Frontline Workers Say “Call Before You Dig”

811, Know Before You Dig We all know that we’re surrounded by utilities. But we don’t often think about how many of them are out of sight, underground. Whether you are a contractor, developer or a homeowner, if you plan to dig on your property, you might run the risk of accidentally hitting buried electric, ... Read More

Continuing Education… Am I Doing This Right?

Yikes. It’s been a while since I’ve asked “Am I doing this right”, and the world has sure changed since then. Growing up, I had this simplistic view of our society that every person who graduated college ended up with a high paying job and would be set for life. I didn’t realize until later ... Read More

Avoiding Social Faux Pas at Work

Being a twenty-something is weird, especially socially. Through school, we could fairly easily predict social expectations. You knew that connecting on social media with the kid sitting next to you in class was ok. You knew which professors encouraged students to argue dissenting opinions. And of course, that drinking to excess was encouraged by the mainstream culture. ... Read More

Lake Carasaljo: Keeping Stormwater Runoff at Bay

A coworker here at Maser once told me that we don’t just fix problems, we fix problems and then make it pretty. A recent project in New Jersey, the Brick Township MUA Lake Carasaljo Stormwater Improvements, is the perfect example of this. ... Read More

Drone Safety: Be Aware in the Air!

The FAA has proclaimed the Week of November 4th National Drone Safety Awareness Week! With all the hub-bub from above, it's hard not to notice that drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (aka UAVs), are everywhere. Above our heads taking birds-eye view photos and videos of gatherings, events, sports, real estate, it's also hard not to wonder how safe they are to operate. Read on to gain some insight about this and follow our Drone Safety posts all week on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook! ... Read More

Performance Evaluations and Doing Them Right

Throughout school, essays and presentations are judged based on explicit rubrics, exams are generally True/False or multiple choice, and grades are determined by adding up the amount of points one has earned in a fairly objective way. How hard one has worked, how helpful he/she has been, and how much one ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTED to that ... Read More