1. Briefly discuss the importance of professional registration to your personal career
Goals. Where do you want to go, and how will licensure complement your goals?
20% of engineers in the United States are licensed. This means there are a few number of people how are considered profession engineers. “Basically being a PE means that you are at the top of your game, top of your profession. They don't just hand them out to anybody!" (Randal E. Riebel, P.E.). A professional engineer is a person that is respected from the government and the public. When I get a license, I will be able to sign, seal and submit engineering plans and drawings or to seal engineering work for clients. The government agencies, educational institutions and private industries are hiring licensed professional engineers. This is a trend that is almost certain to continue in the future. This is because companies want to hire a person who is ethical, educated and independent on their projects.
I want to become a civil engineer because I believe …show more content…
I will mostly likely work outside which I am excited about because I got to physically see projects grow from the ground up is a great experience. I could see myself working in Houston and having my license, which will make me a better candidate for the job. I am currently working on a project with the city on a redesign of Richard Street. Me and a few students have surveyed and drafted the existing conditions. As this part of the project, we are starting the proposed plan and it is interesting to see how the process works. It is different to see how ideas become concrete plans and then become an official plan for a contract to use. Hopefully in the future the city of Kingsville constructs our project just to see
Goals. Where do you want to go, and how will licensure complement your goals?
20% of engineers in the United States are licensed. This means there are a few number of people how are considered profession engineers. “Basically being a PE means that you are at the top of your game, top of your profession. They don't just hand them out to anybody!" (Randal E. Riebel, P.E.). A professional engineer is a person that is respected from the government and the public. When I get a license, I will be able to sign, seal and submit engineering plans and drawings or to seal engineering work for clients. The government agencies, educational institutions and private industries are hiring licensed professional engineers. This is a trend that is almost certain to continue in the future. This is because companies want to hire a person who is ethical, educated and independent on their projects.
I want to become a civil engineer because I believe …show more content…
I will mostly likely work outside which I am excited about because I got to physically see projects grow from the ground up is a great experience. I could see myself working in Houston and having my license, which will make me a better candidate for the job. I am currently working on a project with the city on a redesign of Richard Street. Me and a few students have surveyed and drafted the existing conditions. As this part of the project, we are starting the proposed plan and it is interesting to see how the process works. It is different to see how ideas become concrete plans and then become an official plan for a contract to use. Hopefully in the future the city of Kingsville constructs our project just to see