I got my master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, but my research was on a measuring technique called LIBS (short for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy). I assume that the photonics engineering field is similar. I had to learn a lot of optics and instrumentation along with the base load...
Sorry this is a late post, but I just happened to stumble on it. We are all single and lonely by default. It's what you do with your time that can make your life lonely or not. Here is advice comming from a guy who's 30 and has a family. It worked for me. Take it or leave it.
1.) Living...
I also forgot to mention that the PE's in my division were PE's before they were PM's. I will be taking a slightly different route to achieving the PE.
There are a few PE's in my division, and obtainig PE is encouraged almost as much as obtaining a PMP.
PM is a different kind of busy and a different kind of stress. It has its pros and cons. On one hand, I can direct where the project is going, and hold more say than an engineer. On the...
I just took a project management job in march. I passed my EIT in 2006, and am not eligible for sitting in the FE until 2010. I worked from 2006-2008 mainly with ASME B31.3 and piping design, and from 2008-2009, I worked for a company designing AC units for the ground support industry.
My...
OP: Some governments go by standard salary tables. You can google this and see how much you're worth (hint: in the US, use 07 for a BS, 09 for a MS). Add or subtract up to $10k depending on a company's size and quality. If you find yourself making to little, start looking for another job...
*Generally it takes me a while of being around something, followed by asking questions and independent study until I'm remotely comfortable even attempting to "talk the talk" with other people at work.*
-That's the true sign of intelligence. Thinking before you speak. Keep asking questions...
I failed it the first time I took it (4 months out of Graduate School, 2 years out of course work). I bought a series of video lectures off of e-bay. I went through those and bought 2 Schaum's Outlines. one for statics and strength of materials and the other for thermodynamics. I also...
That's great. Let's say the single cell organisms are accidentally released into the environment and spread rapidly. All of the world's food will turn into that bug excrement. All the fuel problems will be solved, but we'll starve ourselves out. Hey wait - it works just like ethanol! If we...
I have an MSME without a BSME. I got my MSME in 2005, and my Bachelor's in Engineering/Physics in 2002. I had to take a years worth of prerequisites, and most of those prerequisites were getting used to the nomenclature of Mechanical Engineering and using computers for drafting and solid...
SnTMan:
Thanks for the clarification. Living lean is more like being conservative with your budget, knowing when and how to spend involving critical decisions, and not getting everything now on credit cards and paying for it with interest later. In other words, being financially responsible...
Zapster:
How does one "live lean"? I haven't heard of the term. Please enlighten... Is that living in a trailer park with a beans and rice diet and driving the same old car for 20 years or until it falls apart, not marrying or having kids so you can pursue your goals with reckless abandon...
