Pittsburgh Section

The Importance Of Obtaining A PE License

 

Speaker:           Joseph M. DeSalvo, P.E.

Date:                  Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Time:                 Social 6:30 PM, Program 7:00 PM

Place:                 Westinghouse Energy Center (see directions below)

RSVP:               Dr. Kal Sen, P.E., senkk@ieee.org or 724-696-1611 by March 27, 2008

Organizers:       Power Engineering Society/Industrial Applications Society.

 

After receiving your degree in engineering, you started your career in Engineering.  You and your family invested a lot of time and money and have made sacrifices to give you the opportunity to obtain your education and work experience.  Common sense would tell you that it would be wise to purchase some insurance that would help protect the investment.  The speaker will stress that taking the necessary steps to become a Licensed Professional Engineer is the insurance policy you need.  Being a Professional Engineer, adhering to the Code Of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct, and making Continuing Professional Competency a part of your lifestyle will be the ingredients needed to protect your job and engineering career.  In addition to the benefits of registration, the speaker will address the process for registration, the requirements, state laws, and the exams and how to prepare for them.

 

About the speaker: Joe DeSalvo is a Professional Engineer with degrees in electrical engineering (Pitt) and industrial management (Carnegie Mellon).  He is a Senior Life Member of the IEEE and is presently on the adjunct faculty of Pennsylvania State University where he teaches FE (EIT) and P&P (PE) review courses and several engineering and economics courses in the Advanced Power Engineering Program.  Mr. DeSalvo is retired from Allegheny Power, where, as Manager of Substation and Methods Standards, he had responsibility for substation designs and industrial engineering studies for three operating companies serving five states.

 

He has served the IEEE in over 60 positions at all levels during the last 40 years.  He was the Chairman of Pittsburgh PES Chapter in 1975-76 when it received “Outstanding PES Chapter”award.”  He is a past Chairman of Pittsburgh Section and a past Director of Region 2.  He received the IEEE Centennial Metal Of Honor in 1984.  In addition to IEEE activities, Mr. DeSalvo is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Tau honorary societies.

 

The FE Exam Review Course

 

As a service to our community, the Pittsburgh PES/IAS Chapter, in partnership with Penn State New Kensington, is sponsoring a 26-week FE Review Course starting in April 2008.  Participants will be prepared to take the FE exam in October 2008.  To become a PE, one must pass two exams: (1) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam, formerly referred to as the EIT Exam and (2) Principles and Practice of Engineering (P&P) Exam, referred to as the PE Exam.  Our local expert Joe M. DeSalvo, PE, who has been teaching Penn State Continuing Education classes for over 40 years, will teach this

review course.  Usually the charge for such a course is over $1000 per person.  Because PES/IAS will be responsible for the publicity and for providing the classroom facilities, we can project that the cost will be in the range of $575 per person (IEEE member or non-member) or $500 without books if we have at least 25 participants.    Classes will be held Wednesday evenings beginning April 16 at the Westinghouse Energy Center in Monroeville.  Please indicate your interest by notifying Dr. Kal Sen, P.E. at senkk@ieee.org or (724) 696-1611 no later than April 9, 2008.

DIRECTIONS TO WESTINGHOUSE ENERGY CENTER

 

From Pittsburgh take Interstate 376 East (Parkway East).  Take Exit 14A to Monroeville.  Cross Business Rt 22 at the traffic light and proceed on Rt 48 South (Moss Side Blvd) approx ½ mile (two traffic lights).  The 2^nd traffic light is at a 4-way intersection with an Exxon station on the right.  Turn left onto Northern Pike.  Proceed approx 0.2 miles and turn right at the 1^st traffic light onto Westinghouse Dr.  Travel 0.7 miles (past the guard stand) to the 3 flags where the building’s main entrance is located.  Parking in the evening will be plentiful.  Use the main entrance and check with the security guards inside.  You will be directed to the proper room for your meeting.

From the PA Turnpike, take Exit 57 (Monroeville).  After the toll plaza, get in the left lane to get on Business Rt 22 West.  At the first light, turn left onto Rt 48 South (Moss Side Blvd) and follow the above directions.