Liz Brack is a structural engineer based out of DLR Group’s Phoenix office, where she is actively involved in a diverse range of building types with a focus on K through 12 projects. Liz is active in the community through the organization and participation of multiple STEM outreach with the local schools. She is also the active Philanthropy chair of the Structural Engineers of Arizona Young Member Group. In addition to her work with DLR Group, Liz teaches an intro to structural engineering course at Arizona State University.
In this episode we talk about
Mentorship programs, and what qualities an ideal mentor has
What Liz finds most compelling about working on K-12 projects
The percentage of women engineers in the AEC field, and what the profession could do to encourage more girls to pursue the career
How every structural engineer has a favorite type of structural system
The career trajectories of structural engineers
Design challenges in projects, and the crazy things architects ask for
Advice for engineers newer to the profession
Leaning on your mentors
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