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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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

Cut your losses. Walk away. V

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

Sure. V

Seriously? Unless, as moon161 put it, there are ethical considerations... don't say anything. Sheesh... Just the fact that you're asking this question makes me sad. What ever happened to those in the trenches sticking together? V

Yea? I'm pretty sure that there are people who progressed science without PhDs... Edison comes to mind. I worked in a few companies with a lot of PhDs, and unfortunately, the nickname the were often given was PhD (pretty huge dolt). I have worked with PhDs who were geniuses, and those that I'm...

FSS- That's ignorant... and hilarious. V

Whatever is worked out in the contract. Usually the drafting company is paid to deliver the drawings, but all property, outright belongs to the client. Therefore, their names are usually on the prints. However, as I said, it's all about what's worked out in the Contract and the Statement of...