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Moonshot given
If you’re a CEO, you need to take a good look at your team. Their passion projects outside of work could end up being multipliers for your firm.
T he title printed on my business card is “project engineer” and its job description reads much the same as any other production-level design professional in this industry, but that’s roughly where the similarities end. At our firm, your position isn’t a potted plant, all compact and comfortably delineated; it’s your spot in the collective garden, connected to an ecosystem where diversity and synergies are cultivated and elevated. As a member of the team, you are recognized for your depth and are empowered to reach laterally to impact the organization and yourself. Everyone is responsible for enhancing our unique value proposition.
Shaun Theriot- Smith GUEST SPEAKER
My introduction to BIG RED DOG came in the form of something I’ve thoroughly enjoyed for nearly a decade – podcasts. An interview with our firm’s CEO presented almost all the information I needed to know that it was going to be a cultural fit for me. I wanted to set my roots at a place that started with the client and the employee experience and worked its way back to a profitable organizational structure. The duties of my position do not vary wildly
from my peers in this industry – I provide value to clients, help manage projects, perform engineering design and analysis, guide permits along their process, and expedite construction phase duties. But it differs in one singularly important aspect – there are no walls. I’m not referring specifically to our open-office and remote-friendly work environments, but rather to an operational framework that gives team
See SHAUN THERIOT-SMITH, page 10
THE ZWEIG LETTER April 23, 2018, ISSUE 1245
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