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Two businesspeople standing on the south shore of the Colorado River in downtown Austin shaking hands, symbolic of mutual trust.

25 May 2023

Ethics in Engineering – The Element of Trust

Trust is the unseen ‘glue’ that binds together our social order. Trust is a vital element in relationships, in families, in sports, in business, in government and world affairs, or in virtually any facet of society where people interact and work together. Business and Economics The business workplace with all its various channels of communication […]

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28 Mar 2022

Ethics and the Engineer in Practice – Part 2

In Part 1, I presented a series of real-world ethical situations that an engineer might be faced with. In this Part 2, I discuss the general categories of morals, ethics, professional rules, and business codes of conduct. As guidance, I pose a list of questions to help guide the engineer in making ethical decisions. And […]

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23 Feb 2022

Ethics and the Engineer in Practice – Part 1

If you are a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in at least one of the 50 U.S. states, you have consented to abide by rules of ethical conduct in engineering practice. The same holds true for professional engineering organizations internationally. If you are employed by a medium-to-large size company or corporation, there is a good chance […]

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23 Sep 2012

Castaic Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility

Castaic Power Plant Tour, September 14, 2012 In the parking area Lois checked off the names of arrivals.  Waiting for the final guests, I had 10 minutes to visit with some former colleagues from Flowserve before start of tour. Incidentally, this plant belongs to a short list of the world’s largest pumped-storage installations and is […]

01 Dec 2011

Beyond expectation

Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, I was out shopping and stopped in at REI, an outdoor gear and clothing store.  I stepped over to the watch display case thinking I might buy a replacement for my 2-1/2 year old Freestyle sports watch.  Its wrist band was coming apart and due to the precision molded rubber […]

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20 Oct 2011

My first WEFTEC

This week I had my first WEFTEC experience.  I live in LA and WEFTEC was held at the LA Convention Center, so I drove on over to see the exhibits.  I thought I’d walk through and see everything in one day.  Wrong.  A person could physically walk through every aisle in each of the three […]

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