CEA - Inside the Mind of a Transportation Engineer with Paul Slone

Want to go into Transportation Engineering? 🤔 Then this episode is a must! Our guest today is Paul Slone, a senior engineer with 31 years in the industry. He dives into the ins and outs of the field you need to consider, gives career advice you need to live by to set you up for success, and even details how much you can expect to make as a Transportation Engineer! 😉

Tune in to Learn:

• How much money can you expect to make in the transportation industry?

• A long-lasting problem faced by constantly Transportation Engineers

• The biggest challenge of the Transportation industry today — and why it benefits you!

• The best two types of transportation projects to work on, in Paul’s opinion

• The standard transportation software tools you need to master

• One aspect causing the promise of the Infrastructure Bill to fall short

• 3 things young professionals should to do that Paul wish he had done

• How to correctly mentor younger professionals at work

• Why engineers don't (naturally) make good managers — and how to learn the ropes

• The single reason many engineers avoid management and leadership roles

• What's the Slone Transportation Institute?

Our Partner:

Audible

Resources Mentioned:

Federal Highway Administration

The Highway Capacity Software

The Highway Capacity Manual

Synchro Plus SimTraffic Software

PTV Visum

CEA Ep #137 with Sam Lyttle

Beyondware SoftwareUniversity of Kentucky

Kentucky Transportation Center

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Georgia Department of Transportation

Connect With Paul:

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pslone@chacompanies.comCHA Consulting

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The Ultimate Civil FE Review Course

The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course

The Ultimate Civil PE Depth Review Courses

FE and PE Practice Exams

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