Archive - The Watermark

Tsunami preparedness

Notes on how we are faring post-DEI at future-proofing our workforce

Jun 30 •

May 2025

Aqueduct of Águas Livres, 1748

travel case study

May 7 •

October 2024

Lunch break at a Superfund site

a call to action

Oct 7, 2024 •

July 2024

Water companies are lying to you

Nothing screams Texas more than having a glass bottle of sparkling water to go with your breakfast tacos.

Jul 7, 2024 •

June 2024

Thoughts on gravel riding for the first time

Driving to the start loc is fun when you’ve done that drive to water well sites in the past

Jun 22, 2024 •

February 2024

How are Istanbul and Bilbao twins?

Last year, we had this cute little ditty where everyone was thinking about the Roman Empire.

Feb 20, 2024 •

December 2023

Do we still need contentious public meetings?

Tech-enabled public feedback is better

Dec 4, 2023 •

July 2023

Civil Engineer's Tips for Home Design

Find out what I learned from being a civil engineer and used for a home design project

Jul 9, 2023 •

June 2023

Jun 18, 2023 •

We’ve stumbled into 2023 I guess.

Jun 18, 2023 •

September 2021

Surprising Ways Your Engineering Organization is Not Being Equitable

TLDR: $ is still the #1 factor in retention, next to having good people managers

Sep 27, 2021 •

February 2021

A Failure of Power - What We Can Learn From Texas

The Sound of Silence

Feb 20, 2021 •

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