Ep. 69 – Finding Job Opportunities through Relationships with Randell Iwasaki

In this episode, civil engineer Randy Iwasaki shares his story of success in the private sector as well as tips for young people who are looking to follow in his footsteps. Randy Iwasaki is a successful engineer who has transitioned from the public sector to the private sector, where he continues to focus on reinventing himself and delivering programs faster, more efficiently, and more effectively. This conversation provides listeners with tools and techniques to achieve success in both their professional and personal lives.   Here’s a bit about Randell’s passion:   Randell Iwasaki is the Leader of State and Local Transportation for Amazon Web Services (AWS). In that position, he leads AWS’s data support and analysis services for state and local transportation agencies, including; artificial intelligence support; use of AWS services in development of new technology in transportation; data analysis methods for policy and planning analyses; traffic operational support; and other uses of AWS services by state and local transportation agencies. Prior to joining AWS Randy served for over 10 years as Executive Director of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, recognized as one of the most innovative transportation agencies in the United States. He founded GoMentum Station, the largest secure automated vehicle test facility in the nation. Prior to that, he was a 27-year employee of the California Department of Transportation, where he rose through the ranks to become Chief Deputy Director from 2004 to 2009 and Director from 2009 to 2010. He is an internationally recognized leader in transportation research and innovation and is frequently called upon to speak to the latest developments in automated and connected vehicle technology development and testing. He has been on dozens of TRB committees and research panels over the course of his career - serving as the chair of several of them. He was recently named a senior fellow by UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation   Let’s dive in!   [00:01 – 10:43] How to Achieve Work-Life Balance  How parents indirectly guide their children in different ways Being able to know how much you can keep and how much you can invest To understand how to deal with people at work and money   [11:01 – 31:23] Applying Success Principles in Your Career Having mentors to help you from heading the wrong path To use the results of the research from the Transportation Research Board panels for actual projects in the field  Why Networking is important    [31:24 – 32:40] Closing Segment To be able to execute and live a life of meaning Connect with Randy (links below) Parting Notes   Connect with Randell on Linkedin    Shoot him an email at [email protected]   Sponsors: Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive. BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.  If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Question