Contributors' Backgrounds

A suggestion from another poster.

Just curious to know how many contributors to these topics have:

1. A Technical Engineering background
2. A qualification in Civil Engineering
3. Civil engineering/project management experience in road design
4. Civil engineering/project management experience in road construction
5. None of the above

I have a techncal background, but nothing to do with civil engineering!

IT background.

Typewriter

Architectural Tech. Nothing to do with roads or rail.

KevR

Deleted User wrote: »

I have a techncal background, but nothing to do with civil engineering!

IT background.

Same!

Chris_533976

Physics background, nothing to do with roads really

nordydan

Mechanical Engineering, but worked in Building services in a consultancy with civil engineers

dubhthach

IT background, though my father is a Civil Engineer who worked in roads at one stage and is a historian of all things industrial engineering wise.

spacetweek

IT background, but I follow closely enough with my own investigations/pics/research that I've put my own site together, in the sig below.

L1011

Van driver

(well, IT engineer, but its field service, so thats partially true). Do up to 2000km a week for work and a fair bit privately too so have a justified major interest in roads.

quietsailor

Marine Engineer but I'm back in college studying Energy Engineering which is partially through the Civ Eng Dept of UCC and partly through the Elec Eng Dept.

101sean

20 odd years in local govt in the UK on highway and drainage maintenance and design. Then 8 years project mnagement with a specialst drainage company (lot of work on London Underground, that was fun!). Spent some time here on the N7 Nenagh to Limerick job before giving up

BluntGuy

This is an interesting thread.

Pity only a few people replied. It would be interesting to know whether more of the regular contributors have an infrastructure/engineering-related background.

Chris_533976 wrote: »

Physics background, nothing to do with roads really

Aye, same here.

Though physics does have quite a bit to do with roads. Unfortunately nobody cares for equations and formulae, we'd all just prefer to see pretty pictures of new motorways. :P

Amtmann

Historical researcher - no background in engineering or planning.

sdanseo

My degree is in Transport Operations...but I haven't got it yet

Soil Mechanic

Hello,
first post from a long-time lurker!

Background in Geology (HND), working in Geotechnics for past 3+ years,
(Specifically Site Investigation [S.I.] Function, some QC/QA materials.), on huge variety of Civil/Geotechncial projects North & South.

Don't think that qualifies as "Technical Engineering", as not an Engineer, merely a lowly Technician.
(Should have worked harder at Uni....:o)


King of the D.C.P. & DDMC though!

Cheers,
SM

johnbk

Agricultural Engineer. Involved in farm buildings/structures design and construction amongst other things.

wellbutty

BSc in Civil Engineering and a BSc in I.T.

Tech3

BEng in Electionic Engineering

Work as a Electronic technician so no relation to roads!

REFLINE1

Hi all,Have followed this forum closely but contributed very little!

Anyways,have a B.Eng in Civil from NUIG and 6 years working for a main contractor here. (Mostly structures,very little civils)

Keep up the good work here its one of the more informed sections out there!

westtip

Sales Marketing and Commerical Career;

Sociological Historian in terms of university "training"

Behavioural psychologist and observer of people by habit, believer in the greater good of civic society, and the importance of the civilising process to enable people to live together more harmoniously, both as individuals and as members of society.

Firm believer that making your own bread is good for you; doubtful about the existence of God but prepared to listen to arguments on both sides. Does not behold to any particiular faith but expects to end up in church in a box due to the mores of society.

Would prefer cremation and to be thrown on the vegetable patch.

Dking

well all
1st year student in civil engineering in ucd.
have a big intrest in roads an all infrastructure.
granny lives beside the new M7 project in trumera in laois so do be watching the job..