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I am having a friend build a small website for my business and he wants a few pictures of the projects I have worked on over the years.  I have been in private practice since 1986 and have many pictures of projects constructed since then.  However, I was involved in many other projects with other local firms prior to that - some much larger.

My question is, how does the group feel about including pictures of projects prior to 1986 where they were not performed by my company, but were by me?  Would you consider this an ethics violation?

I have enough pictures of projects after 1986 to fill the website.  Just curious.  

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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RE: Business Website

Mike,
I agree with Pat and IRstuff.  Just a notation is all you need.  They're YOUR photos.

By the way...it is commonly done.

RE: Business Website

Didn't we discuss this exact thing a month ago?  Notations, as mentioned above, would make me all warm and fuzzy about it...

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: Business Website

I agree. A notation or disclaimer would suffice.

My question is why do you want to include them and give free advertising to your competitor? You said you have enough on your own.

I have former co-workers that went on to work for themselves and they would not even mention on their Linked-in or website profiles where they used to work.

I'm only 3 years out doing it on my own so most of the big projects I did is with my old employer. I'm still giving them credit for my portfolio but once I accumulate enough, I would promptly omit any of my projects that are associated with them.
 

RE: Business Website

Maybe it depends on how good their work is seen to be and how much you gained while there and how well they are already known.

By including them are you pulling yourself up with their name or pulling them up with free advertising? Or even both? It's a judgement decision and varies with individual circumstances.

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Pat
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RE: Business Website

I would only include photos of projects on which you were a principal designer, and would just include a general statement that some of the projects depicted were done while in the employ of other consultants.  Just pick your most impressive pictures and run with it.

RE: Business Website

(OP)
As for the projects done under the auspices of others, due to the amount of time elapsed (25 years), the firms either no longer exist, or the engineers of record are deceased in most cases.  So, if I do use any, I'll just stick with the dead or deceased portion.  There are one or two firms still in existence that I did structural work under.  I'll stay away from them.  

Thanks all for the advice.  It helps.

Man but I'm old!  

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

RE: Business Website

Bite your tongue, Michael!

RE: Business Website

msquared,
I've only been an engineer for 6 years, and working for less than 20.  Only one company that I've worked for is still in business under the same name.  The two engineering firms I worked for were both sold off.  The one still in business is a family owned company I worked on and off for since I was 17, and it is still doing well.

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