#55 This is What an Engineer Looks Like with Liz Brack, Structural Engineer at DLR Group

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