Essays on Engineer

Personal Development Profile

I have studied in different environments and academic environments that have enabled me to develop both interpersonal and professional skills. I chose engineering as a technical path in professionalism and through all these endurance; I have managed to establish a greater personal profile. In the learning process, I have gained industrial experience and problem solving skills in various production processes, in the manufacturing industry. I am pursuing a degree in Manufacturing and Industrial engineering. This particular field of professionalism requires a variety of technical skills, mastery of scientific concepts as well as instinctive problem solving skills (Nguyen, 1998, p. Continue reading...

Introduction

Christian Dior was the most influential fashion designer of the late 1940s and 1950s. In fashion history, he is one of the most interesting stores. By establishing Dior as a global brand across a wide range of products, new business model was defined by Christian in the post-war fashion industry. With the hourglass silhouette of his voluptuous ‘New Look,' he dominated fashion after World War II. His vision continues to be at forefront of current fashion even over sixty years later that proves that he was certainly a visionary. He was best known for his eponymous fashion house Continue reading...

Any hospital security engineer must observe the HIPAA privacy rule, which monitors the access and sharing of individual health information, as well as the HIPAA security rule, which comprises of the national security standards that safeguards the electronic health information. Since the hospital stores patient information using the paper based system, the manager will ensure that the implementation of electronic based health information systems is achieved within the shortest time possible (Keller & Associates, 2011). The paper records are always not secure and they contain massive irregularities and drawbacks towards the process of patient care and treatment. The paper based Continue reading...

Utility which forms the basis of Utilitarianism describes a morally right act if pleasure is produced and an act is morally wrong if pain is produced. This has the conclusion is that it’s better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be a Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. In the case of the Aberdeen three where the Aberdeen Army Base tested chemical weapons that weren’t properly treated and stored. Utilitarianism describes to us a scenario depicting responsibility should rest on that person on duty and that right ethics leads us to proper Continue reading...

PEOPLE:

Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897, to a lawyer's family. Her love for aircraft came during the World War I. Amelia was a nurse in the hospital next to the airfield. Not long before the round the world flight Earhart wrote that her two biggest desires were: to be the first woman in transatlantic flight (at least as a passenger) and the first woman-pilot to cross the Atlantic. Both her wishes came true. In June 1928, she flew from the U.S. to England, as passenger. And then four years later, May 20, 1932, she has repeated Continue reading...

Siemens Graduate Program (Engineering) (164802)

Brande, Denmark
Dear Sir,
In response to the job opportunity that you posted online, I have the honor to apply as an Engineer in your prestigious company. I am a graduate in Bachelor of Science in Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2010, where I was awarded the National Talent Full Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies. I have also earned a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Western Michigan University, Michigan, USA in December 2013, where I qualified for a Perfect Academic Track Full Scholarship for Graduate Studies.
At present, I am working Continue reading...

Abstract

The construction of the Bayonne Bridge (New Jersey) in 1931 revolutionized the structural technique and design of bridges. It was mad exceptionally well that it incorporated materials and styles that had not been used at the time. The length of the structure made it the world’s largest bridge for many years before other structures were raised. As the first structure that used manganese steel, it is pioneered and revolutionized many aspects in construction of bridges and among other structures The impacts that the bridge had after its competition resulted into much more benefits to the communities linked by Continue reading...

Management

On April 10, 2014, Lt Col. Charles Shannon Begeman lectured us on NPOESS Lessons Evaluation. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a satellite system used to monitor global environmental conditions, and collect and disseminate data on weather, atmosphere, oceans, land and near-space environment. Lt Col. Charles Shannon Begeman is the EELV Chief Engineer at SMC, where he leads 29 civil & military, 36 FFRDC, and 61 SE&I teams in systems engineering, and risk management for $12 Billion SS launch program. Lt Col. Begeman also manages the $100 Million annual FFRDC, and the $220 Million SE&I contracts, to Continue reading...

Selecting a career is one of the challenges that students face, especially when they are joining higher learning institutions. The choice of a career usually poses a challenge to the learners. Students are always looking for the careers that will satisfy their professional needs as well as offer them jobs that pay them well. According to parents, one of the reasons for taking their children to school is ensuring that these children give back to the society. Some of the factors to consider when choosing a career include passion for the career, the capacity or ability to cope with Continue reading...

The beginnings of West Point Military Academy can be traced back to the earliest days of the independent nation of The United States of America and Commander George Washington. Used as a strategically placed fort during the Revolutionary War, West Point, located along the Hudson River, demonstrated its importance during the war. Also during the pivotal and important events of the Revolutionary War, Washington was aware that the fledgling nation that had depended on foreign engineers and native ones that were of “dubious quality” for critical engineering information during the seven years of war. Washington believed that the new Continue reading...

