"Steel Matchmaker" John Schuepbach links people from all corners of the North American structural steel industry, especially equipment buyers and sellers. His lengthy list of contacts has also helped make him a valued fabricator consultant.

Longtime AISC volunteer Steven J. Fenves has helped propel the steel industry forward for more than half a century. He joins the podcast to discuss his background, his work on the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, and more.

Georgia Tech professor and bridge expert Ryan Sherman has focused his recent research on 3D printing and its potential impact on steel construction.

Architecture professor and 2023 AISC Lifetime Achievement Award winner Terri Meyer Boake became a respected voice on architecturally exposed structural steel due in no small part to her photography skills.

Frank Russo, PE, PhD, founder of Russo Structural Services. Listen to Frank dive into his two-plus decades in bridge design and repair, his favorite projects, and the launch of his company in 2021.

Ruby+Associates' president and CEO Tricia Ruby didn't expect to work for the firm her father started. But now she runs it, complementing its engineering expertise with her business and leadership know-how.

Quality assurance expert Cliff Schwinger has spent a career helping designers and detailers improve their designs and view mistakes as learning experiences.

Nearly two decades ago, David Zalesne left a successful legal career in Philadelphia to revive a steel fabrication shop in South Carolina--and he's never looked back.

Mark Waggoner's experience designing long-span steel roofs has led to his working on multiple massive stadiums, including several that have hosted the Super Bowl in recent years.

An expert on steel design, fabrication, and erection with a half-century-plus of experience, former LeJeune Steel president Larry Kloiber shares his thoughts on his life in the industry, particularly his work with cambering steel.

After three decades of building portfolios for different structural engineering companies, Helen Torres decided to start building a portfolio for a new firm--one that bears her name.

Larry Kruth has dedicated the majority of his life to the structural steel industry as a practicing engineer, a fabricator, a safety expert, an instructor, a committee volunteer, and an AISC vice president. And even though he recently retired (for the second time), his work with the industry will continue.

Chris Raebel's life thus far has been a fruitful and varied journey, all without having to stray from the city he loves--Milwaukee--for too long.

Ron Klemencic's habit of questioning the answers has led him to play an integral role in developing the revolutionary SpeedCore high-rise core wall system.

One of this year's Steel Design Student Competition winners and his faculty advisor discuss the iterative process of transforming a decommissioned offshore oil rig into a cultural center.

Grady Harvell has been a driving force in Arkansas' steel industry, as well as in bringing a structural research lab to the state's flagship university.

Remember when computers weren't ubiquitous in engineering offices? Allen Adams does. And it led him to help create design software with the ultimate goal of letting engineers be engineers.

This year's Forge Prize winners discuss their Common Sky concept, which has the potential to take urban housing projects to new heights, both figuratively and literally.

Rae Ripple's life tree has branched off many times. And it's taken her to exactly where she wants to be.

Gian Rassati, a 2022 AISC Special Achievement Award winner, began life in a small Italian mountain town and has gone on to do big things in bolting research.

University of Illinois engineering professor Larry Fahnestock takes a proactive approach to teaching, advising, and covering great distances.

To Mary Jo Emrick, welding is an art, a science, an opportunity, and a lifelong skill that she is teaching to the next generation.

Dave Eckmann's approach to his work as a structural engineer is influenced by his architectural aptitude and education, not to mention his lifelong desire to build things.

AISC steel specialist, Alex Morales leverages his diverse background to help design teams make the most of their structural steel projects.

As one of AISC's longest-tenured employees, Cindi Duncan has wrangled countless committee members to keep publications on track and on schedule.

Gwyneth Leech brings out the bold beauty of steel construction in her portraits of under-construction Manhattan high-rises.

Larry Muir took an unorthodox path to get his various engineering degrees. But it has led him to connection design and consulting success.

Engineering professor Hannah Blum is working to make the most of her and her students' experiences in the real and virtual worlds.

