List of Contributions

When I graduated in College in 1971, in NYS, no one could take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam until they graduated, so Nov. 1971 was the first time I could take the exam. I was 5 months out of school, working on a construction project 10 hours a weekday and 8 hours on Saturday. But the Asst. Dean ...

When I graduated from college, you needed to have graduated to take the FE exam. I took the exam the fall after graduating and passed.  I was employed by a large engineering constructor firm in the Construction Department.  A PE was not a requirement for employment.  Remembering the constant advice as ...

First of all, you must set boundaries on how much time you spend on work, family, personal time and professional involvement  Then you need to make a best attempt to meet those goals.  If you sleep for the recommended 8 hours per day, that leaves 16 hours per day for all other activities. Travel to and ...

1. CE was the first recognized type of engineering, deriving from military engineering2.CE has diverse areas of practice that overlap into other engineering disciplines3. CE will lead to a professionals life of learning and adventure Peter Fadden PE (Retired), MASCE

Melany, It was always my practice to bring a junior engineer to meetings I led in my 45 plus years in practice. The junior engineer was designated to take the notes of the meeting. The junior engineer learned how to take notes and learned how a well run meeting was conducted. (Sometimes there was someone ...