It is often said that you do not know someone until you have walked a mile in his or her shoes. Whose shoes would you walk in and why?
Personally I have many people whom I would want to know and understand better. However the one person that fascinates and intrigues me the most is my father.
For me he always has been a unique person and the role model respected by community, hard worker, carrying parent and loving husband. I envision him as an everyday hero of the twenty-first century. In the last couple of years, I realized Continue reading...

Management

“On March 20, 2014, Mr. Arnold J. Galloway, Associate Program Director and Part Time Professor, Systems Engineering Leadership Program (SELP), Loyola Marymount University, gave a lecture on ‘Mission Systems Engineering’ (ME). Prof. Galloway holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, and is a consultant in Space- and Ground-based Missile Defense Systems, and Systems Engineering Processes for Schafer Corporation, WestWind Engineering, Inc., Saalex Solutions, Inc., Ryan Associates, and TASC.
As an expert in Mission Systems Engineering, Prof. Galloway said, that while systems engineering focused on product development, by addressing a customer’s requirement and expectations, mission Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

In today’s modern world, new forms of technology are invented to make our lives easier, faster and more convenient. In the early days, data transferring has to be done through wires via fax machines. The invention of the mobile phones also gave way to a much faster data transferring which involves text messaging, multi-media messaging and infrared technology that involves two devices placed closely together in order to create a successful file transfer. However due to the invention of the Bluetooth technology, data transferring has never been this easy unlike before.
Bluetooth technology unified all the devices such Continue reading...

Management

“On March 13, 2014, we had the pleasure of having Mr. Däl B. Lee lecture us on ‘The importance of Lean in Systems Engineering.” Mr. Lee graduated in Mechanical Engineering and completed his Master’s in Systems Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. While talking on the importance of Lean in systems engineering, Mr. Lee said that horizontal integration was an area that has been forgotten because of the shift in product specifications and responsibilities. In addition to this, Systems Engineers need to focus on developing a sound systems approach. To ensure a sound system, Continue reading...

For the purpose of these written questions, “AA” denotes Ahmad Abdallah and “TV” denotes the Advocate for the Thames Valley District School Board.
1)
TV: Can you please tell us how you were able to write many English language papers during your studies in Austria? Did you write these papers yourself?
AA: Of course I write these papers myself. I already have level 5 in English before I came to Canada and take the English as Second Language (ESL) studies. My English was already good enough to write papers.
2)
TV: If your English was already at a proficient Continue reading...

5 Year Plan after Graduation
1. Summary
My life starts in a good way; I was blessed with good father and mother. I have completed my schooling from one of the finest schools in the city. During my childhood, I used to create the electrical items. This paved me the way to choose electrical engineering department. This college is having with the good teachers; they are giving me quality education. Everyone after graduation finds difficult to know about their stable career life. Now, as an engineer I has to create my career plan that should bring light to my Continue reading...

- Assume that you are an employee of consultancy company that specializes in the analysis design, and implementing of database systems. A client has recently approached your company with a view to implementing a database system but they are not familiar with the development.
- Provide three examples of user views for a database systems for a car Insurance Company such as GIECO.

Examples of User views (External Schema)

Example 1
Get a Quote View:
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Enter ZIP code

Example 2
User info View
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Residential Address

Indicate whether you are a new or a current customer
Example 3
Vehicle Info View
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Make

Model
Body Style
Purchase date
Was the Continue reading...

Jobs was a unique leader and a vivid example of the role of personality in history. He has already entered the history of management as a lone hero. Director of the Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California of Los Angeles Warren Bennis says that this is one of the few cases where the code of the company is wired in the brain of one person. It is not that Apple is not able to create outstanding market developments. The point in the presentation, product philosophy, which was translated to buyers and investors by Steve Jobs. According to Continue reading...

The history of Trebuchet dates back to ancient times. The trebuchet is believed to have originated from China and regions near Chinese territories about 2000 years ago. However, the trebuchet was first experienced in Europe during the dark ages or the early middle ages during 500 AD. The French were the prominent users of the trebuchet during the middle ages.
The first version of the trebuchet was a variant of the sling and was referred to as a stave sling. The stave sling was made of a short piece of plank that elongated the arm to provide more leverage. Continue reading...

Most of the computer aided design programs that are used today in drafting may seem new to many people even though they have been in use for more than a decade. These programs trace their origin to about 50 years ago. The modern technology designs and drafting are viewed as a result of the sixteenth and seventeenth century development of the descriptive geometry. Most of the work aimed at developing computer aided drafting intensified in the post war era, with many people working at MIT on the numerical control of machine tools and automating drafting and designing.
During the Continue reading...

