What engineering discipline are you in?

Real nice

 

Congratulations!

 

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Are masters degrees worth going to more debt for?

John Hopkins program

 

Hello! Mechanical engineering is the course I am studying. I have always been mesmerized by working with machines and mechanisms, so I opted for this major without much contemplation. By education, I have been lately thinking about settling in France. They say that their universities offer very good programs in engineering. Maybe someone will be interested in this information too https://globetrottergirls.com/the-f...ties-and-challenges-for-immigrants-in-france/

 

Went to school for mechanical engineering BS and MS, used it the first 4 years of my career before moving over to project management. Now, I manage aerospace projects for an engineering consultant, so I don't get to pull out my engineering hat very often.

 

Nice!

Any recommendations for good resources for project/program management?

My background is in EE, specifically RF and antennas, but life threw me a curveball and now I’m an engineering manager running the testing side of the house for a company in the renewable energy sector. I’m realizing that my career path didn’t lend itself well to learning about PM work, and I’d like to shore up that side of things. I’m not much of a credentialist, so I’m a little leery of stuff like PMP certs and whatnot.

 

You could see if John Hopkins has anything you may be interested in. Currently enrolled in their masters program but get ads all the time for other stuff. Expensive but seems decent

 

Mechanical, But ran the years my career in optics/ physics. Heck, I've got stuff on Mars. ;-)

 

SPACEX is always hiring environmental dudes, temps me if it was remote but I'm not about to go to Texas

 

We are past the stone, bronze, iron, aluminum, and composite ages. It's all LIGHT anymore.

 

I'm still stuck in oil and gas soooo

 

Would you PLEASE get on the Hydrogen Fuel band wagon! ;-)
All those petro and coal deposits aren't down there just for looks! ;-)

 

I think I'll ride this train as long as I can, doesn't hurt my pocket book even as a 1st year graduate

 

There are lots of free training resources out there for PM. I got my PMP a few years ago since my work paid for it. Some parts of it are gimmicky but others were useful. If you’re more software focused though scrum and agile are more industry specific.

 

2nd generation Mining Engineering.

I've bounced around a bit. The majority of my experience is/was UG coal in IL & AL, however, I've also worked at a large surface gold mine in NV. I've also worked for a DOD contractor loading "medium" caliber ammunition for the military, mostly the HEI rounds fired from the A-10. Did a short stint with IDOT drawing up bridge repairs. Recently transferred to the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines and Minerals, Abandoned Mine Lands division where I work as an "Environmental" engineer. I draw up plans to reclaim sites mined before SMCRA (1977).

 

Mining engineer as well. Coal for a couple years as a section boss and now work for an underground contractor first as a project engineer and now do estimating for new projects. Always something new to see or do.

 

Anyone a PE here?

 

Yep, Civil PE in California. I did custom home structural plans until 2008 crash, then the water system work picked up.

 

Worth getting the PE?

getting my masters at the end of summer

 

Mining PE here.

Certain PE’s more valuable career wise to get than others ie Civil, mechanical, electrical.