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Subject:Fines anyone? From:Pat Gantt <pagantt -at- POSTOFFICE -dot- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 3 Jun 1997 20:20:09 -0700
>I'm also an engineer by degree, but since I started work at a
> national laboratory--where a Ph.D. (which I don't have) means more than a
> P.E. (or did back then, at least)--I never had a reason to get certified.
Probably because the testing is so rigorous.
Not if you want to consult or advertise yourself as an engineer.
>insists engineering means some
> direct application of physics or chemistry, but if Information Engineer
> feels better for you, why not go with it?
Because it is illegal and has heavy fines incurred on each
misuse of engineer.
--
Pat Gantt ~ pagantt -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net
The University of Tennessee ~ M.S. HRD
Electronic Performance Support Systems http://members.tripod.com/~votechstudy/index.html
Doing it the hard way is always easier :^)
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