Comments on: Unlicensed Civil Engineers Posing as PEs

By: Carol Metzner

Carol Metzner — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:10:19 +0000

Excellent point. That is why it then falls to the hiring firms to complete background checks now more than ever!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:59 +0000

Good article Carol.
The fact that the worst recession is also upon us does not help the situation either. Lots of engineers are out of work and some might be forced to inflate their experience and consequently lie about their licenses just to get in the door.
Do we then run the risk of having lots of unqualified engineers in jobs that they cheated to get into?

By: Heinz Rosen

Heinz Rosen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:25:22 +0000

You might make the same comment about Electrical Engineers, in fact, about any State Licensed Engineering trade. As a (Iicensed) Electrical Engineer active in Code Compliance I see all sorts of dangerous plans and installations. Everybody seems to think that electricity is simple and safe. And just as many, perhaps even more, folks without an electrician’s license do their own DIY. Maybe ask the guy at Home Depot or Loews for a little advice, that is, if they’re even willing to admit that they don’t know something.