Foundations by EnGen

Foundations is a podcast by EnGen that shares the career stories of professionals from within the engineering industry. EnGen is a community of these professionals on a mission to encourage the future generation as they navigate and start their careers.
Why it matters – In this season of Foundations by EnGen we talk to the volunteers within not-for-profit and association organisations in the engineering industry. We find out what drives them to volunteer their time toward creating the change they want to see. Why do they show up? And why does it matter? Let’s find out.

In this episode, Patrick Fogg leads a conversation about why it matters with fellow Engineers Without Borders (EWB) executives Gavin Blakey OAM, Madison Wright, Chloe Lahiff and Sofie Thielemans (titles below). This is a fascinating conversation about humanitarian engineering, encouraging high school students to succeed in STEM, the importance of diversity, human centred engineering, empathy as a technology and much much more.

Titles:
Patrick Fogg, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student at UQ as well as Executive within UQ EWB chapter
Gavin Blakey OAM, Principal Engineer as well as Chair of the Board of Directors at EWB Australia
Madison Wright, Consultant Engineer at Energetics as well as past President at UQ EWB chapter and current Secretary within QLD Region EWB chapter
Chloe Lahiff, undergraduate Chemical and Biological Engineer as well as Vice President within UQ EWB chapter
Sofie Thielemans, Flooding and Drainage Engineer at Aurecon as well as past Regioneering Executive within UQ EWB chapter

Find out more at www.ewb.org.au