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    Choice between Chief Engineer or Project Manager (non Technical)

    lonecrusader - As a PM, I was as far away from an engineer as I've ever been in my career. I was chasing down parts, running status meetings, badgering engineering to finish designs. That being said, I believe my engineering background gave me a better understanding of how to tackle schedules...
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    Choice between Chief Engineer or Project Manager (non Technical)

    It's important to get experience in a lot of different areas, especially if you're looking to run a Product development company some day. I was a mechanical engineer for (5) years, before I took a project management position. This change gave me a different perspective on how the business runs...
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    Volume Analysis Question - Wildfire 5.0

    Thanks, dgallup. Actually, your idea of suppressing the hole, measuring, then resuming and measuring is a good one. Thanks... That'll actually save me a decent amount of time. V
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    Volume Analysis Question - Wildfire 5.0

    Hi All- I'm using Pro/E for the first time in a LOOONNNGG time, and I'm sure I'm missing something. Because I thought there was something like this in WF2... Say I have a cube with a hole through the center. How can I find the volume of the hole? Not the entire model, just the hole. Obviously...
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    weighing two job offers-HELP

    Of course not. Then you're not really using your brain, are you? [wink] V
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    Company B

    For a second, when I read the title of this thread, I thought it was about a boogie woogie bugle boy. V
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    contract and payment question

    PS This is not the end of the world. If this is the only time this happens to you... you're lucky. V
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    contract and payment question

    Cut your losses. Walk away. V
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    How to cover yourself in a bad situation

    Yea, like you were curing a disease. [wink] Seriously, bigTomHanks has it right. I wouldn't worry about it, and I definitely wouldn't tell about the "sanity-break". It may very well be politics at work here, but all you can do is do your job well. Those who work hard and do the right thing tend...
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    Shopping subs, check numbers, and what's the limit on what's "right"

    I don't see the problem with what your client did. I also don't see the problem with you going to your preferred sub, and telling them the situation. If you have a good relationship with them, this is a non-issue. It's not like you told the client that your preferred sub would match the...
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    Having hard time leaving first job out of college?

    There's a difference between positions and interests. This is a father/son business. Before giving your notice, tell them your interests, i.e. you'd like to be the partner in a firm someday or you'd like to learn x, y and z. If you just take the position of, "I want more vacation days", you...
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    PE versus PMP

    PAPENOPMP- Why don't you tell us how you really feel about it? V
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    Yet more career advice

    I don't know where people get the notion that you need to be a godsend Engineer to be an Engineering manager. Sometimes (in my experiences, most of the time), having a lot of engineering experience makes you a short-sighted, know-it-all, micro-manager. The best engineering manager I ever had was...
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    Design Process

    Mike- Can I plleeeasssee tape that up in my cubicle, with reference to your genius? That is the most concise, correct explanation of 'stage gate' I've ever heard. V
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    Stress Concerns When Fastening Plastic to Metal

    Lock washers won't do anything. What size is your bolt circle (I assume it's a cylindrical shape)? What kind of seal do you need? 6 6-32 screws won't seal air to vacuum, water to air, etc. (unless it's a very small area)... V
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