The Class Name

The 26th of April this year will be marked as the twenty-eighth anniversary of a disaster of a worldwide scale. So much time has passed after it and we still remember that fear of a nightmare of such a nuclear disaster that has changed millions of lives during a couple of days and it changed the nature itself, as well. The topic of our research is the Chernobyl Catastrophe (or “Chernobylska Katastropha” in Ukrainian); we`re going to describe its causes and consequences, the governmental meanings about it and how it changed the territory of Ukraine and the countries Continue reading...

Introduction

Occupational health and safety involves the development of a culture that promotes health and safety within the workplace. Promotion of healthy and safe working conditions within the workplace is important both to the employees and to the employer, as well. To the employees, the probability of suffering harm from their line of occupation is reduced, additio0nally, the risk of contracting a medical condition from their occupation is minimized. To an employer, the damage to the organization occasioned from OHS failures is minimized. Some of the liabilities that an employer can accumulate from poor OHS practices is insurance claims from Continue reading...

Discipline: Art & architecture 

Gustavo Eiffel Tower was built in Paris 1889 for the purpose ofaninternational exhibition. It was meant for commemoration of the French Revolution centenary. Its name came from engineer Gustave Eiffel. The company of the engineer designed the tower and built it. It is international cultural icon of the country France. It is iron lattice tower. It was made of wrought iron.The foundation is made of concrete slabs of two meters high. It has antenna on the top making it even tall.It is the tallest art structure in Paris. Its dimensions are 324 meters tall. The tower is bronze colored. Continue reading...

Introduction

Disputes in the construction industry or in the process of honoring roles in a construction contract are not uncommon in many countries, a good of example which would be the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wherein the construction industry has been in a stage of boom for the past several years . Some of the world’s Mega structures and other fascinating architectural works are located in this Middle Eastern country. It is one of the largest exporters of oil and petroleum products and this country’s largest city, Dubai, is home to a range of spectacular and grand architectural works. Continue reading...

Introduction

On the evening of February 23, 1991, the Philadelphia Fire Department received a call reporting a fire on the 22nd floor of the One Meridian Plaza. The fire department responded immediately but were faced with various challenges that made the fire unmanageable. The fire lasted for nineteen hours and spread to eight floors above the 22nd floor in the 38 story building. Firefighters were able to contain the fire when it spread to the 30th floor. The incident led to three casualties, all firefighters from the local Philadelphia Fire Department, and injuries to 24 others. For this task, we Continue reading...

Quality and Project Management

SWOT analysis helps an individual or an organization to identify internal (Strengths (S) and Weaknesses (W)) and external (Opportunities (O) and Threats (T)) factors for success. The analysis then enables the individual or organization to focus on exploiting strengths and opportunities while addressing weaknesses and threats to improve performance. There are also other factors that affect a person or organization’s performance, which include political, economic, social and technological (PEST) factors. A PEST analysis considers each of the external forces particularly how they affect a person or organization. This is followed by the development of a plan for dealing Continue reading...

Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann

- Clive Beggs had formerly been Chartered, BRE advisor, and engineer of the School of Civil Engineering under The University of Leeds and is the serving Professor of Medical Technology in the University of Bradford.
- He is a biomedical scientist and mechanical engineer and excels in the field of energy management.
- He, a world known speaker, has authored several scientific papers on designing of buildings that consume low energy, and are environment friendly.
- No wonder, he is the recipient of CIBSE Bronze Medal for his achievements in the field of desiccant cooling that uses water as Continue reading...

Introduction

In this paper, the application of knowledge management (KM) techniques in solving problems in an organization is explored. In the problem at hand, the efficiency and effectiveness of the long-term care (LCT) facility has been compromised. First, patients’ information is entered into the wrong charts. Secondly, there is a new policy whereby Medicare will not cater for hospital acquired infections. Thirdly, patient (resident) satisfaction levels in the LCT facility have dropped significantly from 90% to 60%. As such, this paper will employ knowledge management in improving patient satisfaction levels. To be specific, three factors of knowledge management will be Continue reading...

The food production industry has been rapidly developed over the centuries. The food production has become faster and more technologically advanced. From producing agricultural crops for feeding the town, the production of food has increased for feeding the whole country and even the world (Leopold 199). There has been many enhancements in order for the food industry to provide more products to the increasing global population such as genetic modifications and production methods. However, the documentary Food Inc. has presented many ethical and moral issues about the food production in the United States. According to the film, these issues Continue reading...

Art & Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Glasner House, Glencoe, 1905 (Formalist Interpretation)

The interpretation or criticism of any work gives a new insight as it needs a thorough research with external as well as internal factors. One cannot interpret architecture same as the interpretation of drawing, painting or sculpture. It needs a completely different approach. This paper is about the interpretation of a residential building Glasner House, which was built in the beginning of the 20th century. The building was a residential architecture planned and developed by creative American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The architecture was one of the specimens of typical Prairie house. It was the symbol of the changing Continue reading...

