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    Continuing Education to Maintain PE While Working as Project Manager

    wijgeng, I agree with birneys that you need to check with your state's PE license continuing education requirements. I'm registered in Texas as a mechanical engineer put have been working as an engineering manager and project manager for the last 10 years and I'm also a PMP. I have used...
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    Keep information in an organized form

    I've moved away from the micro-filing plan I used previously with trying to have sufficient subfolders to file every email based on engineering discipline and technical topic. I realized I was spending most of my day trying to catagorize and file emails. I was spending more time on filing than...
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    Vortex Breaker with Cover Plate

    Thanks for the replys, guys. Rcooper, the physical model will actually be more expensive than the CFD. We aren't trying to model the vortex per se, but to get a feel for the general fluid flow paths into the water outlet nozzle. Putting the plate over the vortex breaker should force a flow...
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    Vortex Breaker with Cover Plate

    I found this old post on vortex breaker designs and it relates directly to an issue I have now. thread378-36635 I have a liquid full FWKO where the oil/water interface is only 12" off the bottom of the vessel. The outlet nozzle is 6" and the current vortex breaker is a crossed plate with a...
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    Moved to Houston

    RMW I've been in Houston over 14 years now. I moved here from the mid-west so getting used to the 8 month long summers is still an effort. Food is great and yes you will get back to restaurants, but as it was said before, ususally out of habit. We have the restaurants we prefer and stick to...
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    I'm leaving...

    I've gone through the resignation process 4 times now. the first three weren't that hard because I was a little sour on the company by the time I left. This last one - 4 months ago - was much tougher because it was a good company, I had good bosses on both a departmental and project level, and...
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    Where do mech-E salaries top out?

    Johnsmith2, I've worked as a process systems engineer for two of the EPC companies doing onshore refineries and LNG plant design; P&IDs, hydraulics, that sort of stuff. I've worked mechanical equipment engineer for another EPC company doing offshore platform design; P&IDs, equipment design...
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    Where do mech-E salaries top out?

    SMS I've been in the oil/petrochem industry in Houston for over 14 years now, and I've worked with 4 different companies. In my experience, it takes more than 10 years to hit that $100k mark. Most of the engineers I've worked with in the EPC business it is closer to 15-20 years before they...
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    Work related awkward/embarrasing/rare situation

    Many years ago when I was still in college I had a summer job with a local plant services firm. In addition to other duties I was working on the construction crew builiding the companies new building. One Friday the company president and his wife come by to bring us all lunch. I was...
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    Question for the guys ....

    If my wife made more money than me I would love to quit and stay home with my daughter.
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    Do you work overtime?

    I've pretty much resisted working unpaid overtime as much as I can. If my project and I can come to an agreement on comp time (future time off for unpaid overtime) then I'll work some but otherwise if it isn't paid I don't put in more than an hour or two every once in awhile. My thoughts are...
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    Promotions in Engineering?

    That really depends not only on your industry, but also on your employer. My first job out of university was for a company that had a very formal ranking and position grade number system. A college hire was grade 22. You progressed to grades 23 adn 24. A senior engineer was grade 25, and...
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    If you weren't an engineer, what would you be?

    I would probably still be in the military.
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    Ideal working conditions

    My current employer has several of the characteristics listed by Ziggi, CanuckMiner and ddelaiarro. That is why when the company had a three year salary freeze almost no one left the company. After working for three different companies over the last 3 years, the flexible work hours are by far...
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    Do you believe in the 5 year rule?

    It is definitely not a "rule", but for me it has worked out that way more often than not. I did leave my first job after 4 years. Of course I only spent 6 months at job number 2 before my original employer wanted me back. I spent another 5 years back at the original company before I left...
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