GeoHeroes - Guy Marcozzi

GeoHeroes - Guy Marcozzi About This Episode In this episode Ryan White, PE, GE, F.ASCE, turns the tables in this interview of GeoHeroes host Guy Marcozzi, PE, D.GE, LEED AP BD+C, former GBA president, who shares his journey from suburban Delaware kid to geotechnical engineering CEO. Guy reveals the surprising truth behind most successful careers: there was no grand plan. From collecting payments on his childhood paper route to leading Duffield Associates, Inc. as CEO, Guy's path was shaped by persistence, listening, and seizing opportunities as they arose. He reflects on launching the GeoHeroes podcast, what he's learned from interviewing industry legends, and why not having everything figured out might be the best career advice of all. About Our Guest Guy Marcozzi, PE, D.GE, LEED AP BD+C, is a GBA past-president and an experienced CEO, President and Board Member with a demonstrated history of working in the engineering, science and data technology industries and in leadership for various boards of ESOP, non-profit, professional and business organizations. Our Host Ryan White, PE, GE, F.ASCE, is a principal geotechnical engineer at Apex in Portland and the geotechnical engineering group manager. Ryan has over 28 years of geotechnical engineering experience leading groups, teams and managing projects. He has managed projects throughout Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, New Jersey, North Carolina and Florida. He has experience with commercial and municipal development, design for low- to mid-rise buildings, bridge foundations, roads, landslide evaluation and stabilization, retaining wall design and construction, solar energy and land development. Ryan is the current chair of GBA's multimedia delivery committee and one of the committee's founding members. Ryan helped develop the GBA Podcast as part of class 4 of the Emerging Leaders. Show Notes Introduction Special "tables turned" episode with Guy Marcozzi being interviewed by podcast producer Ryan White Guy: Retired consulting engineer living in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Career spanned structural and geotechnical engineering Married to wife Tina for 37 years Three children, all engineers but none in geoprofessions Early Life and Education Grew up in post-war suburban Delaware, 10 miles outside Wilmington Childhood characterized by unstructured outdoor play with kids of all ages One of four children in working-class family Fa