achieve its decarbonization efforts while creating significant value for shareholders by growing its earnings and dividend.    3. Neha Chamaria recommends United Rentals (NYSE: URI) As federal spending on infrastructure picks up, so should demand for heavy machinery like the ones United Rentals rents out. In fact, the company is already witnessing higher demand even before federal spending kicks off… Growth of 22% in its third-quarter rental revenue encouraged United Rentals to upgrade its outlook… United Rentals looks well positioned to win as infrastructure spending in the U.S. gathers steam.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26 (4) Now, this is a new style ESG ETF, Article's title is VOTE: ESG Activism in an ETF. It's by Neena Mishra of Zacks. Quote. “In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Yasmin Dahya Bilger, head of ETFs at Engine No. 1, about activist investing through an ETF. The activist investment firm had sent shock waves through Corporate America in May when it targeted Exxon Mobil XOM and successfully placed three candidates on the board of directors. The Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF VOTE, which started trading in June, intends to encourage transformational changes in companies through shareholder activism. The fund invests in 500 of the largest US public companies and comes with an expense ratio of just 0.05%. VOTE is an excellent alternative to standard S&P 500 ETFs for ESG focused investors since they can get a similar financial performance while participating in efforts to bring transformational changes in portfolio companies. Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL are the top holdings in the market cap weighted ETF, which has already gathered about $250 million in assets.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26 (5) Honorable Mentions These are ethical and sustainable investment recommendations worth reading about but I hadn't the space to review them in this podcast. 1. Title: 3 Solid Climate Tech Funds for Investors – appearing on Morningstar.com by Sylvester Flood. Quote “Bill Gates has said that the next generation of FANGs… will be climate tech companies.” End quote. 2. Title: New BlackRock Minimum Volatility Factor and Fixed Income ESG ETFs Provide More Choices to Putting Sustainability at The Core of Investment Portfolios -- on Business Wire. Press release. Quote “These funds further enable our clients to build strong portfolios customized to their sustainable goals and navigate the transition to a low carbon economy.” End quote. UK Focused picks 1. Title: ACE 40 ethical rated list: Interactive Investor completes annual review. Quote “In performance terms, 48% of active funds on ACE 40 are in 1st and 2nd quartile versus peers over one year to end September 2021, with 79% in 1st/2nd quartile over three years and 91% over five years.” End quote. 2. Title: The Best ISA Investment Funds In November 2021 -- on moneyfacts.co.uk. By Derin Clark. Recommendations associated with Renewable Energy 1. Title: Why Solar Energy Stocks Are Suddenly Hot Again – on the Motley Fool. By Travis Hoium. Quote “Headwinds have turned into tailwinds for the solar industry.” End quote. 2. Title: Green Energy Stocks - Why Now is the Time to Invest from the blueandgreentomorrow.com site). By Sean Mellon. Quote “We've chosen to focus on stocks listed on the coveted and tech-led Nasdaq 100, according to the index's most recent performance and data.” End quote. 3. Title: Why Solar Energy Stocks Jumped Thursday again on the Motley Fool. By Travis Hoium. Quote “The U.S. government rejected a request for solar tariffs, and investors liked what they heard.” End quote. 4. Title: Five climate ETFs for a post-COP26 world on etfstream.com. By Jamie Gordon. Quote “Investors can rest easy knowing a glut of ESG ETF launches in recent years means they are bound to find products matching their climate convictions.” End quote. 5. Title: 3 Climate Tech Stocks To Watch In The Wake Of COP26. By Josh Dylan on Nasdaq.com. Quote “Top Climate Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now Daqo New Energy Corporation (NYSE: DQ), Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP), Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG).” End quote. Incidentally, Daqo is a controversial pick as it is accused of using forced labor. ------------------------------------------------------------- Ending Comment Well, these are my top news stories with their stock and fund tips -- for this podcast: “Great Stock and Fund Picks Post COP26.' To get all the links, stock symbols, or to read the transcript of this podcast -- and more -- go to investingforthesoul.com/podcasts and scroll down to this episode. Also, be sure to click the like and subscribe buttons in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you download or listen to this podcast. And please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Let's promote a better post COVID world through ethical and sustainable investing! Contact me if you have any questions. Stay well and healthy—and conscious about the ethical and sustainable values of your investments! Thank you for listening. Talk to you next on December 3. Bye for now. © 2021 Ron Robins, Investing for the Soul.

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Jennifer House is Vice President and Geographic Operations Manager leading the operations and growth of the Southwest Geography (SWG) for Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Based in Jacobs' Englewood, Colorado office, Jennifer leads a team of over 640 staff for buildings and infrastructure market across eight southwest states. Jennifer has a demonstrated history of working in the civil engineering industry, specializing in operational leadership, strategic growth and sales, community outreach, and project management. On this week's show, Jennifer shares her professional journey, discusses the vital work Jacobs Engineering does for American infrastructure, dives into the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19, and goes in depth about the importance of women pursuing careers in STEM fields.  Hosted by Colorado Business Roundtable President Debbie Brown.

On Episode 013, Garland interviews Alberto Vela, Managing Director, Project and Construction Management Group - SW United States at CBRE | HEERY.Highlights of Episode 011:Albert Introduction - 00:47Growing up in East LA - 02:40Lessons from Alberto’s mother - 09:00Living legacy 15:50Belonging as the only - 19:45Advice to 21 year old Alberto - 23:00Giving back and paying it forward - 28:20Inclusion in my industry looks like - 36:35Full Circle - 38:13Afterthoughts - 39:42Alberto Vela is Senior Vice President at CBRE | Heery, overseeing project and construction management group for the Southwest Region. Prior to CBRE, he served in similar roles at AECOM, Samsung C&T, URS, and Jacobs Engineering.He serves in a leadership role at CBRE's Hispanic and Latino ERG: Hola.Mr. Vela holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from Cal State Los Angeles.Connect with Alberto:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvela/NAIOP https://www.naiop.org/-/media/About-NAIOP/Diversity-Resources/August-2013-Commercial-Real-Estate-Diversity-Report.ashx?la=en// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:Web: garlandfuller.comInstagram: @FullCircleWithGarlandLinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller

Nahara Caraballo chats with Cathy Burns of Jacobs Engineering about the state of development around autonomous vehicles and ways that this technology can help employees who are blind and visually impaired. MCB Commissioner David D’Arcangelo also weighs in during the Commissioner’s Corner.