Last decades have seen substantial changes in the business world including deregulation, increasing competition and growing expectation of consumers (Atrill and McLaney, 2009, p. 134). These changes have brought about more competitive and dynamic environment across all industries. This paper examines how the changes affected the costing practices used by the company and recommends the ways to tackle the problems posed by the new environment.

Rising overheads

Two or three decades ago manufacturing enterprises like Fabricator inc. featured (Atrill and McLaney, 2009, p. 134) the following:
- Direct labor was one of the dominating elements of total manufacturing costs.
- The Continue reading...

Philosophy and Engineering

Introduction
Philosophy and electrical engineering belong to the same field, i.e. science, but the scope of the study of both are different. This has become a subject of study for many researchers in order to find out the level of relationship between the both.Philosophy can be defined as thelearning about reality, evidence, environment and significanceand importance of life, whereas, electrical engineering explains real-world use of electricity its production, distribution and etc.Engineering has its specificsource ofexistence, its particular dimensions and regulations to conduct its experiments and processes.
Philosophy of engineering consists of the impact of the work of engineers on Continue reading...

Management

Introduction
History has its own professional benefits and studying it makes sure we will not repeat the same mistakes that were made a long time ago. Our Corporate World is more complex than we think it is, and making a mistake here means inducing a loss. Management theories make it simpler, easier to evaluate and decrease the chances of loss induction.
Today management is what it is because of the great men we will discuss about later on. Taylor encouraged planning in the first phase, he emphasised over the importance of planning for all sizes and types of organisations. Continue reading...

Abstract

The use of a systematic approach which eliminates wastes by the creation of a flow that is determined by customer pull has greatly transformed process design in organizations. This approach is known as lean thinking while the process of deploying this methodology and achieving its aim is known as the Lean process. This paper describes the concept of the lean process and manufacturing with focus on the Toyota Production System. A brief history and background of the lean process is described and the background of the Toyota Production System is also described.

Introduction

Several organizations today are making the lean Continue reading...

Introduction to Operations Management

Introduction
Any self-sustaining organization, whether public or private that endeavors to generate enough revenue in order to offset the cost of operations and make profit must set specific objectives for its operations. Operations performance managers utilize different performance objectives in order to track and monitor the performance of their respective organizations. It is upon the manager to decide whether the priorities of the organization demand a balanced approached towards the performance objectives or a focused approach where the operations manager focuses on one of the five performance objectives (Kachru, 2007, pg.271).
Besides the priorities of the organization, this decision Continue reading...

- Introduction
The subject of this study concerns some of the most serious pavement deficiencies: alligator cracking, bleeding, and potholes. Alligator cracking and potholes can often shorten the pavement’s lifespan. Bleeding more often impacts road safety; bleeding causes reduced friction which, in turn, can cause skidding for drivers. The case study focuses on alligator cracking, potholes, and bleeding in an effort to explain their impact on pavement, as well as how they are remedied. In an effort to better understand the detriment these issues cause, a local two-lane road was studied for evidence of distress and damage.
These Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

The ECE 111 is one of the courses that students studying ECE at the Oregon State University will first have to encounter. The course is aimed at introducing the students to the available tools in the university; it also introduces and gets us exposed to ECE.
This paper presents the final reflection report for the electrical engineering class ECE 111. It gives my personal reflection and summary of all that was learnt and all the activities that occurred during the class. The class activities mentioned in this paper include the lab activities, guest speakers, programming assignments, summaries and the Continue reading...

AE 20D

December 3rd, 2014
PARENT’S WISHES
People have dreams to get married and start a family. My father once implied that life is hard and sometimes sad, but all the harshness of life dissipates when you have children. He says having children should make me happier. My parents set goals for me to achieve in order to make them proud of me. Also, their expectations on what I should do did not stop when I graduated high school. Parents usually develop expectations once their child is born, and many develop their expectations for what their children’s goals should Continue reading...

Summary overview:

The manufacture of beers has been in existence for quite a long while. Similarly, Keg beer has also been around for decades, although it has gone through a series of evolution to make it more desirable to consumers. In the process of all the evolution, the keg has become cost efficient and significantly reduced in its weight. From its initial manufacture, kegs were stored in wooden materials. This later changed as technology advanced, to usage of synthetic kegs which can withhold high pressures.
The assembly of keg is simply a process of few steps such as collection of the Continue reading...

Answer Question#Z

Sustainability is a process in which what is consumed or used is again replenished at a different point in the process cycle, so that one ends up with the same conditions at the start or end of the process. For example, the water cycle is a natural sustainable process. Sustainable processes can theoretically go on and on indefinitely. In a society, development of any kind requires infrastructure which is in the forté of the Civil Engineer. Therefore, how can sustainability be defined from the Civil Engineer’s point of view?
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) defines sustainability Continue reading...