University of Missouri Steel Bridge Team captain Corey Valleroy has elevated his team in both size and diversity and helped his fellow teammates make the most of their experience in the 2021 AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition.

Nick Colina has turned his once-struggling family business into a success story and is also working to turn the California construction industry into a more inclusive landscape.

Hunter Ruthrauff's Forge Prize-winning design was generated by his personal connection to San Diego's Balboa Park and addresses the need for a public connection across one of its canyons.

UMass engineering professor and structural stability expert Kara Peterman takes the long view on life.

Southern California architect Anders Lasater has found the perfect balance between designing buildings and banging drums.

Armed with sound advice from her father, Nyckey Heath has forged a rewarding path to become a project manager with one of the country's top steel erectors.

Vicki O'Leary's mission is to make the ironworking profession more equitable and safer, one heart and mind at a time.

Mark Trimble's introduction to building things was as his father's right-hand man on household projects. Little did he know that it would prepare him for a career in construction.

Carlos de Oliveira and Michael Gray, co-founders of AISC member Cast Connex, forged a partnership as students that evolved into a company that is a global leader in steel castings for structural applications.

Through a new advertising campaign, Zekelman Industries CEO Barry Zekelman is working to push for industries of all types to grow and maintain their manufacturing operations here in the U.S. Hear him discuss this effort, his thoughts on Buy American provisions, advice from his father, and his passion for fast cars.

In addition to being a vice president and senior medical planner with HKS' Washington, Washington, D.C., office, Yiselle Santos Rivera is also the company's global director of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (J.E.D.I.). Hear about how she became an architect, her philosophy on design, and more.

Angela Cotie is a project executive with Gilbane Building Company and the chair of ACE Mentoring Houston, where she takes a leading role in introducing the next generation to the wide breadth of careers in the construction industry. Hear all about ACE as well as Angela's career in construction.

Rosannah Harding and Matthew Ostrow are the founders of HardingOstrow, a New York-based design practice. They are also the winners of this year's AISC Forge Prize Award for their design Footbridge. They discuss their winning project, their architectural inspirations, life in a commute-less world, and more.

Hollie Noveletsky is CEO of AISC member fabricator Novel Iron Works in Greenland, N.H., and is also an AISC board member. Hollie grew up around steel, visiting and working for her father's fabrication business before embarking on a career in nursing, specializing in geropsychiatry. Hollie talks about making her mark in the family business--which she now runs--applying her healthcare background to the manufacturing world, and how both roles have helped her company weather the current pandemic.

Steve Knitter, president of Geiger and Peters in Indianapolis. Steve talks about how his career evolved from robotics to steel fabrication, why he prefers skiing to snowboarding, what it was like racing to the finish on a project at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and how he found his way back to Hoosier State (twice).

Carol Drucker, SE, PE, PEng, Cofounder of Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers in Chicago. Carol discusses how bridges pulled her into engineering, how she fell into connection design, and why she was drawn to Chicago.

John Parucki, Head National Judge of AISC's Student Steel Bridge Competition. John discusses his quarter-century judging the SSBC, what the competition means to him, how it's changed over the years, and also how many holes-in-one he's hit (hint: not many).

Tabitha Sine, PE, Vice President of Market Development with AISC. Hear Tabitha's thoughts on managing a team of 30 at work and nearly 900 in a tee-ball/softball/baseball league--and also running.

Lou Geschwindner, PE, PhD, Senior Consultant with Providence Engineering Corporation and Penn State Professor Emeritus. Hear Lou's thoughts on teaching multiple generations of students, how he became interested in buildings, genealogy research, what professors emeritus do, and wacky ties.

William D. "Bill" Bast, SE, PE, Principal and Head of Thornton Tomasetti's Forensics and Renewal practices in Chicago. Listen to Bill's thoughts on mentoring in the engineering profession, his present and past work on Willis Tower, and how he got into drumming.

Extensive work with building codes as they relate to steel construction has been a defining characteristic of Robert Wills' award-winning career.