Apr 24, 2015 #1 BridgeEI Structural Jan 11, 2010 224 Adding to another thread about starting an engineering firm, how much experience did you have when you finally ventured out?
Adding to another thread about starting an engineering firm, how much experience did you have when you finally ventured out?
Apr 25, 2015 #2 Ron Structural Sep 24, 1999 16,336 First time....about 7 years. Started,developed and sold after 6 years. Second time...about 28 years. Still going 10 years later. Upvote 0 Downvote
First time....about 7 years. Started,developed and sold after 6 years. Second time...about 28 years. Still going 10 years later.
Apr 25, 2015 #3 msquared48 Structural Aug 7, 2007 14,745 8 years for me. Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA) Upvote 0 Downvote
Apr 26, 2015 #5 SteelPE Structural Mar 9, 2006 2,759 Do you mean experience as a PE or experience from when you landed your first engineering job? 7 years PE experience Upvote 0 Downvote
Do you mean experience as a PE or experience from when you landed your first engineering job? 7 years PE experience
Apr 26, 2015 Thread starter #6 BridgeEI Structural Jan 11, 2010 224 Experience after getting your PE. It seems like everyone is around the same time frame. I appreciate everyone's responses! Upvote 0 Downvote
Experience after getting your PE. It seems like everyone is around the same time frame. I appreciate everyone's responses!
Apr 27, 2015 #7 SteelPE Structural Mar 9, 2006 2,759 To be fair, if you read my other post, I was forced out when the company closed. So going out on my own wasn't necessarily my decision.... just a place I ended up at due to circumstances out of my control. Upvote 0 Downvote
To be fair, if you read my other post, I was forced out when the company closed. So going out on my own wasn't necessarily my decision.... just a place I ended up at due to circumstances out of my control.
Apr 27, 2015 #8 beej67 Civil/Environmental May 13, 2009 1,976 6 years PE. Drove my first bulldozer when I was 7 though, so I've been around the block a few times prior. Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East - http://www.campbellcivil.com Upvote 0 Downvote
6 years PE. Drove my first bulldozer when I was 7 though, so I've been around the block a few times prior. Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East - http://www.campbellcivil.com
