How Does RTM Build Meaningful Partnerships? What is the foundation of a meaningful design partnership? Does each party need to have the same priorities, the same preferences, the same approach? These circumstances certainly help, but in our experience in this industry, what matters most are solid connections, clear communication, and mutual education. In this article, I…
How Do RTM Engineers and Legat Architects Design A+ Learning Environments? Studies show that education improves the likelihood of success in careers and in personal life for individuals from childhood into adulthood. That’s why RTM is proud of our longtime partnership with Legat Architects. For over a decade, RTM and Legat have collaborated on designs…
Every year, the 29th Annual Communicator Awards competition honors creative excellence for marketing and communications professionals working in the fields of advertising, corporate communications, public relations and design – including audio and video projects. This year RTM’s Beyond Engineering podcast won recognition for two miniseries featuring eight episodes produced during 2022, the program’s inaugural…
Every year, the AVA Digital Awards competition recognizes outstanding achievement by “creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication.” This year RTM’s Beyond Engineering podcast won Gold recognition for two miniseries featuring eight episodes produced during 2022, the program’s inaugural year. The…
When you think of integrity in engineering, you might think about structural integrity, as in making sure buildings don’t fall apart around us. While that’s definitely important, equally important is the value of integrity. That is the practice of maintaining honesty and adhering to what you believe is right. This also happens to be crucial…
While many organizations have a set of shared values that guide their mission and business practices, what does it really look like? How does an engineering firm live its shared values every business day? How do those values trickle down to how people work with each other? In a 2022 episode of Beyond Engineering, a…
A college-aged engineer doesn’t always have all the right answers – nor should they. Part of the learning process is growing yourself and discovering where your place is in this world. The same can be said of the path to career success – it isn’t always clear. But mentorship, support and guidance from leaders can…
Is there a single path to a long and fulfilling career as an engineering technologist? That’s a trick question because RTM Engineering Consultants nurtures a culture of connection and support that empowers and enables team members to choose their own destination at their own pace and blaze their own trail to success. In this episode…
The conversation between RTM Principal Jessica Iverson and her mentee Corey Kucey, an Electrical Project Engineer at the firm, continues as the pair discusses how their collaborative mentor-mentee relationship reflects RTM’s CORE values and has influenced both of their careers. Mentorship can take many forms. At RTM Engineering Consultants, mentorship plays an important…
What does it mean to cultivate a culture of support? What does that support look like in the day-to-day operations of an engineering consulting firm? And most importantly, how is that support felt from new hires all the way up through senior leadership? We dive into those questions in this episode of Beyond…