Moving on

[slickdeals]

Folks,

Family reasons require me to move back to India for an extended period of time (a year plus). I will be working for a US based company doing work there.

It will be different time zone and different culture/codes/engineering practices but I will still have the same friends here at ENG-TIPS.

Thanks for all your help/advice/criticisms over the years.

 

[ToadJones]

Slick you from India?

 

[slickdeals]

Yes. From God's Own Country

 

[ToadJones]

your link was messed up, it didn't direct me to the Pittsburgh, PA wiki page

 

[msquared48]

You will still be in the forums and contributing periodically though, right?

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[slickdeals]

Absolutely. Except I will be answering when all of you are asleep and I will let you answer my questions when I am sleeping It works great for me since I will have all you wonderful people provide me answers before my next work day starts.

Again, I can't thank you all enough for your contributions to my growth as an engineer. Many unknown faces, but with a same vision of helping fellow engineers.

 

[concretemasonry]

After about 10 trips to India, the odd 10 1/2 hour difference between India and EST is a bit of a communication problem. I guess India took a practical approach to time did not confuse things with different time zones.

I seriously considered moving to India (south of Chennai/Madras) near the huge, long beach.

It is fortunate you have an Indian background and can easily understand the amazing blend of technology and traditions compounded by the magnitude of the project sizes and the traditional solutions for the climatic conditions. Where else do they start to build a huge Ford auto plant by building walls around the site and plan the housing and schools on it while starting the plant foundations?

It always seemed strange that the first lucky person doing labor on a large bridge picked a spot for his "home" that was above water and under the bridge to avoid the sun and monsoons and minimize travel and could walk up to the site for meals.

It is a great place because of the education, technology and common languages. The great burst of design and construction while changing away from a great rail system to an auto-oriented system with a lot of new projects.

The morality of the people and lack of crime is good and the technology for communication will not be a major problem.

I just lost my physician after 20 years when he returned to India to practice at one of the luxury hospital/resort complexes using the same equipment as he uses here.

Dick

Engineer and international traveler interested in construction techniques, problems and proper design.

 

[hokie66]

slick,
Not all of us are in the US. In Queensland, we are 14 or 15 hours ahead of the US east coast, depending on the time of year. Sometimes, we come in on the tail end of discussions, but it doesn't matter. Keep in touch. Look forward to having another contributor from that part of the world. Where in India will you be located?

 

[hokie66]

Sorry, should have looked at your link first. Toad threw me off.

 

[msquared48]

Hokie:

That's not surprising... Toad is always jumping around in the forums here.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[slickdeals]

Actually, I will be located in Gurgaon (close to New Delhi). An interesting article on Gurgaon is here

 

[concretemasonry]

You will find many engineering groups (ACI, etc.), codes or standardization organizations that have local chapters and frequent meetings. - It is a good way to keep current as you know the languages are either "British", "American" or "English". Also, some European groups have some good meetings.

I am more familiar with southern India (Mumbai/Bombay, Chennai/Madras, Bangalore (high tech manned by many high school and college students)and others, but learned that the British did a great job of pulling 17 different areas with different languages together and provided a structure (not all good) that has produced a tremendous system that works well and is equipped to use the assets of educated people. I still do not understand why they resist sharing some of information and products elsewhere.

Working for a U.S. firm, you will obviously have some technical support and connections. There is also an "underground" group of engineers that are "expats" working privately in India. I met many of them at the "library" or social club at the better Hotels where they have a minimal cost membership that allows admission and benefits, which they use several times a week. They use this to meet others from different countries and share information on travel problems and country differences. When you get invited to a cocktail party at their home and meet people from TATA, Larsen Toubro and other huge technical firms that have many facets (engineering, construction, power production, education, cement production and many others), this can open many doors to other technical contacts and resources.

My friend in India was devastated when his daughter (structural engineering student) was not accepted to the Indian Institute of Technology and she had to go to MIT, Stanford or similar U.S. school. - It is a very private and proud country that has tremendous technical power

Dick



Engineer and international traveler interested in construction techniques, problems and proper design.

 

[Lion06]

slick-
Best of luck. I hope everything is ok, or will be ok.

 

[slickdeals]

@Lion06, thanks a bunch. You have been amazing contributor to my knowledge here. Keep sharing that good info.

 

[dhengr]

Slick:
My sentiments are the same as Lion’s. Fortunately, you are flexible enough to be able to participate or contribute, and all will turn out O.K. Our profession and your experience allows you to do this most important thing, and that is to be part of family, not just work.

Take the opportunity to bring what you have learned here back home and apply it. Learn what you can there and compare the two, and you will be the smarter and better for the experience. So will we if you share some of your experiences with us. Come back here often and keep us informed of all your goings and doings.

 

[BAretired]

slickdeals,

I wish you every success in your next venture. It seems that Gurgaon will need your talents as it appears to be one of the fastest growing cities in India and possibly the world.

Perhaps you can exert some influence on the local government to render it more functional. Clean drinking water, dependable electrical services and adequate garbage removal are all goals which need to be addressed.

It will be a vastly different experience than you have enjoyed in Florida but I'm sure that whatever you undertake, you will do well. All the best.

BA

 

[ishvaaag]

Good luck, friend.