Kyle Akin is a veteran, business owner and a Grants Pass native. Listen in as Kyle openly shares his successes and challenges during the pandemic and his encouraging words to business owners in the community and those who want to own a business in the future. To learn more about Crescendo Spirits and their fine products ➡️https://www.crescendospirits.com/ Also, be sure and head over to your liqueur store in town and pickup some of their fine products.

As much as we are in a hurry to see change, being thoughtful about it can pay dividends in the long term. Balancing these two forces out - takes real leadership. So who will win the race? The Sustainability Tortoise or the CleanTech Hare?Let us hear how our Season 1 experts determined when it was the right time to act fast, and when they made decisions slowly.Interview by Jimmy Jia (www.jimmyjia.com)Music by Sean Hart (www.seanhart.com)Website: www.leversforchangepodcast.comShow Notes“Our philosophy was just - fail fast”“The decisions about major investments were made slowly”Welcome to this compilation episode of the Levers for Change Podcast. I'm your host, Jimmy Jia.As much as we are in a hurry to see change, being thoughtful about it can pay dividends in the long term. Balancing these two forces out - takes real leadership. So who will win the race? The Sustainability Tortoise or the CleanTech Hare?Let us see how our Season 1 guests grappled with the decisions placed in front of them.Shilpa Patel, ClimateWorksA decision that seems to have the support of the team. Because, remember, you very rarely do these things solo. You have teams of people you talk to and you have the overall support of the team. it’s a much easier to take rather than something dissonant.Jimmy Jia (JJ): That was Shilpa Patel, talking about her experience at the World Bank and the International finance corporation. Decisions can be fast if all of the stakeholder engagement has already occurred. This was a running theme across the podcast series. Steve Klein, former CEO of Snohomish PUD, defined his autonomy as what was within the strategic plan.Steve Klein, former CEO, Snohomish PUDI could definitely operate within the bounds of the budget and the strategic plan. I believed and followed through very strongly to be on the same page with the board. So therefore, I put together a strategic plan that wasn’t just grand platitudes. It had specific targets and statements of positions on things so that I would have the flexibility. Then when we set the budget up, I would go to the board and explain how this budget I presented to them carries out this strategyJJ: Some decisions happened surprisingly fast, as Jackie Drumheller of Alaskan Airlines relayed in the removal of plastic straws from the airline.Jackie Drumheller, Sustainability Director, Alaskan AirlinesRemoving plastic straws from people’s cups – almost overnight, it was that simple. It was like, “hey that’s a great idea. Yeah, this is good timing.” - “ok.” - “Let’s use up our stock and then we’re done.” - “Ok”. Once we finally decided now was the time, because we had been talking around and never did it. When we said let’s do it, we just did it!JJ: Even then, there was consensus among the stakeholders. Rich Sonstelie, former CEO of Puget Sound Energy, believed in the power of teams.Rich Sonstelie, Retired CEO, Puget Sound EnergyDecisions that had to be made quickly, and therefore were, had to do with getting the right people into the right place. Any utility executive, whether at the CEO level, the managerial level, vice present, or whatever, is only going to be as effective as his or her subordinates are effective. The CEO’s ability to “get things done” is relatively limited. The thing that had to be done relatively quickly all the time was to get the right people into the right job. If there were people that had to be removed, in the utility industry, you did that rather gently, but you had to do it. You have to get the right people in place. I think people make mistakes in all kinds of companies, including utilities, when they sit there and watch non-performers and don’t do anything about it.JJ: Brewster Earle of Comfort Systems reflected that the executives had much autonomy and making fast decisions was within the scope of the company.Brewster Earle, former EVP Energy Systems, Comfort System USAOur philosophy was just fail fast. If something came in, we’d get the right people into a room and just have at it for whatever it took, an hour, two three, about an opportunity to make some changes and make some decisions. Everybody would get the chance to present their perspective and then collectively we would decide. And if we were gong to amek a decision, we were going to go as fast as we possibly could and then adjust to what happened going forward. If there was change or if it didn’t work out like we thought, we’d simply reassess. We’d literally take the hit, said OK, that was a mistake, we’re going to stop doing that.JJ: So what are the limits to this autonomy? Is the mantra always making fast decisions? Of course not. So when are decisions made intentionally slowly? Brewster?Brewster Earle, former EVP Energy Systems, Comfort