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Coworking with Megan Harju

She's business development manager for the transportation electrification team at Burns & McDonnell
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Illustration: Francis Scialabba, Photo: Megan Harju

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How would you describe your job to someone who doesn’t work in tech?

I design and install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles—like gas stations for EVs. We provide the infrastructure to the charger itself. We design it from the meter to the charging station.

What’s your favorite emerging tech project you’ve worked on?

My favorite part about my job is defining what it actually is that my team does for our clients. We design and install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. It’s a critical piece of the electrification transition, and no one knows how to solve it. As the business development manager for an emerging business line at my company, I get to create a lot of new content that communicates our services to different types of clients. It challenges me to learn as much as I can about the market so that I understand where the key pain points are.

What emerging tech are you most optimistic about? Least? And why?

I am most optimistic about satellite internet because I think it will revolutionize education and improve quality of life in developing countries.

Funny enough, as committed as I am to the EV industry, I’m pretty bearish on autonomous vehicles. I have a Tesla and love the Level 2/3 autonomous features, but as far as getting to fully autonomous rideshare services, I’m skeptical about the safety in fringe cases (inclement weather, construction, parking lots, etc.) and still think it’s a long way off.

What’s the best piece of tech-related media you’ve read/watched/listened to?

I love the YouTube channel Fully Charged. Tons of great content on the EV industry.

One thing we can’t guess from your LinkedIn profile?

I love music theory! It’s like communicating in a whole new language. It’s mathematical and scientific, yet incredibly expressive and personal.

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