Generally, what are the requirements for a 1099 consulting engineer that is not licensed in a state? It seems you can do he engineering work but you can't stamp or validate anything to the public.
I have a guy that wants to be able to have engineering services available so that he can offer a complete package to his customers. It is looking like I want to setup a retainer type agreement so that he stays high priority in being able to get engineering services quickly for his clients. His...
When do you sign an NDA? I have someone that might want me to do work for them but it has never been spelled out nor has the means of compensation or anything. It feels like I am walking backwards into something without everything else being spelled out. I am fine with a scope that doesn't have...
I wrote up some material that a company used for advertising. They want me to fill out a W-9 form. I am confused some about this because they bought a product from me not me selling my time to them. Can someone explain why they would do this? I don't pull a W-9 when plumber comes and fixes...
I have someone that is want to offer me work to review someone else's design or use it as a basis for mine. I suspect the work is being done outside of the U.S. and a PE is needed to approve the design. When is it rubber stamping and when is it taking a company's design and running through it...
I have a blog going and it has really started turning the corner and I am getting a lot of attention from a surprising number of people and the right people. The thing is kind of turning into an advertising machine that I sort of hoped it would a year ago. It kind of took a lot of grinding to...
This is something that is bothering me some and I don't know what to really say about it. I am running into small time companies that are doing MW battery, generator, and solar installations and they have no PE on staff or are registered engineering firms. It seem like some of these are...
I have contracting agency that is trying to selling my services to a utility. The rate is good but from the review on glassdoor and indeed, it looks like people aren't getting paid or paid on time sometimes. I wouldn't mind the work but would like some guarantee that I am not going to get my...
I am a one man shop offering consulting services. I see that there is retainer for service and retainer for access. In engineering, which is usually provided and what are some of the does and don'ts with retainers? How much is usually put into a retainer (%)?
This is something I have run into though I don't really agree with it. I understand posting a standard or reference material is out of bounds. I don't feel that is the same as posting a diagram from a standard or book and referencing it. It feels the issue is such a grey issue due to the fact...
This won't be groundbreaking or anything but it is just a comment about how companies, especially large companies tend to put people in boxes, especially at larger companies. Companies put people in these boxes, train them for these boxes, and then appraise them only for what they do inside of...
How do you lower a 60 foot by 90 foot movie theater screen? The screen itself can be folded up but how do you lower it without destroying it. The whole thing weighs only 400 lbs but when I talked with the manufacture, he said people just buy a new screen because it is very easy to damage.
