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  1. PsionSaint

    If you weren't an engineer, what would you be?

    Tough question - never really considered it since engineering is not so much what I do as what I am. If I had to work for money: stock analyst or spec ops sniper If I had money working for me: treasure hunter (summer) mad scientist (winter)
  2. PsionSaint

    Definition of an Engineer

    "Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them." -- James A. Michener Another version I've seen is that scientists are searching for the truth - engineers are searching for what works. My personal favorite definition for an engineer is someone who will go through any amount of...
  3. PsionSaint

    Working in a "family" business...

    All good suggestions above - both if you decide to stay with the company or strike out on your own. One idea I didn't see would be to contact her dad. Depending on how long you've been at the company and if he knew you or not will determine whether this is possible. Or maybe he just gets an...
  4. PsionSaint

    What percentage of your time at work are you actually working?

    cadnutcase - I had it built for me by one of my electrical engineering buddies. I had several offers to buy it before it ended up not surviving one of my moves. Maybe I'll get him to built a few more and put the extras up on eBay!
  5. PsionSaint

    What percentage of your time at work are you actually working?

    I'm one of those consultants with a critical focus on my billable hours being useful to my client. That said, I've developed two thoughts over the past years on various clients sites. (I'm usually assigned to a client on a long-term basis basically as a staff augmentation PM..) 1. Part of...
  6. PsionSaint

    Engineering Abbreviations

    No idea on RFSU... Google turned up all kinds of interesting links... maybe 'radio frequency syncronization unit'? Or 'Swedish Association for Sexuality Education'? (No I'm not making that up.) A/G stands for above-ground piping. This is usually connected to some U/G (under-ground)...
  7. PsionSaint

    How To Add Numbers That Pertain To A Certain Year

    You'll need to do what IRStuff suggested first - add a new column with the formula YEAR(A1) in it. This will return the value of the year in the A1 cell. Copy that down the whole list. Then write a SUMIF statement that uses this new column of years as the range while summing over the numbers...
  8. PsionSaint

    Americans need to get serious again about space!

    To try and make a point back on the original thread, I honestly believe that we need to pursue space travel and exploration for one simple, selfish reason. At some point in time, we as humankind on Earth will go extinct. You can speculate about the reason behind it - several options are even...
  9. PsionSaint

    Interview Questions

    If you want to see some examples of out-of-left-field type questions in a technical interview, google "microsoft interview questions" and take a read through those websites. Microsoft is famous for the all-day interview where you might meet eight or nine people, each with a designed set of...
  10. PsionSaint

    more on engineer degrees

    As my department head told us when we graduated: "Congratulations. You now have a piece of paper that entitles you to go out a learn how to be an engineer." -Dr. Baldwin, CSM ChemEng Dept. Even though I didn't stay in the design side of engineering, I still tell people "I'm an engineer" when...
  11. PsionSaint

    Skills/Traning required to be a project manager

    My background: BS in ChemEng MS in Engineering Management (after working for 10 years) Employed at a program and construction management company where my primary function is PM services to clients I've been able to distinguish two distinct sets of skills required to be a project manager - I'll...
  12. PsionSaint

    Management or Leadership

    One of the best ways I've seen it described is that managers make sure you're doing things right; leaders make sure you're doing the right things.
  13. PsionSaint

    Recruiting from Previous Employer

    I work in the program management consulting world so this issue comes up all the time - both between competing firms and even with Owner's hiring away staff toward the end of projects. In general, I think that if the potential recruit initiates the conversation (someone from your old company...
  14. PsionSaint

    PMP Examination Cost

    I quickly checked the pmi.org website but didn't see anything specifically about the exam cost. I did find an email address you might try: pmpquestions@pmi.org.

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