Remarks on Marc Andreesen’s Twitter Essay, and the New Yorker’s Disruption Article by Jill Lepore Mark Andreeson’s Twitter Storm/ Essay this morning has some unique insights. I’ve been thinking for some time now about the correlation between trends in Big Computing and Process Control Systems. Maybe it makes no sense, but as someone on the […]
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Transparency After all of these years I’m still mystified that contracted engineers do not know what their hourly bill rate is. They’re of course aware of what they make per hour, since that’s usually part of the first conversation (“what’s it pay?”). And of course there are plenty of other items with regards to compensation […]
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY § 18 Years Project & Operations Experience § Extensive Dept. Scheduling Experience for Scope, Tasks, Resources, & Repairs § 8.5 Years Site Service Experience, Repairs, Installation, Maintenance, Calibration, Upgrades in NE for Large Customer Base § Managed all Dept. Equipment Repairs, Replacements, Track Customer Sites § Developed Dept. & Project Budgets, Monitor […]
TDC 3000. I am looking for someone with experience with both hardware and software aspects of the system, and can do application work on APM, HPM and perhaps some CL. This is a midwest client who has an immediate need for a qualified individual for at least six months. Experion. Houston need for someone with […]
It always seemed to me that it was more important to take better care of fewer relationships than to simply use them up and constantly be looking for more. So when I got the opportunity to start my own technical services company, and provide individuals on a contract or interim basis, I considered my options. […]
In the improving economy we’re seeing at this point in late Spring, I can’t help but wonder if there are a lot of engineers out there who have stayed in their positions, waiting it out, waiting out their disappointments until times got better. These folks felt hanging on to their jobs was the prudent course […]
CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING and DESIGN 33 years of engineering design and implementation in the petro-chemical, chemical, pulp & paper, plastics, offshore, refining, rubber, robotics and pharmaceutical industries. Assigned responsibility levels have been: Instrument/Project Engineer, Construction Supervisor and Project Manager with proven performance at all assigned levels. Abilities demonstrated are: multi-tasking, managing uncompleted projects to […]
The rules for employment have changed. No one of my father’s generation thought that the concept of a full time staff position until retirement was anything more than the goal of every working man and woman. But the laudable notion of four, or five decade service to one organization, of joining a firm out of […]
Summary – Senior Project Manager with over thirty years engineering experience with DCS’s (Fisher DeltaV, Honeywell, Moore APACs, Siemens T3000) and PLC’s (Allen Bradley) in multiple industries (utilities, paper, chemical). Experience includes the specification, design, installation, start-up of field instrumentation and control systems (DCS, PLC), the design, implementation and tuning of control loops and Mimic […]