Creating a long lasting impact on Syria’s recovery and rebuilding
As you’ve likely heard, Americans just witnessed the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history with bank regulators shutting down Silicon Valley Bank. But what does this mean for the jobs market in engineering and technology? And how might it affect your talent strategies? Three times weekly, the SAEA earthquake response task force meets to review damage survey and condition assessment requirements with an eye toward repair, strengthening, and rehabilitation of aging and outdated buildings...
SAEA Convenes with FEMA, ACI, ASCE Representatives
SAEA members who work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) combined and reviewed all the relevant standards from the three organizations pertaining to the damage survey and condition assessment of reinforced concrete and masonry structures. The task force objective is to develop a comprehensive data gathering and visual assessment form to record observations and document the...
SAEA Forms Earthquake Response Task Force
The fifteen-member task force is led by six specialized civil/structural engineers with a combined experience of over 180 years in the analysis design and construction of reinforced concrete buildings. The other 11 members of the task force combine additional decades of experience in the electrical, mechanical, IT, environmental engineering. Task force Members identified damage surveying and condition assessment as SAEA’s top priority for emergency response. Qualification of buildings for...
Devastating Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey
Syrian American Engineers Association members prepare to respond to the earthquakes and aftershocks which devastated Turkey and Northwest Syria on February 6th 2023. An intense 7.8 magnitude earthquake was followed by tremors and aftershocks, destroying many structures and harming people. The death toll has not yet been determined but it is in the thousands, along with thousands more injured. Tens of thousands of buildings have been damaged or destroyed. SAEA board of directors held emergency...
Concluding SAEA’s Winter 2023 Virtual Conference
On February 4th 2023, the Syrian American Engineers Association gathered for their virtual winter conference on Zoom for an afternoon session. The group enjoyed networking, connecting and specialized discussion around professional enrichment for Syrian American Engineers. SAEA leaders focused on the topic of inflation impacts and recession fears, taking on the topic from various angles related to the engineering field and job markets to provide insights as well as guidance for SAEA members....
Higher Construction Material Prices Inflate Project Costs
As inflation rises across the globe throughout 2022 and into 2023, those in the construction market of engineering are particularly worried about negative impacts. In addition to inflation, supply chain difficulties also cause significant strain on construction markets. Among the challenges, material pricing has escalated for construction on average by 30%. Aside from this material prices have been fluctuating and are generally volatile, putting a strain on the construction market. Rising...
Should Software & IT Engineers Worry about Looming Layoffs
As inflation rises across the globe throughout 2022 and into 2023, many in engineering, and specifically InfoTech, speculate potential impacts of recession on the IT industry. The following are some ways leaders in the Syrian American Engineers Association foresee impact on IT in 2023. Revenue is predicted to remain stable and with minimal fluctuation. Because IT can help decrease the negative impacts of recession on businesses as a whole, IT initiatives are being prioritized and valued within...
Retirement Planning and Investment Tips in High Inflation
Times of inflation and fear of recession present a variety of possible problems and opportunities for engineers’ investment savings and retirement planning. Whether early in their careers or nearing retirement, abundance of caution is required in an economy where globalization seems to be stuttering and COVID aftershocks are impacting corporate revenues and profits. In their winter conference SAEA Leaders relayed the recommendations for best practices during inflationary and recessionary...
Career Top Tips for Engineers Facing Inflation and Recession
Times of inflation and fear of recession can be difficult career-wise. Employees may feel unsure about various career-related topics, including performance, compensation, salary projections, layoff fears, work backlog, customer satisfaction and ever changing corporate and consumer sentiment, and the emerging use of artificial intelligence. SAEA Leaders recommend the following top tips for success during inflation and recession: Keep your faithfulness to your current employer – although it may...
Inflation Impacts & Recession Fears for Syrian-American Engineers
At today’s Syrian American Engineers Association Winter Conference, panelists discussed inflation impact and recession fears for Syrian-Americans in the engineering profession. The panel included engineer members drawing on their experience from J.P. Morgan Chase, Comerica Bank, FEMA, ACI, The Islamic Bank, Dart Corp, Mitsubishi, PCA, General Electric, Ford and several other notable corporations to inform the discussion from multiple perspectives. Currently, the GDP in America is going down,...
