Construction is over half complete on what will be the 7th largest dam in the world. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia will generate 6450 MW of electricity annually. Considered the largest hydroelectric dam in the history of Africa, once complete it will take 5 to 15 years to fill […]
It was right after the Dot-com crash, and we were strapped for operating capital. I was frustrated with a languishing business situation that seemed to offer no opportunity for real growth. Sales had bottomed out and I didn’t have the capital to expand our software line in a way that I knew would pay off. […]
As the old saying goes, time is money. And there is nothing worse than feeling like you just frittered away valuable time at a meeting that tanked for lack of a tight agenda, the key people, etc. What are the key components of a meeting we can all be proud of? A few ideas… Keep […]
As engineering director and general visionary at CivilGEO I can easily get consumed with the details of running a business. Preoccupation with team management, product design and sales often makes me lose sight of the bigger picture and the WHY behind what I do. I know others have been in my position—stuck in the mire […]
What could an innovative transportation/taxi company possibly have in common with a firm that makes civil engineering software? As any Business 101 course will tell you, the rules to run a company well are marvelously universal. A greenhouse that specializes in rare orchids can learn a thing or two from a successful bakery franchise; a […]
For this release of GeoHECRAS, after getting lots of feedback from our users, we have introduced several major new features that improve and speedup the workflow of the HEC-RAS modeler. For example, the software will automatically build the bridge opening after you provide it just a few parameters defining the opening […]