System USAThe actual situation in a large company like that was, who else might this impact? If this could have any kind of negative impact on a sister operating company, or even reflect poorly on Comfort, if we were taking that kind of risk, we would move very slowly and we’d engage a whole bunch of people to get other opinions, particularly those who might be impacted.JJ: Thus if fast decisions happen because the consensus was already built, it is the consensus-building process that takes a long time. Rich Sonstelie elaborates:Rich Sonstelie, Retired CEO, Puget Sound EnergyThe decisions about major investments were made slowly. They were made slowly both because the investments tended to be so large, which they are, and utility boards tend to be conservative by their nature, and should be. They should be people who ask tough questions and don’t readily venture out into new ventures. And we have all of these parties that we’ve been talking about, to convince that this makes sense. You don’t just jump into these investments when you can have regulators decide they weren’t prudent and you never recover the costs. Things like that are what brings utilities to bankruptcy.JJ: And when stakeholder agreement requires the entire company’s participation , decisions might seem super slow! Sabrina Watkins noticed this in running Sustainabiltiy at ConocoPhilllipsSabrina Watkins, former Global Head of Sustainability, ConocoPhillipsWhen you think about the sustainability of the company, is the whole company. In some sense, there is a lot of autonomy in a sustainability group because there’s a function that you are responsible for called sustainability. In then if you look at it in a different way, there’s no autonomy whatsoever because in order to actually get anything done, it requires action by folks outside of the group. To actually move the company forward in sustainability, requires the action of people all over the company.JJ: Slow and steady wins the sustainability race. Karen Wayland mentioned the Quadrennial Energy Report as an example. It is a massive report, published by the Department of Energy, that reviewed the energy issues across the entire United States.Karen Wayland, kW StrategiesI think the Quadrennial Energy Reivew. It took us not quite two years to do this huge inter-agency bill, where we had hundreds of different research projects with the national labs that fed in and were synthesized and written and we had many inter-agency meetings and meetings with the White House and stakeholders and that was a long process. The end result was a really incredible report that I’m really proud of having being part of. That turned into legislation that was signed by the president. So it was worth doing it right and doing it comprehensively.JJ: Sustainability is a long-term goal. Jameson Morrell of Jacobs Engineering reminds us to keep an eye on the ball, even when no one else is paying attention to the Sustainability Game.Jameson Morrell, Sustainability Intelligence, Jacobs EngineeringWhere it’s really slow I think are in areas where we’ve stalled. The pressure has changed or progress has been made good enough. These are long-term risks that certainly impact the bottom line and sometimes in those business cycles we stall out. It’s the ability to have the patience to say we got a good strategy, we’ve got a good plan, we understand we need to address that, it’s just the wrong time. There are different material risks that are more pertinent right now to survive as a company, and so it’s trying not to lose sight of those. It’s trying to say ‘these are still a priority, but we’re going to table them this year.”JJ: Steve Kline, you get the last word. It's about expectation setting of any decision, regardless of whether it's fast or slow.Steve KleinI think the key to any CEO is that you never want to surprise the board. You always want to bring the board along. I followed that same theory even when a problem arose. Some people thought I was foolish or silly to do this but I even did it when I was an early supervisor and manager before I was a CEO. When a significant problem would come up, I’d go to my boss and say “I’ve just become informed of this significant problem” And I knew the first thing they’d say. And before they could get it out, I’d say, “Here is the plan I intent to implement to address this and I will keep you appraised if these milestones aren’t met”. They don’t find out about it from someone else. They know I’m on top of it already. So if their boss came to them and said that they’ve heard about a problem, my boss could say, “hey don’t worry about it”.JJ: In summary, take your time in building a stakeholder group correctly. It will help you sprint faster and with a stronger mandate if you do. To find out more, visit us at www.leversforchangepodcast.com and look for the What If Sandbox retreats. It is here where stakeholders meet and collaborate across many cleantech sectors.Thanks again for listening to this compilation episode. Again, my name is Jimmy Jia. The music is by Sean Hart. I hope the advice given by the experts will help you in your journey as you search for your Levers for Change.

