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On today’s episode, we talk with Thomas Abdallah Assistant Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer for the MTA’s Construction and Development (MTA C&D) agency about Mass Transit, Seizing Opportunities, and Teaching Sustainability.   Read his full bio below.

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Showtimes: 

1:22   Nic & Laura talk about career strategies
8:35  Interview with Thomas Abdallah starts
15:03  Teaching Sustainability
26:36  Mass Transit
35:05  Seizing Opportunities

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Connect with Thomas Abdallah at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-abdallah-p-e-leed-ap-77b59718/

Guest Bio:

Thomas Abdallah, P.E. LEED AP, ENV SP is the Assistant Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer for the MTA’s Construction and Development (MTA C&D) agency. Thomas holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University. He is responsible to provide expert environmental engineering services for all MTA capital projects, and ensures that all design and construction projects meet environmental requirements including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the NY State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). He is also a fierce champion of environmental sustainability issues and is responsible for MTA C&D’s certified ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS).

Thomas is also an Adjunct Professor in Columbia University’s Sustainability Management (SUMA) program in the School of Professional Studies. He is the proud author of the book Sustainable Mass Transit: Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation (2017 Elsevier) and recently appeared in an episode of History Channel’s Modern Marvels – Moving America.

Music Credits

Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa

Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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