Hey gang, I've noticed that a lot of kiters I run into are in the engineering field, who here hails from the inner sanctum of geek?? Does the inherent awesomeness of kites appeal to analytical nature or something?

Anyway, I'm on a kiting hiatus for the next 6 or so weeks to study for the PE in April, the weather is nice and the wind is up, shame I'm buried in books.

Just though I would procrastinate from studying and complain to you lovely folks a bit....

Systems Integration Engineer (but my degree is in Comp Sci).

Mechanical Engineering for me with a concentration in design... but you knew that already didn't you. Silly Ben, stop procrastinating.

Oh yeah, I'm civil transportation/structural

And I should ace the procrastination section of the exam, that's on there right?

Yep, it's the first part actually. I hear they give extra points for saying you'll answer that section later...

Network Engineering here. Switches, routers, and firewall work primarily.

i was a custodial engineer for my dad's office when i was 8 :puzzled:

This is right out of one of my sample problem books:



213: A state let contract is scheduled to go to bid 6 weeks from the current date, the construction includes a single span bridge replacement and 3 miles of highway reconstruction. The proper estimating process is most nearly:

A) Spend the next 5 weeks surfing the web, doing crossword puzzles at your desk, taking long lunches, reading the paper, and playing games on your cellphone followed by a week of frantic estimating.

B) Carefully budget your time to accurately and efficiently estimate all aspects of the job

C) Go on a spontaneous 4 week vacation, spend the following week reading forwarded and chain emails that you got while you were gone. remember 2 days prior to the bid opening that you need to estimate the job, and insert random prices for random quantities for each item

D) Have a nervous breakdown, leave the engineering industry all together and join green peace. Fall overboard from your dingy in the northern pacific while on an anti whaling campaign and die a horrible freezing death.



The answer for those of you not versed in procrastination is A, I got this test in the bag! :duh:

I'll be going in to aerospace engineering next year so +1 there.. hehe

I build underwater robots.

Mechanical Engineering student? Does that count?

Brian

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Originally posted by AD72 I build underwater robots.

wow... thats really cool

Cival engeneers know how to make the water go down the hill, Mech. Eng. knows how to get it back up the hill so it can go back down.

Sorry guys I'm just kidding, Well not really but I am!!

I've worked in construction most of my working life. I've seen some of the best. And alot of the worst!!

Systems /Network Engineer

Bachelors in Physics
Minor Math

I sell Kites too. LOLOL

Yeah but do you vote? :wee:

Electrician + 4th class Power Eng.

Manufacturing Engineer

Computer/Software Engineer by trade, hacker by birth... I've actually found a lot of computer security people in kiting :dunno: neat-o!

I'm an IT director with a mechanical engineering degree.

Environmental Engineer

Quite the community of nerds we have here!

you mean geeks, no nerds here! :frog:

geeks, that's right, my mistake!

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Originally posted by ragden Network Engineering here. Switches, routers, and firewall work primarily.

Same here :D

wow! I had no idea this was so engineeringly populated. I'm starting classes in aerospace engineering and design, but my major is still commercial aviation :Ange09:

No engineer here but a civil designer and critical thinker. I design subdivisions for a land developer. Until 2 years ago, I did all the underground piping but they let our in house engineer go and now that stuff is outsourced. I just do streets and building placement and design now. I love to understand how things work.

BS. Logistics
AAS Drafting and Design

I knew there were a lot of us out there. It's funny when I talk to fellow engineers at work, their reaction is almost always more enthusiastic than those with a more liberal arts background, I've even talked a few into flights with the trainer and they always have fun and want to know how it all works.

Been paid to write software for 20+ years; but not a state licensed engineer.

Too lazy to study properly. Was doing computer science cos I couldn't afford flight school ...

I like makin' stuff though ... I'm a master of MDF and super-screw furniture

Civil Engineering - construction management. I was always fascinated building stuff - kiting is just a logical extension in problem solving (wow was that geek speak eh)