Jobs. They are on the top of everyone's minds, and sustainability jobs even more so. Millennials are even willing to take a fairly substantial pay cut in order to move in a job with more sustainability responsibilities.My name is Jimmy Jia. In this bonus episode of the Levers for Change Podcast, we compile the advice and suggestions given by our Season 1 experts on how to best enter the sustainability workforce as well as what expertise the sector needs.To hear the full interviews, please go to www.leversforchangepodcast.com. Season 2 will be launching this Fall of 2020 and we will announce more details soon.Let us start with Jackie Drumheller of Alaskan Airlines, who told us what to do; and Jameson Morrell of Jacobs Engineering who told us what not to do.Jackie Drumheller, Sustainability Director, Alaskan Airlines· I get a lot of intern application. You can be looking at 300 applications and I would throw out every single one where the person didn’t reach out to me independently during the resume process. Because there’s no point. You have to be a self-starter, you have to have initiative and you have to have drive.· If you’re just sending in an application to our giant HR-in-the-cloud, you’re not demonstrating any sort of initiative. Show me that you’ve started a composting collection in your school or you’ve persuaded management in your job to get rid of water bottles. Because then you know what it really takes to implement sustainability initiatives in the workplace. Then you really understand what it took to relay the business case or how to influence people or how the organization works. And then you have the passion and persistence to get it done.JJ: Thanks Jackie. So Jameson, what shouldn't we do?Jameson Morrell, Sustainability Intelligence, Jacobs Engineering· The biggest mistake I see? You go into LinkedIn or a job description on a job board and you google search for “sustainability”. And you see the name “Sustainability Manger” or “Sustainability Director” or something like that. It’s like the front door of a crowded restaurant.· There’s a lot of people who are focused on that word. You can easily walk around the back and become a cook for a year, and move right into that sustainability job. And so that’s my advice. Study something that you love and augment it.JJ: It’s good to know that there are many impactful jobs, even if they don't have sustainability in the job title. So then what type of job titles should you be looking for? Sabrina Watkins of ConocoPhillips tells us where to look.Sabrina Watkins, former Global Head of Sustainability, ConocoPhillips· Everywhere! It’s a silly answer but it’s actually quite true. I have had so many mentoring sessions with professions who want to do more in sustainability but they are in information technology, or they want to do more in sustainability but they are a mechanical engineer. Honestly, all of those skillsets are needed to move the company forward in sustainability.· We need to have interest and aptitude. It takes an engineer to sort out a new piece of equipment that could reduce emissions and to understand what sort of emissions monitoring equipment is best suited for our operations.· It needs people who are good at social engagement to work with communities to really understand what they’re expectations are of the company and not someone who isn’t skilled at that sort of conversation and just clams up.· I think there’ slots of way to contribute to sustainability. If you want to be in a sustainability group, then it requires both academic work in sustainability as well as depth of expertise in a particular industry.JJ: Brewster Earle of comfort systems debunks the notion that sustainability jobs require a college education, saying we need more technicians.Brewster Earle, former EVP Energy Systems, Comfort System USA· It’s purely technicians. The technical tradespeople. The workforce is aging. It is quite interesting and shocking. The notion that college is the preferred path, I can’t debunk that enough. It’s simply not true. Some people would be great at trades and can make a good living. That’s the big challenge in the industry at the whole. We need more tradespeople that can look at a plot of land and make something out of nothing. make some grow out of nothing.JJ: Steve Klein couldn't agree more. He used to be the CEO of Snohomish PUD, a major utility, and he had to hire many tradespeople.Steve Klein, former CEO, Snohomish PUD· We put so much emphasis on college and getting advanced degrees and here we are dying to find line electricians and meter technicians that, with overtime, make over $120,000 a year and we can’t find people to fill those jobs. Certainly, it’s a very fulfilling career. And based on today, it’s not swinging a hammer. It’s some physical work, but it’s still a lot of mental work because everyone carries a laptop nowadays. All of these systems are complex so even if you’re tweaking it with a screwdriver, you got to understand the technology.· Then you go beyond that, utilities get involved with everything. They have accountants. They have biologists, particularly here in the Northwest where with hydro projects, we are managing fish protection. In terms of the electrical energy side, there are many different sides of it. When I was in college, you had to specialize in power engineering. Now there’s many different areas to look at.JJ: What if you're looking for a promotion rather than looking for a new job? As Rich Sonstelie, retired CEO of Puget Sound Energy says, take an interest in how the business works beyond your day-to-day duties.Rich Sonstelie, Retired CEO, Puget Sound Energy· For those like me who came in like I did with an MBA, prove that you’re really interested in the utility business. This concept of MBAs coming into companies and thinking that they’re prepared to go into top management immediately, boy, what a way to alienate everybody around you.· Again, show that you’re interested in the big picture. Quiz your leaders about why we’re doing this. Tell me who else is involved.· I think the older business people delight in young people who ask questions. There’s a lot to learn from the mid-career, late career folks. It’s very flattering really.· I had people in the latter part of my career, who came and ask for a meeting and my assistant always knew that my door was always open. Some great people came to ask some really great questions. And I got to know them a little as well. And I don’t think it hurt either of us.JJ: Learn the business process, yes. Also, learn the political process, as Karen Wayland who spent a career in Congress and the Department of Energy, reminds us.Karen Wayland, kW Strategies· I think everybody should have a stint in Washington. I look on Facebook and Twitter and I listen to the conversations I have when visiting friends and family outside Washington and they really, truly do not understand the process. I think it’s useful to have a better understanding of the process so that you’re more forgiving of the process and not so cynical about it or misinformed about it.· For instance, the framers of the constitution, envisioned things moving fast in the House and things moving slow in the Senate and of the thousands of bills that are produced every year by the 535 members, very few of them ever become law, by design.JJ: Where you find a job might be surprising. The most unexpected companies might be hiring people with expertise in climate. Shilpa Patel of ClimateWorks elaborates:Shilpa Patel, ClimateWorks· There’s so many entry points now. I think the financial sector as a whole recognizes that this is a critical thing we have to deal with. You can do it in banks, certainly the investment banks, the private equity or funds that are focused on environment and climate.· You can do it through philanthropy, a think tank, like WRI, you can certainly do it through a multi-lateral development bank. All of them have climate as a priority.· The corporate world is very much looking into this. And very frankly, even the oil and gas majors are looking at climate and what it will do to their business. I think you can influence and work on climate finance in so many different was now.JJ: Lastly, here are some skills to succeed.Jameson Morrell· Understand system thinking. Understand what’s new.· Get your foot in the door of an organization you want to work for. And when your foot’s in the door, find those people because the teams are in there and they’re cross-functional teams and they’re moving somewhere.· And then from there, you can move all over the place.JJ: To summarize, it's not about looking for a sustainability job title. It's about turning your job into a sustainability job. I have heard of CFOs going to Green Team meetings to find people to promote because those who attended were working towards the company succeeding, not just their own careers. Those people cared about how the business worked, improving its functions and building cross-functional teams. In essence, they were learning how to lead.Thanks again for listening to this compilation episode. Again, my name is Jimmy Jia. I hope the advice given by the experts will help you in your journey as you search for your Levers for Change.Visit our website at www.leversforchangepodcast.com for additional podcasts, books, courses, and other resources.Interview by Jimmy Jia (www.jimmyjia.com) Music by Sean Hart (www.seanhart.com)Website: www.leversforchangepodcast.com

