Interview With a Survivor

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In the first series, Interview with a Survivor, hosts Lucky Nagarajan and Tim Siegel will be speaking with industry experts about their near misses, problem projects and resolutions. Sponsored by Pieresearch. read less

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Communication Special

Communication Special

In this episode, Lucky and Tim talk with all of our series' guests about problems with communication.If you want to see more from any of our guests, here are the links to their full episodes:Billy Camp: Interview with a Survivor: Getting Sued: An Engineer’s Tale.https://youtu.be/inrpJRL5p1wKord Wissmann: Interview with a Survivor: There Will Be Rocks Ahead!https://youtu.be/DIOoNT_HrZIGreg Righter: Interview with a Survivor: Claims, Trains and Automobileshttps://youtu.be/i84036mdeWgCassandra Wetzel: Interview with a Survivor: Putting on the Owner’s Shoeshttps://youtu.be/RZiyT0DwFAMDavid Wilshaw: Interview with a Survivor: Suits with Integrityhttps://youtu.be/3GH1SzdG6fsTom Richards: Interview with a Survivor: Beware of the Waterhttps://youtu.be/ncmnrLymICMAlso, don’t forget about our Live at Game Day interviews: Live at Game Day (Wednesday) https://youtu.be/Cl611In2pgk DFI46 Live at Game Day (Thursday) https://youtu.be/n4YiSS9MJoAContents of this video0:00 Intro0:45 Billy Camp4:33 Kord Wissmann9:57 Greg Righter15:16 Cassandra Wetzel22:58 David Wilshaw28:25 Tom RichardsMusic By Scott Holmes

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Communication Special

Communication Special

In this episode, Lucky and Tim talk with all of our series' guests about problems with communication.If you want to see more from any of our guests, here are the links to their full episodes:Billy Camp: Interview with a Survivor: Getting Sued: An Engineer’s Tale.https://youtu.be/inrpJRL5p1wKord Wissmann: Interview with a Survivor: There Will Be Rocks Ahead!https://youtu.be/DIOoNT_HrZIGreg Righter: Interview with a Survivor: Claims, Trains and Automobileshttps://youtu.be/i84036mdeWgCassandra Wetzel: Interview with a Survivor: Putting on the Owner’s Shoeshttps://youtu.be/RZiyT0DwFAMDavid Wilshaw: Interview with a Survivor: Suits with Integrityhttps://youtu.be/3GH1SzdG6fsTom Richards: Interview with a Survivor: Beware of the Waterhttps://youtu.be/ncmnrLymICMAlso, don’t forget about our Live at Game Day interviews: Live at Game Day (Wednesday) https://youtu.be/Cl611In2pgk DFI46 Live at Game Day (Thursday) https://youtu.be/n4YiSS9MJoAContents of this video0:00 Intro0:45 Billy Camp4:33 Kord Wissmann9:57 Greg Righter15:16 Cassandra Wetzel22:58 David Wilshaw28:25 Tom RichardsMusic By Scott Holmes

Beware of the Water

Beware of the Water

Tom Richards, former chief engineer with Nicholson Construction Company, talks about a joint venture to install micropiles for a bridge. With the best of intentions when accepting the offer to joint venture, Tom and his team encountered problems ranging from an unexpected aquifer to difficulties implementing new design details. Listen as Tom shares his exasperation – even several years after the fact. Thank you for watching, this episode concludes the first series from Broadcasting Common Ground - DFI's podcast channel. We will return later in 2022 with more discussions for the deep foundations industry. If you have any questions or would like to be involved, please reach out to podcast@dfi.org. Music by Scott Holmes

Suits with Integrity

Suits with Integrity

The episode features David Wilshaw, President of Integrity Drilling and Geophysical Services, LLC, who shares insight on being an expert witness and adventures in the legal system which is not everyone’s cup of tea. He has testified about 40 trials and given over 160 depositions. Episode covers conversations on challenges of being a valued expert witness, differences between trials and depositions, why are they important, cross examinations and much more. Music by Scott Holmes

Putting on the Owner’s Shoes

Putting on the Owner’s Shoes

The episode features discussion with Cassandra Wetzel, District Office Manager & Principal at GZA. Cassandra brings an owner's perspective and will share challenges of stabilizing and repairing a retaining wall in a tight, urban location like Bronx. She will share what it means to work for a non-technical client and also when a retaining wall is shared by two owners. Cassandra is a subject matter expert, a well known rock star in the Metro NY area, and is known for creative problem solving. Music by Scott Holmes

Claims, Trains and Automobiles

Claims, Trains and Automobiles

The episode features a discussion with Greg Righter, President and CEO of Berkel and Company Contractors, with an emphasis on the business side of the deep foundation industry. Greg shares his story about design, construction, and an eventual claim for a support-of-excavation project. The SOE was located between a roadway and a railway line. We talk about shared goals, trust, expectations, disappointment, and trying (and succeeding) to getting paid. Music by Scott Holmes

Bonus Episode — Adventures in Colombia Part 2

Bonus Episode — Adventures in Colombia Part 2

Join hosts Lucky Nagarajan and Tim Siegel with guest, Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero Ph.D., P.E., of AGES, as they conclude discussions on Sebastian's adventures in Colombia. Music by Scott Holmes

Bonus Episode — Adventures in Colombia Part 1

Bonus Episode — Adventures in Colombia Part 1

Join hosts Lucky Nagarajan and Tim Siegel with guest, Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero Ph.D., P.E., of AGES, who will discuss his adventures in Colombia. Music by Scott Holmes

There Will Be Rocks Ahead!

There Will Be Rocks Ahead!

In Episode 2, our guest, Kord Wissmann, will share a few of his professional highs along with a significant low. Kord, with Geopier, is credited with 28 patents and has played a major part in changing the landscape of ground improvement contracting. But he also faced working through a ground improvement system below an MSE wall in the US Midwest. Music by Scott Holmes

Getting Sued: An Engineer’s Tale.

Getting Sued: An Engineer’s Tale.

A discussion about the impending failure of a sheet pile wall at the North Charleston port. Billy Camp of SM&E went through the proverbial “gauntlet” on this project. We step through the project, challenges and Billy's role. Sponsored by Berkel.