BSME 2004 from Southern Illinois University. I do design for the Food and Beverage Industry. Also, a cooking/smoking fanatic. I have 2 smokers and a grill that are in year round use. A lot of the engineers I work with are Brewers as well.
ReDim said:engineer
We should define "engineer"... I think people get confused by the semantics of it all.
Is an Environmental Scientist an engineer?
Is a Computer Scientist an engineer?
Is a Sanitation engineer an engineer?
Is a Cook an engineer or a culinary scientist?
I fall into the definition of "Software Engineer" Even though my actual job titles can be From DBA to Lead Software Dude all the way to SR Something_or_other Ananist...
en·gi·neer·ing (nj-nîrng)
n.
1.
a. The application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical structures, machines, processes, and systems.
ReDim said:I think degrees are useless personally,
I would say you need a bachelors in engineering...mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, agricultural, mining, etc...but anything with the former and "technology" afterwards is not
msh227 said:I would disagree with this, a degree is nothing more than an initiation process and to prove you can handle some type of work load. Just because it says "technology" in your degree doesn't mean you can't be an Engineer. You can get your PE (Professional Engineer) license with "technology" in your degree.
Just my $0.02....
i'm not sure what the connection between driving trains and making beer is- but someone needs to do a scientological experiment and find out!
I have a BS in Marketing, but I have played Engineer at work for the last 15 years. I don't have a PE, so I can't sign documents, but I mainly do development and applications work, so that isn't a big deal. Engineering is more of a mind-set than a degree; I know guys who have Eng. degrees and think like accountants (can't design their way out of a bag). I wanted an Eng, degree but couldn't make it through Calc. 3, so did the business school thing.
A degree is just a way to get in the door at your first job; after that it's how you use your head that really matters.
passedpawn said:While my EE degree didn't teach much of the real-world details of design, it did lay a foundation that I rely on every day.
aubiecat said:I'm not an engineer but I am in high end CNC architectural design.
So you design the architecture of CNCs, or you use CNCs? I'm a hotshot CNC machinist
aubiecat said:Our bread and butter is architectural metals. Building fronts, hand rails, water fountains, restorations of all kinds, etc.
I use CNC router to make foundry patterns to be cast in aluminum, brass or iron. I also have a nice protable 3D scanner I use to help me reverse engineer existing parts.
Right now I am in the process of scanning, reverse engineering and resizing parts for a 33' tall fountain for the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. Basically, it is a four tier fountain and the parts on each tier are exact replicas of each other but each tier gets smaller going up.
Our bread and butter is architectural metals. Building fronts, hand rails, water fountains, restorations of all kinds, etc.
I use CNC router to make foundry patterns to be cast in aluminum, brass or iron. I also have a nice protable 3D scanner I use to help me reverse engineer existing parts.
Right now I am in the process of scanning, reverse engineering and resizing parts for a 33' tall fountain for the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. Basically, it is a four tier fountain and the parts on each tier are exact replicas of each other but each tier gets smaller going up.
That's what we designers like to hear....exact replicas...scaling is easy. We use SolidWorks. What are you using?
That sounds awesome. We do mostly medical and oil and gas industry. Small high precision stuff, basically the other end of the spectrum of a 30 foot tall fountain
aubiecat said:It's great having access to CNC software and equipment to make custom fixtures for beer brewing.