Evan and Brian discuss what happened in the stock market for the week of 07/13/20. They cover analysis on Jacobs Engineering (J), Eagle Materials (EXP), Gold, Silver, and the Materials Sector ETF (XLB). Support the show (https://everydayproinvestor.com/)

Utah Agricultural Water Optimization Task Force – A discussion with Rep. Tim Hawkes and Jeff DenBleyker of Jacobs Engineering on the formation, purpose, and practices of the Task Force. Highlights include why focusing on agricultural water efficiencies is critical to solving Utah's water growing water demand and how to make those practices benefit local producers.

The Preconstruction Podcast is doing a series on BIM and VDC, we kicked the series off with a chat with leading BIM Director Brian Myers. Brian is a BIM advocate across the US and teaches BIM via LinkedIn Learning, that along with working for the largest architectural and engineering firms on the globe make Brian the prime candidate to kick off The Preconstruction BIM and VDC series. Enjoy, feel free to like and share this episode with your peers. If you would like to make an appearance on the Preconstruction Podcast please drop us a text via (646)503-5594. Estimator Estimating Construction Preconstruction Building Information Modeling BIM VDC Virtual Design Construction Commercial Construction Preconstruction Managers Design & Build St Louis BIM Guru Niche Specialist Staffing Partners Niche SSP Brian Myers Gareth McGlynn

Supply Chain. That is what Jameson Morrell of Jacobs Engineering starts with when diagnosing sustainability at any company. It’s the upstream and downstream impacts that a company needs to be aware of for its own impact.This journey started as an army chef and a small business owner, where Jameson got to view the supply chain up close. Those lessons served well when working for DHL and tackling the carbon footprint of one of the world’s largest logistics companies.Today, as the practice lead for Sustainability Intelligence at Jacobs Engineering, he uses his experiences to help Fortune500 clients create, implement and execute on their sustainability journey, fully understanding that every company is going to be different. What’s important is to see how the different supply chain systems – be it water, electricity, waste, agriculture – intersect and influence each other.Interview by Jimmy Jia (www.jimmyjia.com)Music by Sean Hart (www.seanhart.com)Website: www.leversforchangepodcast.com

Podcast: Digital Transformation ViewpointsEpisode: Convergence of Safety and Cybersecurity with Larry O'BrienPub date: 2020-03-30The words of safety and cybersecurity have always been closely related. The emergence of TRISIS/TRITON malware that was specifically directed at process safety systems cast a spotlight on this topic two years ago, but the areas of convergence go way beyond the world of specialized process safety systems to include many other areas of operations technology in the world of industry and critical infrastructure. Safety is a major concern in the design of every OT system and today this needs to consider cybersecurity. Redundancy and protective devices used to address conventional risks are already being targeted by cyber-attacks. Managing these additional safety risks requires close coordination between safety and cybersecurity efforts. In this podcast we bring together some of the best minds in the industry that have experience in both safety and cybersecurity to discuss some of the key issues. Listen to Eric Cosman, current president of ISA and co-chair of the ISA/IEC 62443 standards committee (and ARC contributing analyst), Isiah Jones of Jacobs Engineering, and well-known industry consultant Hal Thomas. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ARC Advisory Group, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

The worlds of safety and cybersecurity have always been closely related. The emergence of TRISIS/TRITON malware that was specifically directed at process safety systems cast a spotlight on this topic two years ago, but the areas of convergence go way beyond the world of specialized process safety systems to include many other areas of operations technology in the world of industry and critical infrastructure. Safety is a major concern in the design of every OT system and today this needs to consider cybersecurity. Redundancy and protective devices used to address conventional risks are already being targeted by cyber-attacks. Managing these additional safety risks requires close coordination between safety and cybersecurity efforts. In this podcast we bring together some of the best minds in the industry that have experience in both safety and cybersecurity to discuss some of the key issues. Listen to Eric Cosman, current president of ISA and co-chair of the ISA/IEC 62443 standards committee (and ARC contributing analyst), Isiah Jones of Jacobs Engineering, and well-known industry consultant Hal Thomas.

Discover how you can increase business profits by doing business with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). Also, learn how initiatives such as Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) can benefit your small business enterprise.   Join NABWIC as we talk with DBE/Diversity Compliance Specialist, Anita Mcgoogin with the JTA.. Anita McGoogin is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Specialist with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. In this role, Anita coordinates with a team that provides all aspects of Supporting Northeast Florida Small and Minority Businesses as defined by the SBA. In Anita's prior role with JTA, she worked as a Project Administrator in the Engineering Department and was responsible for ensuring projects were on budget and on schedule.  Anita has worked with reputable agencies throughout her career, including RS&H, Jacobs Engineering, and Haskell, among others. Anita and is always a voice for the small business owner and helps small businesses and Individuals with grassroots level needs to establish their businesses and goals. You can expect 100% transparency, and no horror stories, or surprises when working with Anita. Anita is a Jacksonville Native, Grounded Proud Grandmother and loves her career working with Small and Minority Businesses. Anita McGoogin DBE/Diversity Compliance Specialist - Diversity, Equity & Customer Advocacy Diversity & Equity Program Office Jacksonville Transportation Authority 904-633-8533 (Office)   904-630-3181 (Main)   904-352-9811 (Cell)   amcgoogin@jtafla.com

--Stephanie J. Harrison is a systems engineer at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. In her current role on the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) Pathfinder Project, Harrison provides systems engineering rigor and technical excellence throughout development, integration, and operations of the CLARREO Pathfinder Reflected Solar Payload on the International Space Station. Harrison joined NASA as an intern through the Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars (LARSS) Program with opportunities in the Crew Systems and Aviation Operations Branch and Systems Engineering and Engineering Methods Branch from 2011 – 2013. She was hired in 2014 as an aerospace research engineer and transitioned to the role of an aerospace flight systems engineer in 2016. In her time at NASA to date, Harrison has worked on the many aeronautics research projects in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and currently supports an earth science project in the Science Mission Directorate. Kirsten M. Boogaard Kirsten M. Boogaard is a flight operations engineer at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. In her current role on the X-57 Maxwell all-electric X-plane, Boogaard serves as the Deputy Operations Engineering Lead, providing sound engineering to ensure airworthiness throughout planning, integration, and eventually flight of the X-57. Boogaard joined NASA as an intern through the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Teacher and Researcher (STAR) Program at Cal Poly with the Flight Opportunities Program in the summers of 2012 and 2013. She was hired in 2013 as an operations engineer with Jacobs Engineering and joined as a NASA employee in 2015 as an engineer and the STEM engagement lead in the Office of Education until transferring back to the flight operations engineering branch in 2016. Kirsten Boogaard Kirsten M. Boogaard is a flight operations engineer at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. In her current role on the X-57 Maxwell all-electric X-plane, Boogaard serves as the Deputy Operations Engineering Lead, providing sound engineering to ensure airworthiness throughout planning, integration, and eventually flight of the X-57. Boogaard joined NASA as an intern through the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Teacher and Researcher (STAR) Program at Cal Poly with the Flight Opportunities Program in the summers of 2012 and 2013. She was hired in 2013 as an operations engineer with Jacobs Engineering and joined as a NASA employee in 2015 as an engineer and the STEM engagement lead in the Office of Education until transferring back to the flight operations engineering branch in 2016

