AJ Waters
@theenginerdlife.bsky.social
Husband | Father | Technologist | Bridging construction & tech, I focus on turning innovation into real results while showcasing this incredible industry. Let’s build smarter—together!
The hardest lessons I learned in construction this year had nothing to do with technology.
In typical end-of-year fashion, these are my seven lessons from 2025:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/theengi...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #lessonslearned #culture
In typical end-of-year fashion, these are my seven lessons from 2025:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/theengi...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #lessonslearned #culture
December 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The hardest lessons I learned in construction this year had nothing to do with technology.
In typical end-of-year fashion, these are my seven lessons from 2025:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/theengi...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #lessonslearned #culture
In typical end-of-year fashion, these are my seven lessons from 2025:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/theengi...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #lessonslearned #culture
I’ve spent the better part of 15 years in being a part of #digitaltransformations, but I know there’s still a lot to learn.
This week, let’s look in the mirror.
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#construction #contech
This week, let’s look in the mirror.
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#construction #contech
December 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I’ve spent the better part of 15 years in being a part of #digitaltransformations, but I know there’s still a lot to learn.
This week, let’s look in the mirror.
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#construction #contech
This week, let’s look in the mirror.
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#construction #contech
Technology hasn't failed the field because the tools aren't capable. It's failed because tech keep asking them to give way more than they get.
Sometimes the bravest move for innovation is subtraction: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/subtrac...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
Sometimes the bravest move for innovation is subtraction: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/subtrac...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
December 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Technology hasn't failed the field because the tools aren't capable. It's failed because tech keep asking them to give way more than they get.
Sometimes the bravest move for innovation is subtraction: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/subtrac...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
Sometimes the bravest move for innovation is subtraction: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/subtrac...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
So, you deployed a new software and everyone hates it.
How could that possibly be?
We have to build a foundation for transformation. Curious to know more on the who, what and how? Click here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-rea...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
How could that possibly be?
We have to build a foundation for transformation. Curious to know more on the who, what and how? Click here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-rea...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
So, you deployed a new software and everyone hates it.
How could that possibly be?
We have to build a foundation for transformation. Curious to know more on the who, what and how? Click here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-rea...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
How could that possibly be?
We have to build a foundation for transformation. Curious to know more on the who, what and how? Click here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-rea...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is step away.
Today isn't just a return to work, it's a return to purpose. As construction continues to evolve faster than ever, we must keep our people at the center of transformation.
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech
Today isn't just a return to work, it's a return to purpose. As construction continues to evolve faster than ever, we must keep our people at the center of transformation.
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is step away.
Today isn't just a return to work, it's a return to purpose. As construction continues to evolve faster than ever, we must keep our people at the center of transformation.
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech
Today isn't just a return to work, it's a return to purpose. As construction continues to evolve faster than ever, we must keep our people at the center of transformation.
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech
Let's be real, we can't build anything meaningful with clenched fists. And this week, when everyone is talking gratitude all over social, that truth is harder to ignore.
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/we-cant...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #gratitude #thanksgiving
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/we-cant...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #gratitude #thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Let's be real, we can't build anything meaningful with clenched fists. And this week, when everyone is talking gratitude all over social, that truth is harder to ignore.
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/we-cant...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #gratitude #thanksgiving
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/we-cant...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #gratitude #thanksgiving
Construction is arguably the most litigious industry in the world.
Well this week, when we typically focus on being grateful, we’ll take a look at this phenomenon in the blog.
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#construction #contech
Well this week, when we typically focus on being grateful, we’ll take a look at this phenomenon in the blog.
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#construction #contech
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Construction is arguably the most litigious industry in the world.
Well this week, when we typically focus on being grateful, we’ll take a look at this phenomenon in the blog.
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#construction #contech
Well this week, when we typically focus on being grateful, we’ll take a look at this phenomenon in the blog.
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#construction #contech
Stop hiding behind change orders and scope creep. We're failing at the two things that matter most in construction.
But we're not doomed. Dive into more details on these up-and-coming changes here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/why-we-...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
But we're not doomed. Dive into more details on these up-and-coming changes here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/why-we-...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Stop hiding behind change orders and scope creep. We're failing at the two things that matter most in construction.
But we're not doomed. Dive into more details on these up-and-coming changes here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/why-we-...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
But we're not doomed. Dive into more details on these up-and-coming changes here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/why-we-...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
The best lessons in leadership don't come from an MBA. They come from the military.
