Part 2: A Recent Graduate Perspective In part 1 of this series, you read about Brindley Engineering’s Gavin Palmer (Process Team Lead) and his experience talking to a class of Chemical Engineers at UIC. Now it’s time to hear a new graduate perspective!...
Part 1: Insights From a Seasoned Engineer Recently, Brindley Engineering’s very own Courteney Fabbri (Process Engineer) and Gavin Palmer (Process Team Lead) held an engineering Q&A with a class of Chemical Engineers at UIC. Fabbri graduated from UIC in 2020...
Q&A With Brindley Engineering’s Talent Acquisition Manager, Mark Manalad We sat down with Mark Manalad, Brindley Engineering’s Talent Acquisition Manager, to learn about current market trends and how to navigate a job search for engineering jobs in Chicago....
How to land a job - creating a strong resume is an essential first step. A resume shows a future employer what you have done in the past – from school highlights, to internships and passion projects. It’s a chance to highlight your skills and training, work...
Morning, Morning, Morning! When Governor Priztker mandated the Work from Home (WFH) order my immediate thought was “How will this affect the Brindley Engineering staff?” I was confident with the plan that our leadership team put in place to migrate our entire...
The Benefits of TECHNICAL COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION Recently, The American Concrete Institute Committee 546 Repair of Concrete published the Guide for Jobsite Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Packaged Cementitious Materials. As a consulting member of...
Ownership and Empowerment “I understand how I am empowered, and how my work impacts the organization’s business goals.” This is one of the survey questions from Brindley Engineering’s (BE) recent Engagement Survey that is sent to employees periodically throughout...
Showing Ownership. We are a team. Everyone has stake in our collective success. When a 3-point shot is made during a basketball game, it is never due solely to the skills of the individual shooter. One teammate sets a pick to get the shooter open, another rolls to...
Delegation in Leadership Letting go of the ‘I have to do it all myself’ mentality and learning to delegate. Leadership is a term that can mean many things to people. To some, it means being a decision maker. To others, it means coordinating the decisions within a...
Building Relationships In military conflicts, combat forces are tested mentally, physically and spiritually. Very often, officers are forced to lead their troops into dangerous situations. Great leaders promise their troops that they themselves will be the first...
