Ninjahedge
Structural
- Feb 15, 2011
- 12
OK....
I do not know how to say this right without putting a little history into this, but please bear with me as I set the stage.
I am a technical individual that has always loved problem solving. The things I liked the most were usually physical or geometrical problems.
The things I excelled in as a child were things like perspective drawing and physics. An innate love of things physical and how they related to the world.
Now, combine that with a knack for math and Engineering was a natural result.
Now, some 15 years after graduating with a masters an a PE in my belt, I have found that most of what I love really isn't in engineering. You do a small piece where you figure out the problem, how it will work, and then the rest of the time finding the code that applies, some details that someone else drew up 10 years ago that will apply, and handling all the specific design t-crossing and i-dotting that is only surpassed by Detailers doing shop drawings.
Needless to say, it rarely involves seeing things in 3D and playing with anything but the basics in physics and calculus....
And with that I get to the actual question I wish to ask.
What other careers relate to Structural Engineering closely enough that they would require a minimum of re-training in order to persue? I have tried Googling this, only to have the results tell me how to BE a Structural Engineer
The key here is twofold. Not only to make what I have worked so long and hard worth the time and effort, but to find something different that may appeal more to my sense of 3D relations and actual physical interactions.
That not withstanding, careers that may take advantage of my technical proficiency and ability to communicate would be another route to take.
ANY suggestions would be welcome at this point, as many net searches seem to point in vague directions, if anywhere at all.
TIA!
I do not know how to say this right without putting a little history into this, but please bear with me as I set the stage.
I am a technical individual that has always loved problem solving. The things I liked the most were usually physical or geometrical problems.
The things I excelled in as a child were things like perspective drawing and physics. An innate love of things physical and how they related to the world.
Now, combine that with a knack for math and Engineering was a natural result.
Now, some 15 years after graduating with a masters an a PE in my belt, I have found that most of what I love really isn't in engineering. You do a small piece where you figure out the problem, how it will work, and then the rest of the time finding the code that applies, some details that someone else drew up 10 years ago that will apply, and handling all the specific design t-crossing and i-dotting that is only surpassed by Detailers doing shop drawings.
Needless to say, it rarely involves seeing things in 3D and playing with anything but the basics in physics and calculus....
And with that I get to the actual question I wish to ask.
What other careers relate to Structural Engineering closely enough that they would require a minimum of re-training in order to persue? I have tried Googling this, only to have the results tell me how to BE a Structural Engineer
The key here is twofold. Not only to make what I have worked so long and hard worth the time and effort, but to find something different that may appeal more to my sense of 3D relations and actual physical interactions.
That not withstanding, careers that may take advantage of my technical proficiency and ability to communicate would be another route to take.
ANY suggestions would be welcome at this point, as many net searches seem to point in vague directions, if anywhere at all.
TIA!
