It’s August in Oklahoma; hot, sticky and you still have the lawn mowing to look forward to this weekend. It can’t be helped, right? Well,…
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origin: starting the conversation
You Hit What You Look At
My best friend told me, “Just remember: you hit what you look at”…as he put me on a schizophrenic dirt bike that tried to kill…
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Planning Ahead for Your Children’s College Education
I am looking forward to December this year and not just because of the holidays, but this December will be the end to a decade…
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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,…
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Planning Ahead
My wife and I do a small amount of gardening and one thing we always plant are some hot chili peppers. Varieties vary depending on…
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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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Even the Rocks Will Cry Out…
“An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him out to our hills, and let him study there what nature understands…
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Relocation.
After owning a business or being part of the ownership team of a business for over twenty years, the economy threw a curve ball and…
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A Common Thread In A Small Community
Every so often I’m reminded of how fortunate I am to have a career, a workplace, and a team that allows me to play a…
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Walking the Line…
Some people say “yes” to every opportunity and others pessimistically think it can’t be done. I used to be the person who said yes and…
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Shelters for Schools, It’s Time to Start the Conversation
Growing up in Oklahoma City, you just get used to springtime weather warnings. Local news stations preempt your favorite shows or sporting events to shout…
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Overcome Fear and Declare Your Independence
July Fourth is a special day of celebration for me. Of course there are the obvious reasons for celebration that we all recognize. But, for…
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Pay It Forward
I sincerely appreciate working for a company whose culture encourages employees to give back to the community. Most have done more than I, but to…
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Get A Hobby!
Structural engineering requires a broad skill set in order to be well rounded and deliver successful projects. We have to visualize projects mentally in three…
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Analysis of Thin Plate Metals Under Uniform Loading with Large Deflections, Structural Pookie, Metal Panel Voodoo and Ozark Engineering
Many of you know that in addition to our “regular” engineering we also work on building “skins” for lack of a better term, mostly in…
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Old Meets New
Many challenges face the Structural Engineer when designing a new building that will be an addition to an existing building designed and constructed in a…
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Ciao Y’all…. Saddle Up!
In 2004-05 a group of local cyclists, business and community leaders began developing a vision for a locally created and owned event to put Tulsa…
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Structure Expressed
I was a young student of architecture at the University of Illinois when I took my first structures course: statics and dynamics. This was my…
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Hammer Away
While there have been many experiences that have shaped me as an engineer, I believe that the ones that have benefited me the most have…
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Working with Municipalities
We serve several different types of clients, one being Municipalities. I want to focus on the municipal approach and one way we help them create…
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Wellness In The Workplace
Wellness. We have all heard the term. But do we really know what it means? Why we should be interested in it? And how you…
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Raising the Bar…
The first and foremost responsibility of any engineering professional is to hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public. As a structural engineer…
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Getting Involved!
The most effective people I know don’t just sit back and complain about the status quo. They get involved and try to make a difference….
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It’s Not the Economy, Stupid. It’s Value.
I recently attended a regional conference for the Society of College and University Planning. Futurist Glen Hiemstra, who discussed the trends and forces affecting education,…
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Gracias. Danke. Merci. Thanks.
Your mom said it. And your dad. And your grandparents and teachers. As a child, it was a gentle reminder whenever someone gave you a…
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What Price Passion?
Vision is tricky business. Open any business management book and chances are you’ll find a mandate for establishing a strong vision and mission for your…
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Whose Child is Innovation?
You’ve heard it thousands of times: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” True enough. It makes sense that creation is driven by need. Humankind’s most…
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And So It Begins…
Welcome to Origin. Origin is a new adventure for us and we hope that you’ll enjoy it. Our goal is to post timely, relevant information…
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