The Suffix, P.E.
The Suffix, P.E.
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Two questions. 1) Is it P.E. or PE?
2) I think I might be shy, when is it appropriate to use a professional suffix (e.g. P.E.)? For example, do you use them liberally even on your personal checks?
2) I think I might be shy, when is it appropriate to use a professional suffix (e.g. P.E.)? For example, do you use them liberally even on your personal checks?





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I use it only on professional engineering documentation or correspondence. If it is a business check for your own engineering business, then I guess you could. Personal, not me.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Mike--do you know of some rule that says it should be "PE"?
DaveAtkins
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2) ask your local professional organisation (if they have a standard form).
i guess there's no reason you can't add the designation to your name, as an honourific; again, your local professional organisation may have guide-lines. prsonally, i don't advertise that i'm an engineer ... people'll want me to fix their cars, toasters, etc
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I only use the suffix professionally. I do not use it privately for any reason .
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No rule here that I know exists. Can't find a reference in either of my English books. I just see MD used all the time, and this is no different, at lease to me. Both terms refer to licensed professionals.
As previously mentioned, this could be one of those situations where either is acceptable, depending on the location and degree of useage.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Regards,
Mike, not PE :)
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I always thought something like "Chartered Engineer" like in the UK was better, or "Certified Public Accountant" for a US idea.
I work as an engineer for a living, however I'm in the exempt field and have a non standard background that makes licensing a bit more tricky so I haven't taken the test, verified the experience, paid the fee etc.
As such, though arguably an engineer by profession, I'm not a Professional Engineer.
-on topic-
Ever reliable wikipedia shows both.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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I only use it in business communication, and even then not every single time I write my name. I use it in letters and relatively formal emails. I don't use it for administrative things (either internal administration or things like signing up for conferences), or for writing my name on attendance lists. To me, "Hg, P.E." means "I am Hg and I am currently making an engineering pronouncement." (Except when it means "I am Hg and perhaps you don't realize just how very special I am," but that's rare.) Others' mileage may vary.
I go back and forth as to whether to use it on other people's names, say in a CC list on a letter. Sometimes I put PE in there, sometimes not. If they're mostly PEs, I get lazy and leave it off.
Hg
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David
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David
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So just to clarify for those of us not living in the US, is the NCEES a national body to handle P.E. registration renewals?
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David
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Be sure to look over the state boards rules for REQUIRED use of PE as a title. There seems to be a lot of chickens**t rules coming out these days.
Greg Robinson
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<full name> L/Cpl (ret), GCE (failed)
Personally, I never use BEng, AIMechE or ACGI (look it up).
- Steve
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- Steve
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On the other hand, putting other suffixes or "postnomials" such as PMP, LEED AP, etc. is somewhat pompous and self promoting because these are merely certifications (that do not require even a college diploma) as opposed to a bonefide license to practice a learned profession. Putting these on the resume is totally appropriate, but I would not append them to my name. I like MEBA (Meaningless Ego Boosting Acronym).
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David
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I prefer to be darthsoilsguy2 PE, CWI
not
darthsoilsguy2 P.E., C.W.I.
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I got in trouble at one school I moved to for not using paragraphs. No one had ever taught me the rules for using them. Heck, I'm still not sure of 'em.
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I think it just varies from school to school or teacher to teacher. If the formative years of elementary school were taught by teachers with an emphasis on grammar, the kids would usually learn it, whereas, if the teachers were more inclined toward social studies, science or math, that's what they would emphasize.
Although I'm sure I didn't like it at the time, most of my teachers in elementary school pounded reading, grammar and spelling into our mushy heads. When I got to college, I was woefully inadequate in math and had to take several preliminary courses before settling into engineering.
I could write the paragraphs, I just couldn't tell you if two paragraphs plus two paragraphs equalled four paragraphs.
Ron