Webinar: “The Business of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering”
Rudolph Bonaparte is Chairman and Senior Principal at Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia
Summary
In this webinar, the speaker will provide an update to his 2012 State-of-the-Practice paper “The Business of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering” (ASCE GeoCongress 2012 [GSP 226]). The webinar will: (1) provide a brief historical perspective on the role of geoprofessionals in the U.S. engineering and consulting (E&C) business sector; (2) examine the U.S. E&C business sector today and the role of geoprofessionals in it, including the relative maturity of the business sector; (3) consider the major earth resources, infrastructure, and environmental challenges facing society today and the important role that geoprofessionals can play in addressing them; (4) discuss five goals that are essential if geoprofessionals in the business sector are to achieve a transformative and not stagnant future; and (5) identify several challenges geoprofessionals face in trying to achieve these goals.
