
What if the estimates we fight so hard to defend are actually the very thing slowing us down? In this episode, Felipe sits down with Vasco Duarte --- Agile coach, author of #NoEstimates, and host of the Scrum Master Toolbox p...
Play Latest EpisodeWhat if the estimates we fight so hard to defend are actually the very thing slowing us down? In this episode, Felipe sits down with Vasco Duarte --- Agile coach, author of #NoEstimates, and host of the Scrum Master Toolbox p...
In this episode filmed live at LCI Congress 2025, Tom Feliz, DataGrid’s Head of Growth, delivers a compelling case for how construction professionals can practically harness AI to eliminate waste, boost productivity, and reclaim their evenings—not by replacing workers, but by automating energy-drai…
Construction veteran and AI startup founder Adalia Zhao joins Felipe on the final 2025 episode of The EBFC Show to share her bold vision: eliminate inefficiency and guesswork in construction change management. Discover how her company BuildTrace uses AI to save months of tedious work, reduce costly…
What happens when Lean looks good on paper but fails in practice? In this episode of The EBFC Show, host Felipe Engineer-Manriquez sits down with Lean expert and author Patrick Adams to explore the distinction between genuine continuous improvement and the all-too-common appearance trap. From globa…
What do hot wings and hot takes on Scrum have in common? This fiery EBFC Show episode flips the script as Felipe gets grilled by his son Noah—while battling 10 blazing sauces. From parenting parallels to project pitfalls, they tackle trust, teamwork, and truth bombs (literally 💣). It's spicy, smart…
What if the biggest barrier to Lean success isn’t the trades or the tools — but the way we think about planning itself? 🤔 In this episode of The EBFC Show , Victor Ortiz and host Felipe Engineer-Manriquez continue their deep ...

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An international keynote speaker, Felipe is a proven business leader guiding individuals, teams, and organizations in easier, better, and faster value delivery across the construction industry. Felipe works to engineer proven strategies in short timeframes for projects constantly firefighting or looking to become agile.
Felipe Engineer-Manriquez is a Registered Scrum Trainer™ (RST), Registered Scrum Master™ (RSM), Registered Product Owner™ (RPO), and Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ (RS@SP). The Lean Construction Institute awarded him the Chairman’s Award (2019) for contributions to the Institute and the design and construction industry as a whole.