Beyond Engineering

When is an engineer ready to pass their wisdom down to the next up-and-comer? It may be sooner than they think. In this episode, we listen across four conversations as RTM engineers at all phases of their careers discuss their roles as both mentors and mentees and the way RTM’s conscious culture of mentorship fosters the respect and trust needed for engineers to grow.

According to the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), women make up as little as 10% of some engineering disciplines. In this episode, we feature seven women who have worked at and with RTM in roles at all levels of the organization. The secret to their confidence? CORE values.  

Learning—like teaching—is a skill. In this episode RTM Intern Hope Huenecke returns to the podcast to sit down with her mentor, Project Engineer Alex Babusci, and discuss how their collaborative communication has made them both better learners and better teachers.

If civil engineers lay the groundwork for a building, what lays the groundwork for a growing company? In this episode, Civil Engineer Luke Keller sits down with his mentee McKenna Mintz to discuss how RTM’s CORE values help both mentors and mentees grow into excellent engineers.

As RTM’s Beyond Engineering closes another year’s run of episodes, this special miniseries reviews advice we shared with students preparing to attend college or university career fairs. Who from RTM could you meet there? What’s the best way to get to know our firm’s culture? Maybe even land an RTM internship? Current and past interns talk about preparing for a fair, investigating cultural fit, building a professional network and learning to excel as engineers throughout their careers.

As another year of RTM’s Beyond Engineering rolls to a close, we’re reflecting on the professional services partnerships that help RTM engineers make both local and global impacts. In this special miniseries, we’ve compiled features with our partners Legat Architects and Ware Malcomb, delving into the shared values that underpin our successful collaborations that help buildings, businesses and the people working inside them, work better.

Without a time machine, it’s impossible to predict any one engineer’s career path, but we may be able to preview RTM Intern’s futures by looking to the past. In this episode, RTM Principal Tim Hedrick sits down with former Intern--and current Project Engineer--Ryan Krohne to discuss what influenced Ryan’s decision to pursue electrical engineering, why he chose to pursue it at RTM, and how career-fair candidates can set themselves up for similar success.

The best partner is one who is dedicated to learning alongside you. In this episode, Kate Lyle, Director of Industrial Cold & Food at design services firm Ware Malcomb, chats with RTM Principal Mike Best about the hidden intricacies of industrial cold storage and the ways RTM & Ware Malcomb support each other in continual learning.

It’s just as important that a company be a great fit for the candidate as that the candidate be a great fit for the company. In this episode, Karissa Shaner and Tim Hedrick examine how student job-seekers can prepare for career fairs and evaluate potential employers by charting Karissa’s experience on both sides of the recruiting table.

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Does a career fair have to be a nerve-wracking experience? RTM’s recruiting team thinks not. In this episode, Karissa Shaner and Tim Hedrick discuss what a “rockstar” candidate looks like to RTM, share some tips on prepping for the fair, and, most importantly, assure listeners that they were just as nervous on the other side of the table.

When, exactly, does someone become qualified to be a mentor? In this episode, Cory Kucey sits down with his mentee Connor Brennan to discuss their parallel experiences discovering RTM, and the ways the culture of mentorship has supported their career growth, including their experiences developing as mentees and aspiring mentors.

What’s the connection between the learning environment and the global environment? In this episode, RTM principal and series regular Kathryn Duytschaever continues her conversation with Robin Randall, Director of Learning at Legat Architects, discussing the difference between sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Most of us don't think about the design & engineering required to bring our food safely from farm to table across the US, but in this episode, Melinda Thurston, Business Development Executive at RTM Engineering Consultants, sits down with Kate Lyle, Director of Industrial Cold & Food at Ware Malcomb to discuss the ways RTM & Ware Malcomb’s mirrored values allow the two to form a national partnership with a local focus.

 A good education starts before the first bell rings, with the thoughtful design of the school itself. In this episode, Kathryn Duytschaever, Principal at RTM Engineering Consultants, and Robin Randall, Director of Learning at Legat Architects, dig into Robin’s area of expertise: building schools that are safe, comfortable, and support all kinds of learners

In this episode, Principal Kathryn Duytschaever connects with Robin Randall, Director of Learning at Legat Architects and long-time design partner, to discuss the way their respect and communication have set the foundation for lasting collaboration. 

Building a training environment requires a vision for the future of both the technology students will encounter, and the training they will receive there. In this episode, Principal David Piluski continues his conversation with Jose Vital, Program Coordinator for Harper College’s HVAC/R program, to discuss how their collaboration on the B.E.S.T. Labs is impacting communities both locally and globally.  

When engineers build systems, they count on technicians to maintain them. In this episode, RTM Principal David Piluski sits down with Jose Vital, Program Coordinator for Harper College’s HVAC/R program, to discuss how their collaboration resulted in an innovative learning environment for both technicians and engineers.  

In today’s episode, we continue the conversation between civil engineering Principal Matt Whisler and his mentee, Project Lead Luke Keller. They discuss the ways their daily collaborations set them up for success on projects around the country and create a culture of responsibility and support within their team at RTM Engineering Consultants. 

RTM Engineering Consultants has opportunities for engineers across many fields, and at all stages of their careers. In today’s episode, two civil engineers at RTM—Matt Whisler and his mentee Luke Keller—compare notes on how they discovered RTM, when they realized it was a good fit for their own career goals, and how their expertise helps to literally build a better world for everyone.