Harvey Welker is an independent Aspen Economic Evaluator consultant with over thirty years of Aspen Capital Cost Estimator experience as a user and trainer. Harvey has a Masters Degree in Mechanical engineering and has lengthy experience in construction and engineering. He has worked as an estimator for Sun Oil, FMC and Kvaerner Engineering. His clients include DuPont Engineering, Arkema Chemicals, British Petroleum, Mosaic Agricultural Chemicals, Phillips Refining, Orbital Engineering and Jacobs Engineering. Interesting thing about Harvey: His daughter Kristen Welker is the White House correspondent for NBC news! Resources mentioned in this episode: National Estimator - https://www.craftsman-book.com/national-construction-estimator-estimating-software-download RS Means Labor Rates - https://www.rsmeans.com/ Proliferation of Information has created the biggest changes in estimating – the internet is the most impressive thing I have seen in the things that have changed. “Many things have enhanced our industry, but (the internet) is the most impressive thing.” Standardization of estimating AspentTech - https://www.aspentech.com/en/products/engineering/aspen-capital-cost-estimator Planning, Estimating, and Control of Chemical Construction Projects by Pablo F. Navarrete and William C. Cole - https://www.amazon.com/Planning-Estimating-Chemical-Construction-Engineering/dp/0824705165 Compass International – John McConville - https://compassinternational.net/ AACEI Recommended Practices - https://web.aacei.org/ Music by: "Bass Walker" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Planning my mom's 70th birthday party last Friday with my brother and mom's boyfriend made division of labor prettymanageable and enjoyable. But I'd be lying if I didn't say there was still quite a bit of stress getting things going! It was a great opportunity to watch myself experience stress, feel where it lands in my body, and see how it operates on my mind and behavior. There were some tense moments, but deep breathing and keeping perspective helped keep me in the flow and maintain harmony. In this podcast episode, I ask, "What state are you in?" Do you know you're agitated WHILE you're agitated? The breathing tools I offer are wonderful for keeping you from living in a state of reaction, and living more often in a state of awareness and harmony. Educating people on how to watch one's response to stress and maintain balance in the workplace is one of my favorite things to do. I'm getting excited to present at Jacobs Engineering and Scott Douglass McConnico events next month! I have had the pleasure of presenting with some pretty savvy companies, such as NOVA Leadership, Renee Trudeau & Associates, and Conscious Capitalism, to name a few. If you are interested in having me at your company's health and wellness event, please check out my Events page and let's see what will best fit your needs! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-goulding/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessica-goulding/support

“Focus on influencing. Because oftentimes what we’re doing, especially in the CSO role, is we are leading leaders.” Joe Olivarez, VP, global security for Jacobs Engineering, discusses leadership and career paths with host Chuck Harold in a special bonus SM Podcast, brought to you by the ASIS Mentoring Committee.

Based on his award-winning book, The Three dimensions of Emotion: Finding the Balance of Power, Heart & Mindfulness, Dr. Sam will introduce his unique and practical way of understanding, instigating and developing EI in yourself, your key employees and your organization itself. Hundreds of studies have found a positive statistical correlation between EI and performance. Although not easy, most people can improve behaviors and skills related to EI and when they do, their work effectiveness improves, their “bad behaviors” decrease, and they are more fulfilled (at work and home). Dr. Sam's model –based on diverse and sound psychological theory and supported by empirical studies–is simple enough to understand but complex enough to help people navigate through most of the complicated interpersonal “white water" that you will face. To enhance your experience before you come on Friday morning (or any time after), please go to http://power-heart-mindfulness.com/itbi/ and take the free Interpersonal Triangle Behavior Inventory. Bio: Sam Alibrando, Ph.D. Dr. Sam Alibrando is a respected psychologist with a clinical practice here in Pasadena with two other seasoned therapists. For much of his career as a psychologist, Sam has also worked with organizations and senior executives coping with critical business and change management challenges. He has solid experience in employee selection & new-hire on-boarding, executive & team assessment, executive coaching along with team building and organizational development. Some companies that he has worked with or facilitated workshops for include: AECOM, American Red Cross, Amgen, Applied Materials, APA, Baxter, City of Hope, Farmers, Fox Network Group, Jacobs Engineering, JPL, Union Station and Veolia. A frequent and respected lecturer and seminar leader, Sam's seminal work on the change process is capped in his book, Follow the Yellow Brick Road: How to Change for the Better When Life Gives You Its Worst and his award-winning book, The Three Dimensions of Emotion: Finding the balance of power, heart and mindfulness in all your relationships. You can find some of his many blog articles at: https://www.apc3.com/new-blog His interest in leadership and organizational development lead him first to leadership positions he assumed himself. In the late 80's /early 90's he was Director of the Fuller Psychological & Family Services, a large university-affiliated training and psychological services organization. He also served as President of the San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association and liaison in government affairs to the California Psychological Association. Sam received his bachelor's degree from Rutgers University, and his doctorate from the Rosemead School of Psychology. He was an Associate Clinical Professor at Fuller's Graduate School of Psychology and an adjunct professor at the Chicago School of Psychology (where he taught executive coaching). He is a member-at-large on several boards and committee including the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards and Rose City Clinic. TWITTER HANDLE: @DrSamAlibrando SPEAKER EMAIL: Sam@APC3.com

