Bruce Mayer, PE Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer BMayer@ChabotCollege

1. Chabot Engineering Guidelines for ProfessionalSuccess Bruce Mayer, PE Licensed Electrical & Mechanical EngineerBMayer@ChabotCollege.edu

2. Review As HomeWork (on Exam)

3. World’s Most Famous Engineer • Class Question:What is the name of the currently Most Famous Engineer in the World??? Dilbert

4. DilbertLand FACT or FICTION? Answer:Some of Both Actually

5. DilbertLand Commentary • Dilbert is Largely Grounded in Reality • This is one reason for its success • Dilbert is Exaggerated to an Absurd Extreme • This is Another Reason for its success • Mayer’s Basic Axiom of WorkLife • My Supervisor/Colleague/Report Has NO More/Less Clue about How to do His/Her Job than I do about Mine...

6. Rule-1: Be Responsible • Engineering is a Profession; Engineers are Expected to Assume Personal Responsibility for their Actions • Suit-Up & Show-Up • Do What is Asked of You • Go to Work Every Day and do your Best • Don’t Call in Sick When You’re Not • Don’t Miss Important Meetings With • Customers or Clients • Your Supervisor’s Supervisor

7. Rule-2 Be Productive & Competent • Contrary to Dilbert, Productivity and Competency are, on Average, Rewarded • Set Priorities • Ask Your Supervisor What He/She Needs Done the Most • Complete your tasks ON-TIME • Use Project-Management Techniques (E11) • Take the Initiative – Accept Difficult Assignments

8. Rule-3: Appropriate Decorum • Behave Collegially; Treat Everybody With Dignity and Respect • Never Lose Your Temper • Do Not Let Frustration Get the Best of You • You can be Tough, but • Don’t Personalize it • Be Fair ALWAYS • Do NOT be a JERK – The Lines of Communication SHUT DOWN

9. Rule-3 by Dilbert • Lines of Communication SHUT DOWN

10. Rule-4 Improve Your Skills • Engineering and Technology Are “Moving Targets” • Take Every Opportunity to Maintain Skills Currency; Some Techniques • Don’t Wait for your Company to Send you to Training; make a Proposal • Take the Initiative • Take an Assignment OutSide your Comfort-Zone • Take Advantage of Your company’s Educational Assistance Program (EAP)

11. Rule-5 Learn to Communicate • Most Engineering-Intensive Products Are Complex and InterDisciplinary • Expect to Work Within the FrameWork of a a Larger Task/Product TEAM • Teamwork Requires Communication • Hone Your Writing Skills • Important for Customer/Supplier Contact • Become Comfortable in Front of an Audience

12. Rule-6 Help Everyone, Be Grateful • If someone Requests Your Advice & Counsel; Accommodate them • Builds a Network of Grateful People • Shows your Competence • Be Grateful to Those Who Help You • Builds a Network of Appreciative people • Personal Thanks • Written Notes • Written Commendations to Supervisors

13. CalPolyBSME 1983(Transfer FromVentura College) CAA Tiawan memo

14. TaiChung Daily Schedule

15. TaiChung, Taiwan As of Oct2012 Taiwan 13 970 mi2 23.2 MpeopleCalifornia 163 700 mi2 36.7 Mpeople 1.6X people 11.7X land

16. Rule-7 Learn the Art of Succinct Communication • Almost Everyone in Private Sector Engineering is VERY Busy • Almost Everyone will NOT Have your Level of Expertise in Technical Subjects • In Long (>1 page) Reports Begin with an EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (ES) • The ES is very CONCLUSION Oriented • Should Give the DECISION MAKER Sufficient Information to Proceed

17. Rule-7 cont. • If a Decision is Needed, or a Problem Posed, ALWAYS Give Your BEST PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION • ES Typical Content • What was learned • Recommended NEXT STEP(s); to Include • WHAT • WHO • WHEN • HOW MUCH $

18. Typical ES – Code Compliance

19. Typical ES – Code Compliance • Automated Microscope for Manufacturing Inspection of 500 x 500 x 1.1mm Laptop-Display Glass-Plates • Investigate Enhanced Safety-Code Compliance

20. PC030053a The S2 investigators pose in front of their subject at the conclusion of the inspection. Wilmer Awayan on Left. Bruce Mayer on right. Mission Accomplished W. Awayan B. Mayer

21. Performance Reviews • ClassQuestion: Has anyone here ever WRITTEN a Job-Performance Review?

22. Rule-8 Inform Supervisor • Keep Your Supervisor Informed About Your Accomplishments & Progress • Helps Him/Her Communicate up the Chain of Command • Helps You Assess Your Supervisor’s Priorities • Builds An “Accomplishment DataBase” for your Performance Review • Suggest Bullet-Format Weekly-Report

23. Weekly Report • Main Body = ONE page Maximum • Describe Activities & Progress for the Current week • Include Urgent Items that Require Management Decisions • ALWAYS include a Recommendation • List Plans For the Following Week • May Include More Detailed information in attached APPENDICES

24. Typical Weekly Report – 25Mar02

25. Rule-9 Make Mistakes • General Rule of Productivity • No-Mistakes ≡ No-Production • Fear of Mistakes Leads to • Indecision & Paralysis • Retreat to the Comfort Zone → Skills Atrophy • The BEST Learning Comes from Legitimate Mistakes • Do a Post-Mortem → What did I LEARN?

26. Do It Right the 1st Time? My Personal Favorite

27. All Done for Today But NotForLong…

28. Executive Summary