Here are a few lessons on leading through VUCA: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/lessons...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
PS - Photo of my father, Jim Waters, a United States Army Veteran.
#construction #VeteransDay
Here are a few lessons on leading through VUCA: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/lessons...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
PS - Photo of my father, Jim Waters, a United States Army Veteran.
#construction #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The best lessons in leadership don't come from an MBA. They come from the military.
Here are a few lessons on leading through VUCA: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/lessons...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
PS - Photo of my father, Jim Waters, a United States Army Veteran.
#construction #VeteransDay
Here are a few lessons on leading through VUCA: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/lessons...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
PS - Photo of my father, Jim Waters, a United States Army Veteran.
#construction #VeteransDay
Us construction folks are pros at building things that stand still. But we are terrible at standing still ourselves.
1. Pause for a moment in the noise.
2. No messages.
3. Just breathe.
The list will still be there when you stand up.
#construction #leadership #TheEngiNerdLife
1. Pause for a moment in the noise.
2. No messages.
3. Just breathe.
The list will still be there when you stand up.
#construction #leadership #TheEngiNerdLife
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Us construction folks are pros at building things that stand still. But we are terrible at standing still ourselves.
1. Pause for a moment in the noise.
2. No messages.
3. Just breathe.
The list will still be there when you stand up.
#construction #leadership #TheEngiNerdLife
1. Pause for a moment in the noise.
2. No messages.
3. Just breathe.
The list will still be there when you stand up.
#construction #leadership #TheEngiNerdLife
A few weeks ago, I got called out on a statement I made on stage. Turns out, I was wrong.
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A few weeks ago, I got called out on a statement I made on stage. Turns out, I was wrong.
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
Ever meet someone and immediately hit it off like you’ve been friends your whole life?
Catch the discussion on what's really holding construction back with Eddie Campbell on @KahuaInc's Build Different dropping Wednesday.
#construction #BuildDifferent #TheConstructionBrothers
Catch the discussion on what's really holding construction back with Eddie Campbell on @KahuaInc's Build Different dropping Wednesday.
#construction #BuildDifferent #TheConstructionBrothers
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Ever meet someone and immediately hit it off like you’ve been friends your whole life?
Catch the discussion on what's really holding construction back with Eddie Campbell on @KahuaInc's Build Different dropping Wednesday.
#construction #BuildDifferent #TheConstructionBrothers
Catch the discussion on what's really holding construction back with Eddie Campbell on @KahuaInc's Build Different dropping Wednesday.
#construction #BuildDifferent #TheConstructionBrothers
Ever notice how we describe project visibility with flight terms?
Give me the “10,000-foot view.”
Well let's be honest for a second. If all you have is a 10,000-foot view of your capital projects, you’re not leading the flight.
You’re just another passenger.
#TheEngiNerdLife
Give me the “10,000-foot view.”
Well let's be honest for a second. If all you have is a 10,000-foot view of your capital projects, you’re not leading the flight.
You’re just another passenger.
#TheEngiNerdLife
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ever notice how we describe project visibility with flight terms?
Give me the “10,000-foot view.”
Well let's be honest for a second. If all you have is a 10,000-foot view of your capital projects, you’re not leading the flight.
You’re just another passenger.
#TheEngiNerdLife
Give me the “10,000-foot view.”
Well let's be honest for a second. If all you have is a 10,000-foot view of your capital projects, you’re not leading the flight.
You’re just another passenger.
#TheEngiNerdLife
You can’t buy innovation, especially not when your culture constantly punishes curiosity.
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
You can’t buy innovation, especially not when your culture constantly punishes curiosity.
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
Everyone in construction says they want to get better through tech.
But tech doesn’t fix dull leadership.
The future of construction won’t be built by better software alone.
It’ll be built by better software that is enabling better teams.
#Construction #TheEngiNerdLife
But tech doesn’t fix dull leadership.
The future of construction won’t be built by better software alone.
It’ll be built by better software that is enabling better teams.
#Construction #TheEngiNerdLife
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Everyone in construction says they want to get better through tech.
But tech doesn’t fix dull leadership.
The future of construction won’t be built by better software alone.
It’ll be built by better software that is enabling better teams.
#Construction #TheEngiNerdLife
But tech doesn’t fix dull leadership.
The future of construction won’t be built by better software alone.
It’ll be built by better software that is enabling better teams.