Based on his award-winning book, The Three dimensions of Emotion: Finding the Balance of Power, Heart & Mindfulness, Dr. Sam will introduce his unique and practical way of understanding, instigating and developing EI in yourself, your key employees and your organization itself. Hundreds of studies have found a positive statistical correlation between EI and performance. Although not easy, most people can improve behaviors and skills related to EI and when they do, their work effectiveness improves, their “bad behaviors” decrease, and they are more fulfilled (at work and home). Dr. Sam’s model –based on diverse and sound psychological theory and supported by empirical studies–is simple enough to understand but complex enough to help people navigate through most of the complicated interpersonal “white water" that you will face. To enhance your experience before you come on Friday morning (or any time after), please go to http://power-heart-mindfulness.com/itbi/ and take the free Interpersonal Triangle Behavior Inventory. Bio: Sam Alibrando, Ph.D. Dr. Sam Alibrando is a respected psychologist with a clinical practice here in Pasadena with two other seasoned therapists. For much of his career as a psychologist, Sam has also worked with organizations and senior executives coping with critical business and change management challenges. He has solid experience in employee selection & new-hire on-boarding, executive & team assessment, executive coaching along with team building and organizational development. Some companies that he has worked with or facilitated workshops for include: AECOM, American Red Cross, Amgen, Applied Materials, APA, Baxter, City of Hope, Farmers, Fox Network Group, Jacobs Engineering, JPL, Union Station and Veolia. A frequent and respected lecturer and seminar leader, Sam’s seminal work on the change process is capped in his book, Follow the Yellow Brick Road: How to Change for the Better When Life Gives You Its Worst and his award-winning book, The Three Dimensions of Emotion: Finding the balance of power, heart and mindfulness in all your relationships. You can find some of his many blog articles at: https://www.apc3.com/new-blog His interest in leadership and organizational development lead him first to leadership positions he assumed himself. In the late 80's /early 90's he was Director of the Fuller Psychological & Family Services, a large university-affiliated training and psychological services organization. He also served as President of the San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association and liaison in government affairs to the California Psychological Association. Sam received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, and his doctorate from the Rosemead School of Psychology. He was an Associate Clinical Professor at Fuller's Graduate School of Psychology and an adjunct professor at the Chicago School of Psychology (where he taught executive coaching). He is a member-at-large on several boards and committee including the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards and Rose City Clinic. TWITTER HANDLE: @DrSamAlibrando SPEAKER EMAIL: Sam@APC3.com

You may have a twinkling of an idea for your topic for your signature talk, keynote, or TEDx talk, but perhaps you’re not sure where to go from there. How can you take your idea, expand upon it, and make it your own? In this on-air coaching call, you’ll hear the key questions I ask my clients to help find their core message, including the one question that tends to be the most useful. My guest, Nettye Johnson, a certified health educator and coach, sent me a lovely email after I posted in the Speaking Your Brand Facebook group asking for on-air coaching call guests. (A great reason to join the group and check in every few days! Not a member? It’s free. Go to https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/join or text SPEAKING to 444-999.) She wrote to me: “The idea I want to share goes against the popular position that we are all the same, and should be considered and treated equally. When we try not to see differences in people we actually hinder progress because differences beg for understanding and equitable action - not equal action. “The root of this is a short 5-minute talk I did shortly after the Alton Sterling killing in my town 2 years ago. I was at a speaker training session about to have my prepared talk on faith-based fitness (my professional niche) coached in a small group. My heart was so heavy, that morning I went with my heart and instead spoke on race relations to a group of white women - trying to get us all to see the different people and perspectives of this divisive issue, and how leaning into differences can help. A video of it is at https://youtu.be/C-HGr8UDvWs.” I watched the video and was impressed by Nettye’s passion, poise, presence, and empathy, so I invited her to come on the podcast to talk about this idea of “the value of labels” or “one size doesn’t and can’t fit all” and how that can be turned into a signature talk or TEDx talk. In this on-air coaching call, you’ll hear the questions I ask and how, through digging deeper and reflecting back, we get to the root of her idea - and from there the seed of the talk can grow. You’ll also hear the key question I ask my clients to help get to the root of their core message, which I encourage you to ask yourself and journal about or, even better, talk to someone about There’s tremendous value in hearing your ideas spoken out loud, which is why coaching can be so powerful. Need a coach to help you make your idea your own and turn it into a signature talk, keynote, or TEDx talk? That’s what we love to do! Review our coaching packages and schedule a consultation call with us at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/contact. About My Guest: Nettye Johnson is a wife, mom, author, speaker, trainer, certified health educator and health coach. Wholeheartedly believing apart from God we can do nothing, Nettye combined health education and coaching knowledge with 25 years of Christian education study and experience and founded Nettye Johnson Faith and Fitness Services LLC, (NJFFS), that provides curated holistic solutions that help women find balance and live well.    Nettye began her career in technology as a software engineer for Eastman Kodak. Career changes to IT Training for Jacobs Engineering and Corporate Training for Weight Watchers International, shifted her focus from programs to people, and helped Nettye find her voice and passion in speaking and teaching. During her decade tenure with the nation’s leading weight loss company, Nettye’s work in training, business development, and operations management on local, state and national levels impacted thousands. In this work, she was struck by the decline of health, wellness, and wholeness in our nation, moved by African-American health disparities and focused to develop and deliver holistic education, resources and support to effectively address this problem. About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals create their signature talks and gain more visibility to achieve their goals. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power: on stages, in businesses, on boards, in the media, in politics, and in our communities. Check out our coaching programs and workshops at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com. Links: Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/104 Visit Nettye Johnson’s website at http://nettyejohnson.com/. Join the free Speaking Your Brand community at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/join/ or text the word SPEAKING to 444-999. Sign up for a Strategy Session at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/strategy. Ready to create your signature talk and framework? Email me at carol@speakingyourbrand.com or click here to schedule a call. Say hi to me on Instagram and Twitter: @CarolMorganCox. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts and leave a review! Related Podcast Episodes: Episode 55: Should You Give an Instructional or an Inspirational Talk Episode 80: [Coaching] Connecting Your Why with What Makes Your Approach Unique with Anne Torrez Episode 95: Finding Your Idea Worth Sharing with Lori DiGuardi Episode 98: [Coaching] Expanding Your Personal Story into a Universal Message with Nicole Rochester, M.D.  

