It all began a few years ago - the growing battle in my stomach between making a career and life change by leaving the federal government and going to the private sector or stay with the comfortable career path and… Continue Reading
An abbreviation for ‘Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity’, the ID/IQ contract is the federal government’s version of what many non-federal agencies refer to as an ‘On-Call’ contract. The ID/IQ contract allows a federal agency to streamline the process of contracting… Continue Reading
As I accepted the Design Excellence award during the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) awards banquet, I could not help thinking, “How can a culvert replacement project win a design excellence award over a variety of higher profile building related… Continue Reading
Being born and raised in American Samoa, picking up and moving to Hawai`i for college was not much of a cultural shock for me. There were plenty of similarities between the two localities, such as the weather, people, food, and… Continue Reading
I recently completed a one-year term as the President of the Seattle Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). It was a challenging and yet rewarding period of time at the top, but my rise to the top… Continue Reading