[SBE] defining broadcast engineering education

[Larry Will]

More .02.

As I was pursuing my education and having been heavy into 
Broadcasting, I decided that a PE License was far more important that 
a Master's degree.  So in the late 1970's after being out of school 
over 10 years, I studied and studied and finally passed the EIT 
(Engineer in Training) in NJ followed up by the PE in 1983.

I have always had a nack for both the theory and the practical 
applications and I am still learning.  No bragging just saying one 
has to keep up.  Only after many years of experience did I start an 
independent sole proprietorship for Consulting work.  I have two 
friends locally (both SBE memebers) who, while not being PE's are 
sharp as a tack and are quite successful on their own.  Once quit his 
cluster group CE job and when out and never looked back.

I hardly ever need to "seal" any plans but the background sure helps 
in tackling the bigger and bigger problems.  I have saved my 
employers a bundle over the years by doing consulting work in house.

Translation - value to management.

Keep on truckin!

rank over.

Larry Will, P.E.

W3LW






> >From the handful of replies, I take it that it makes no difference for

>the most part.  In other words, unless I plan to go to work for a

>manufacturer or directly for one of the networks, I did it for

>nothing.  With the economy in turmoil and no end in sight, with hiring

>freezes in place at many large companies, there may be no positions

>worth having at the manufacturers or with the networks for a while

>yet.

>

>That's depressing...

>

>Jeff

>Atlanta

>

>---- Original message ----

> >Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:48:15 -0400

> >From: Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net>

> >

> > Education level gets to be a touchy subject, depending on who you

> > are talking to at the moment.

> >

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