On this episode of the Built Revolution podcast, Mona Haggag spoke with Charlie Atkinson and Brian Koches on Jacobs' role as the construction manager for the award-winning $350M design-build GSA LA Courthouse project. This successful execution of the design-build delivery model reduced the project schedule from 7 years to only 43 months, while staying on budget. The courthouse was a design-build collaboration between Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) and Clark Construction Group-California LP under GSA's Design Excellence Program.

On this episode of the Built Revolution podcast, Mona Haggag spoke with Charlie Atkinson and Brian Koches on Jacobs' role as the construction manager for the award-winning $350M design-build GSA LA Courthouse project. This successful execution of the design-build delivery model reduced the project schedule from 7 years to only 43 months, while staying on budget. The courthouse was a design-build collaboration between Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) and Clark Construction Group-California LP under GSA's Design Excellence Program.

Thomas Wendling is an advisor to the https://iebc.co/ (Integrated Engineering Blockchain Consortium), (IEBC) a professional systems engineer at http://www.jacobs.com/ (Jacobs Engineering), and a co-founder of https://coengineers.io/ (CoEngineers.io), a blockchain engineering platform cooperative. I spoke with Dan Robles from the https://iebc.co/ (Integrated Engineering Blockchain Consortium), (IEBC) in episode 66 at https://www.constructrr.com/ep66 (EP 66), who birthed the idea of an engineering resume that promotes training to fill the skill gap and reduces the risk on engineering design. I've met Thomas because he is an advisor to the IEBC and we are working together contributing to https://coengineers.io/ (CoEngineers.io), a blockchain engineering platform cooperative.  We talk about this economic value model that can help to reduce risk by understanding the intrinsic value of a person who has a skill regardless of background. Before we cover CoEng, I discuss with Thomas about what has been doing in his career with Jacobs. We talk about the current state of infrastructure - the notion of obsolescence of physical or capital property or assets, and what happens when a property exist for longer than its intended life with less maintenance than ideal. Learn more about Thomas Wendling: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-wendling/ (LinkedIn) https://www.variancejournal.org/issues/?fa=article&abstrID=7128 (Variance Journal Article ) https://iebc.co/ (Integrated Engineering Blockchain Consortium) https://coengineers.io/ (CoEngineers) Music By: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: Constructrr.com/ep88

Thomas Wendling from Jacobs Engineering and an Advisor to the Integrated Engineering Blockchain Consortium participates in Risk Roundup to discuss -Blockchain based Insurance Model for Managing Aging Infrastructure Risks. Blockchain-based Insurance Model for  Infrastructure From machines to vehicles, structures to buildings, roads to bridges, the internet to satellites; the fundamental physical, digital and space facilities […] The post Blockchain based Insurance Model for Managing Aging Infrastructure Risks appeared first on Risk Group.

Diva Tech Talk interviewed Jennifer Pfaff, Director of Store IT Services for Domino’s (www.dominos.com), a company averaging $2.3 billion in annual revenue, ranking as the 2nd largest franchisor of pizza retail outlets in the world. Jennifer did not originally pursue information technology as a career.  She initially envisioned her future as an electrical engineer designing cochlear implants to improve hearing, since she suffered an auditory loss at a young age. But while at the University of Arizona, she came to the decision that electrical engineering was not her life’s mission and changed her major to Business, with a concentration in MIS and Operations Management. After graduation, she took her first job in Battle Creek, Mi. at the headquarters for Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) in the IT department, subsequently moving into sales there “to learn how we really did our business.” Coming back to Michigan, “I worked for all three of the Big 3 U.S. automotive companies either directly or through consulting,” Jennifer said. “Early on, I discovered that my passion was in the project side of IT.”  One of her favorite early projects, a breakthrough personalized car owner website for Ford, is very characteristic of the rest of her career.  Jennifer and her team began the project with few requirements or resources, but a very aggressive development timeline. The amorphous nature of the project and the quick timeline “drove creativity.” Crediting her “fantastic team,” this shaped a crucial career philosophy for Jennifer: “If you have the opportunity to try something new, out of your comfort zone, with high visibility” do it! Jennifer then went to another Fortune 500 company, Jacobs Engineering (www.jacobs.com), an international technical and engineering professional services firm, with over 80,000 employees, and 127 offices all over the globe, where she led their global technology project office, managing a worldwide team on several continents. From Jacobs, Jennifer migrated to her current role at Domino’s, where her team is working on strengthening and securing the online, ordering and transaction system that allows consumers to place orders.  She has also just joined Domino’s product strategy group, helping to roll out new digital innovations for Domino’s franchisees and consumers. Jennifer’s advice for aspiring women leaders and girls in tech is: “As you are building your brand, focus on what you do best, but make sure that you give some thought to what else it is that you think you want to do, in the future.”  (And try those!) For all students, “take as much math as you possibly can. It teaches you to think.” And “If you think broadly, give things a go and you are willing to try things, good things will happen.  Be ready; be flexible.” For the full blog write up, make sure to check us out on online at www.divatechtalk.com , on Twitter @divatechtalks, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/divatechtalk. Follow our show and tell us what you like with an online review.