Engineering Conversations
Engineering Conversations has one simple goal... to promote engineering. By having conversations with engineers about their backgrounds and careers, we will showcase a wide variety of industries and explore the types of jobs that engineers perform when they finish university.
These conversations may help young people understand what it is that engineers do in their day to day work. As young people learn about these types of careers, they may be inspired to become and engineer and help make the world a better place.
Engineering Conversations is hosted by David deMontigny, an engineering professor at the University of Regina.
The University of Regina is situated on Treaty 4 lands with a presence in Treaty 6. These are the territories of the nêhiyawak (nay-hi-yuh-wuk, Cree), Anihšināpēk (uh-nish-i-naa-payk, Saulteaux), Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation. Today, these lands continue to be the shared territory of many people from near and far. They are an important part of our past, and an even more important part of our future.
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Engineering Conversations
Sustainability and Municipal Water Projects: Goke Rufai
Consulting engineers provide engineering services to virtually all sectors. This can include private industry, municipal infrastructure, financial systems, health care, and more. There are consulting engineers working on projects in countries all over the world.
In this episode we sit down with Goke Rufai to hear about his career in consulting engineering. Goke is a Project Manager and Design Engineer at AECOM. Although he has a background in Industrial Systems and Mechanical engineering, his career path led him to civil engineering work. In this conversation he talks about how he brings sustainable practices to municipal water engineering projects. He also talks about his experience as an international student studying in Canada, and he offers advice for young people who are thinking about studying engineering.