#Construction #TheEngiNerdLife
Raise your hand if you remember when your phone, music, email and gaming required different devices?
Consolidation is the foundation of AI, and contech needs it.
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#construction #contech #ai #bigdata
Consolidation is the foundation of AI, and contech needs it.
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#construction #contech #ai #bigdata
October 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Raise your hand if you remember when your phone, music, email and gaming required different devices?
Consolidation is the foundation of AI, and contech needs it.
To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe below.
www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #ai #bigdata
Consolidation is the foundation of AI, and contech needs it.
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#construction #contech #ai #bigdata
The countdown to Kahua's Enabling Innovation is on…and so is the shoe game.
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The countdown to Kahua's Enabling Innovation is on…and so is the shoe game.
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
Good morning from Columbus, OH! It's a beautiful day to talk construction and energy along with my friend Jared!
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Good morning from Columbus, OH! It's a beautiful day to talk construction and energy along with my friend Jared!
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Specialization leads to champions, or so they say.
But there is also immense risk in specialization.
For more about what it means to balance depth and breath, read here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/special...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
But there is also immense risk in specialization.
For more about what it means to balance depth and breath, read here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/special...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
October 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Specialization leads to champions, or so they say.
But there is also immense risk in specialization.
For more about what it means to balance depth and breath, read here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/special...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
But there is also immense risk in specialization.
For more about what it means to balance depth and breath, read here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/special...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech
We are just one week away from the biggest innovation conference of the year!
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We are just one week away from the biggest innovation conference of the year!
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
You often hear the experts say, “Never look back, just push forward.” But sometimes, aren't the greatest views just over your shoulder?
Wherever you are on your journey, take a second to look back. Not to dwell. But to appreciate the climb.
#construction #contech #TheEngiNerdLife
Wherever you are on your journey, take a second to look back. Not to dwell. But to appreciate the climb.
#construction #contech #TheEngiNerdLife
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You often hear the experts say, “Never look back, just push forward.” But sometimes, aren't the greatest views just over your shoulder?
Wherever you are on your journey, take a second to look back. Not to dwell. But to appreciate the climb.
#construction #contech #TheEngiNerdLife
Wherever you are on your journey, take a second to look back. Not to dwell. But to appreciate the climb.
#construction #contech #TheEngiNerdLife
If you aren't paying attention, you may miss one of the most beautiful museums ever built. Not because it's plain, but because in plainly blends in.
That's redefining what is possible in construction.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #TheEngiNerdLife
That's redefining what is possible in construction.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #TheEngiNerdLife
October 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If you aren't paying attention, you may miss one of the most beautiful museums ever built. Not because it's plain, but because in plainly blends in.
That's redefining what is possible in construction.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #TheEngiNerdLife
That's redefining what is possible in construction.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #TheEngiNerdLife
The more people ask me about AI, the more I realize there is a lot of confusion about what it is, and what it isn’t.
What questions are you not asking about AI (but should)?
I have a few suggestions for you here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/ai-isnt...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction
What questions are you not asking about AI (but should)?
I have a few suggestions for you here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/ai-isnt...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction
October 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The more people ask me about AI, the more I realize there is a lot of confusion about what it is, and what it isn’t.
What questions are you not asking about AI (but should)?
I have a few suggestions for you here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/ai-isnt...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction
What questions are you not asking about AI (but should)?
I have a few suggestions for you here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/ai-isnt...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction
If construction cared as much about data security as they do about tracking claims, a phishing attack wouldn't have taken down Target.
We don’t need another wake-up call.
We just need to wake up.
#construction #cybersecurity #contech @kahuainc.bsky.social #CMMC #FedRAMP
We don’t need another wake-up call.
We just need to wake up.
#construction #cybersecurity #contech @kahuainc.bsky.social #CMMC #FedRAMP
October 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If construction cared as much about data security as they do about tracking claims, a phishing attack wouldn't have taken down Target.
We don’t need another wake-up call.
We just need to wake up.
#construction #cybersecurity #contech @kahuainc.bsky.social #CMMC #FedRAMP
We don’t need another wake-up call.
We just need to wake up.
#construction #cybersecurity #contech @kahuainc.bsky.social #CMMC #FedRAMP
Everyone is talking about AI, but few will actually admit what it is. Or more importantly what it isn’t.
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation
October 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Everyone is talking about AI, but few will actually admit what it is. Or more importantly what it isn’t.
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation