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  1. RDK

    Confused with licensing

    But then could the manufacturer in turn sue the design engineer? (Assuming that the design was followed and the failure was a design failure, not substandard material?) This is why I like the Canadian model where the practice of engineering is broadly defined so that anyone doing design needs...
  2. RDK

    Confused with licensing

    What does offering services to the public mean? It appears that most responders here are taking the position that the public means consumer level, i.e. to an individual. I think the public includes companies that will eventually produce the designs. If you are offering services to anyone or...
  3. RDK

    can't find a job

    I always say that it takes 20 years to make an engineer, 4 university, 4 to get a PE or P.Eng and the next 12 to get good at your field of specialization. Since the OP has the degree that would make him 75 before he is a fully qualified and experienced engineer. Even if we give him some...
  4. RDK

    Possible Job Opportunity - questions

    xnuke Under the legal definition of engineering used in Canada, management of an engineering function is the practice of professional engineering. Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng Construction Project Management From conception to completion www.kitsonengineering.com
  5. RDK

    Transitioning to management, what's your experience?

    I’ve been doing project management the majority of my career. The hardest part that I see in making the switch from technical engineering to project management is not necessarily the people skills, while they are important I have seen many successful project managers with the people skills of a...
  6. RDK

    Salary after P.Eng.

    Every provincial association conducts and publishes some sort of salary survey. They rank everyone on either a points basis or a general description to determine your ranking. Then they compare asalaries across disciplines and years of experience etc. For the Manitoba survey see...
  7. RDK

    Rate of Job Change

    This will vary with industry and discipline. If you are in a project orientated discipline ( civil construction) then changing jobs at the end of a project will not be seen as a necessarily bad thing, especially if you can show that you have returned to the same company for a subsequent...
  8. RDK

    Is grad school a wise choice?

    A master’s degree will give you effectively twice the time in equivalent experience. So a 2 year Master’s program will put you on an equal footing with a 4 year experienced person. It will also take two years to get and by that time there is a good chance that the economy will turn around and...
  9. RDK

    Employee Performance Review

    The Canadian military did something like this some years ago. They did a review on the ratings and found that seldom was a score lower than a 7 out of 10 ever given (above average was the lowest rating routinely given out) They statistically distributed the number of 10’s 9’s etc. that were...
  10. RDK

    How to do a partnership

    Get some legal advice. Partnerships can be very tricky as any unlimited partner (the default type) can be held individually responsible for the debts and actions of another partner. If your partner does not have any assets that a claimant can attach, then they can legally come after you for...
  11. RDK

    Organizing emails

    I use Outlook rules to sort my incoming emails. I don’t use that many folders and then inside the folders let the email stay there chronologically. Sometimes an email ends up in the wrong folder or should be copied into another folder but these few exceptions can easily be handled manually. I...
  12. RDK

    Signing and Sealing Drawings

    Sounds more like a local law issue. In Manitoba Canada to get a license to sell engineering services a minimum amount of E&O insurance is mandatory. However if you are an employee acting in the course of your employment then you should be protected under the master servant rule of law. If the...
  13. RDK

    Men/Women Staying in Engr, maybe we're the fools

    Picking a career is a lot like picking a suit. Some fit better than others and a perfectly good suit may not be right for some people. If you find you are wearing a suit that does not fit or is not right for you then change it. If it fits and is right for you then keep wearing it. Personally...
  14. RDK

    Do Working Engineers Run Engineering Associations?

    The Canadian associations define the management of the engineering function as being the practice of professional engineering. The question is moot; a management engineer is a professional engineer and is a practicing engineer by definition. If you want journeyman level engineers involved in...
  15. RDK

    "celebrities" in engineering?

    Up until a few years ago all West Point Graduates received degrees in Military Engineering (not sure of the correct title). In my experience a lot of military people, not in the engineering areas also have engineering degrees. I would expect that a lot of famous military people are engineers...
  16. RDK

    Bio-fuels .... good or bad?

    Taxes and quality Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng Construction Project Management From conception to completion www.kitsonengineering.com
  17. RDK

    Billing rates

    People value goods and service in large part based on what they pay for them. If you set your rates a lot lower than local competition they will go to the competition with the rationale that he only values his services that much so why should I value them at all. A friend tried to start a...
  18. RDK

    Contract Acceptance

    Legality is a different issue than enforceability. The clause may not be enforceable, it is legal in the sense that you will not be sent to jail for including it. I would think that the clause would be enforceable if it was plain and clear on the invoice. You may have a difficult time...
  19. RDK

    Engineers lacking in US decision-making? Show civic responsibility

    There are two ways to compare tax costs. You can compare them on a percent of GDP (or wages) basis or in absolute dollar terms. Whichever way you pick, you also have to look at what you are getting for this money and whether the country’s government is running a deficit or surplus. From the...
  20. RDK

    Fraudulent Use of PE Stamp!

    Almost the identical situation happened in Manitoba a number of years ago. (It was even regarding mechanical plans.) Under our system the engineering associations are responsible for enforcing engineering laws and the Crown attorneys are responsible for enforcing fraud and other civil laws...

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