When I graduated with my bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma, it was 2008. I am sure many of you remember 2008 was a…
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40 Acts of Service: Making Lives Better Through Community Involvement
Happy 2022! What’s your New Year’s resolution? A bit cliche? Maybe. But you can’t deny that a new year equates to a fresh start, making…
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40 for 40: 40 Insights from Tom Wallace to Celebrate 40 Years – Part 5
We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know a little more about Wallace Design Collective’s founder, Tom Wallace! This week, we wrap up our “40 for…
Read More 40 for 40: 40 Insights from Tom Wallace to Celebrate 40 Years Part 4 – Success
What does success look like? Find out about the philosophies and influences that Tom Wallace believes contributed to his professional and personal accomplishments. Plus, get…
Read More 40 for 40: 40 Insights from Tom Wallace to Celebrate 40 Years Part 3 – Structural Engineering and Technology
A lot has happened in 40 years – especially when it comes to technology. This week, we get Tom Wallace’s thoughts on how technology has…
Read More 40 for 40: 40 Insights from Tom Wallace to Celebrate 40 Years Part 2 – Entrepreneurship
This week, we’re continuing our “40 for 40” series with eight insights from Tom Wallace on the subject of entrepreneurship. Find out more about Tom’s…
Read More 40 for 40: 40 Insights from Tom Wallace to Celebrate 40 Years Part 1 – Evolution of Wallace Engineering
In 1981, a young structural engineer purchased a $15,000 HP-85 computer with a 6 inch screen and 16KB internal memory, rented a 500 square foot…
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Engineering Productivity: 5 Tips for Making the Most of Your Work Day
Do you ever feel like there’s not enough time in a day? Or make it to the end of a work day, only to realize…
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New Year, New Look: Landscape Architecture Firm Joins Wallace Engineering
New year, new look. Wallace Engineering has always been dedicated to the art of engineering. And this year, we’re taking that passion to a new…
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Let The Good Times Roll
If you are like me, you often hear the questions: “Is business good?” and “Are you staying busy?” Recently, unlike a few years ago, my…
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Find Some Fun
Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how much we love our jobs there are going to be times when things may get monotonous, repetitive, or you may…
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Time For A Ride
I recently read an article in Time magazine online about an entrepreneur who placed exercise as his highest priority, even over his 14-person company. While that may…
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Jump In With Both Feet
My first experience with marketing as a Professional Engineer is likened to jumping into a pool of water with both feet. You don’t know how…
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How Do You Do It?
I am an Administrative Assistant and a mother of four-year old twin boys. An Administrative Assistant is a “behind the scenes” person, here to assist…
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Land Use: It’s What We Do
There is a saying circulating around that makes Urban Planners chuckle… “I’m an Urban Planner. I solve problems you don’t know you have, in ways…
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Smile When It Hurts
I recently had the great opportunity to serve as national president of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), an organization dedicated to marketing and…
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Team Unity
My youngest son plays soccer for a team that has had success both at the state level (two-time state champions) and at the regional level….
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Keeping the Craft
Let’s keep the craft in our work. We usually think of craftsmanship as being the skill and effort to create a physical object. But I…
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68 Days to a New Perspective
I had an image of what a day at a typical engineering firm would look like. It’s quiet and maybe a little impersonal. Employees work…
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Quality Control
I recently gave a presentation on quality control policy. During preparation, it dawned on me that as engineers we often miss the boat as to…
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What A Difference Four Years Make
Do you ever stop to realize how much changes occur in a typical 4-year span? We just went through college graduation with our son. How…
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Give a Girl a Chance…
Not too long ago, I formed a new relationship with a client who was in the market for a consultant with national retail experience. I…
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There’s More To It Than Money
There’s more to this working thing than money. We get fulfillment from forming bonds among our peers, having some nourishing accomplishments and contributing to our…
Read More It’s Not Always About The Numbers
As engineers, we tend to focus on the calculations and drawings and not on the other aspects of running a successful business. I think a…
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March Madness
When the month of March rolls around I think most everyone is aware of March Madness in college basketball. First, there are the conference tournaments,…
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All Things Happen For a Reason
I am a firm believer that all things happen for a reason, even if we will never know what that reason is. A couple years…
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Embracing Differences
In a scene that is played out most mornings in our house, my wife is up bright and early ready for the day. She has…
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The Next of a Thriving Breed
art·i·san (ärt’ə zən, -san) noun one that produces something in limited quantities often using traditional methods We’ve all grown up in an industrialized world. Literally everything…
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The Art of Engineering
At Wallace Engineering, we often talk about the “art of engineering”. But what does that mean? The American Engineers Council for Professional Development (ECPD), an…
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It’s Vintage.
In a recent Origin post by Ron Jantz, he writes about his career of 25 years at Wallace Engineering. He recounts his progression in responsibilities,…
Read More What is an Architectural Engineer?
This is a discussion that I have had several times with relatives, friends and other engineers as a graduate of the Architectural Engineering program at…
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Play Ball!
Wallace Engineering moved into the Brady Arts district in 2006 to a great historic 1920s brick warehouse. We had a small parking lot with additional…
Read More Do Your Due Diligence
Are you an impulse shopper? Can you buy something on a whim? I can’t. I think it’s due to being an engineer. I question everything….
Read More What is a Lifer?
lif·er ˈlīfər/ noun informal noun: lifer; plural noun: lifers 1. a person serving a life sentence in prison. 2. a person who spends their life in…
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Embracing Responsibility
Often times people ask for the opportunity to take on new/additional responsibility; whether that is a kid at home, an athlete on a sports team,…
Read More Green with Envy
A while back I was perusing articles about the physical office spaces and campuses of “way out there” companies like Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon. …
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