January  ------  "an AJAX Programming Overview", Mark Gunnels. Sr. Software Consultant, Astraworks.
February  ----- "10,000Hp Generators, PLCS & 10 seconds to lights ON", Larry Morgan, P.E. Blanchard Machinery
March  -------- "Bose - Plant Tour", in conjunction with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
April  ----------- "RFID technolgy and example Implementation", By Mr. Clinton S. Hartmann, President of RF SAW.
September 11th -- "Forgotten Roots", By Mr. Jack Casazza, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.
November 6th ---- "Flextronics Plant tour", By Marty Wilson, Functional Excelence Manager, Flextronics, SC.
November 13th --- "Enterprise Content Management", By Dr. Hassan Al Shazly, IBM.
December 11th --- "Annual Dinner & Planning meeting", By IEEE, Columbia Section.

February 11th  ------  "Meet the IEEE student section", Organized by IEEE Columbia Section and IEEE USC Student Section.
March 18th  ---------  "Dana - Plant Tour", in conjunction with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
April 15th  -----------  "Arc Flash" seminar by Jim White (Shermco).
May 13th  -----------  "Cable Basics" seminar by Chris Amick (Prysmian Power Cables and Systems USA, LLC).
September 16th  -----------  TBA.
October 14th  -------  "Okonite - Plant Tour", Orangeburg, SC .

Adjacent Sections

Student Branches

Local Employment

SCANA

Job Title: Engineer

Location: Columbia, SC

Reference: 62012

SCE&G is currently recruiting an Engineer for Fossil/Hydro Technical Services located at 111 Research Drive in Columbia. Candidates will be evaluated based on education, training, and experience in accordance with the engineering levels as listed below. A recruiter will contact you at such time as you are being considered for this vacancy.

Responsibilities:This position is responsible for providing instrumentation and controls engineering support to the SCE&G Fossil, Hydro, and Combustion Turbine facilities. Responsibilities will include developing instrumentation and controls specifications, reviewing and evaluating proposals, coordinating with vendors supplying equipment and services, developing installation drawings and system descriptions, and participating in acceptance testing, checkout, start-up, and commissioning of new control systems. Responsibilities will also include managing assigned projects within budget and schedule to produce results for Operations and assisting with controls and instrument related problems as they arise.

Qualifications: Qualified candidates must possess a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college/university. Candidates must be highly motivated with strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, technical and analytical problem solving abilities, and strong computer skills with knowledge of or the ability to learn the basics of software used for the control of industrial processes. Candidates registered as an FE or PE with another state must have the ability to also register in South Carolina with the SCDLLR. Programming experience with Emerson Process WDPF and Ovation Systems, and/or Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers is preferred. Candidates must have the ability to develop a thorough knowledge of the plant operating systems and processes. The successful candidate will work at times in an industrial environment which can be hot, cold, noisy, and dirty. Candidate will interact with operations and maintenance personnel within the plant and with individuals from various departments elsewhere in the company. Candidate must be in good physical condition, able to climb stairs and ladders. Candidates must be willing and able to respond to emergency callouts and to work weekends and holidays when needed.

Engineering Levels: Candidates will be considered for employment based upon the following criteria:

Junior Engineer: Less than 1 year of engineering experience. Credentials: None. Entry level work to develop good technical and professional work habits. Processes programmatic documents using procedures, drawings, vendor technical manuals, etc.

Assistant Engineer: More than 1 year of engineering experience. Credentials: FE. Assists in design and engineering support. Minor coordination and leadership responsibilities. Performs engineering calculations, design and design interpretations, prepares specifications and reports as required.

Associate Engineer: More than 4 years of engineering experience. Credentials: FE. Assoc. Engineer - Designs projects or parts of projects. Schedules and coordinates field projects. Performs tests and inspections of material, equipment and/or processes. Directs and supervises others as required.

Engineer: More than 7 years of engineering experience. Credentials: PE. Plans, directs, and supervises design of major projects or parts of major projects, preparation of specifications, contracts, and work order requests. Provides project supervision and review.

Equal Employment Opportunity:SCANA and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, affirmative action employers. Our jobs are open to all our applicants regardless of race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, disability, military status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.

Please apply before: 05/25/2008 (or view current listings) at http://www.scana.com/en/employment/current-job-openings/ .

Student Contest

The IEEE Columbia section is holding a Student Paper competition. Students are encouraged to submit original works that can be later used as part of future publications. The general outline of the competition closely matches the requirements of the IEEE Region 3 Student Paper Contest. The goal is for students to produce work that can be of benefit to them at a future date.

1. Timetable

October 14: The entrants must e-mail a PDF version of their papers to the IEEE Columbia section Vice Chair, Dr. Hassan Al Shazly alshazly@ieee.org, no later than this date. Please use the subject line: 2009 IEEE Columbia Section Paper Contest Entry Attached in the header of the e-mail and give complete contact information for both the student and the student branch counselor.

October 31: Judging of written papers is to be completed by this date. Top three finalists are to be presented orally will be notified by November 1.

November 11: Top three finalists selected must present their papers at the IEEE Columbia Section meeting, after which they will be ranked and receive thier awards.

2. Eligibility To be eligible to enter a paper in the competition, the author must be

1) an undegraduate student at USC, Clemson, or SC State.

2) a paid-up student member of IEEE .

Multiple authors are permitted up to a limit of three, all of whom must be undergraduate students and IEEE student members.

Any questions regarding eligibility or deviation from prescribed procedures will be decided upon by the members of the judging team present at the competition.

3. Prizes

The IEEE Columbia Section will award the following prizes:

First Place - $1000.00

Second Place - $700.00

Third Place - $300.00

4. Written Presentation

The following is a list of the major parts of a suitable paper. It is intended only as a basic guide in establishing the format.

Cover page, which contains the author(s) name(s) and the Student Branch affiliation. This will be removed before the paper is transmitted to the judges.

1. Title page (names of persons or schools should not appear on this page).

2. Abstract (not more than one page)

3. Introduction

4. Body of paper

5. Conclusions and Recommendations

6. Appendices

7. References/Bibliography

The paper text should be double-spaced, no smaller than 10 point font on one side of 8-1/2" x 11" paper. The pages of the paper must be numbered consecutively. The Introduction, Body, Conclusions, Tables, and Diagrams together may not exceed 15 pages while these sections together with the Appendices may not exceed 20 pages. Judges will penalize those who exceed this length.

Contestants are strongly encouraged to bring copies for distribution at the time of the oral presentation.

5. Oral Presentation

The 3 highest scoring papers in the written judging will be selected for oral presentation.

Each contestant will have 15 minutes for oral presentation and 5 minutes for a question and answer period. A timekeeper will indicate, by some suitable method, how a contestant's time is progressing and when each of his/her prescribed time periods is completed.

6. Judges

The basis for the judging is indicated in the following sections. The winners shall be determined from the sum of written and oral scores.

7. Written

There will be three judges of the written papers. They will judge each of the papers independently.

8. Oral

The same three judges will also judge the oral presentations.

9. Scoring

WRITTEN PRESENTATION (maximum possible score: 56 points)

Originality 1. Originality should be interpreted to give credit for results, investigative procedure, and conclusions that are primarily those of the author. A general guidance from the literature is acceptable. 2. Originality can be evidenced by an unusual, imaginative, or concise treatment of the subject. Both (1) and (2) should be present to a reasonable degree to receive full credit. 12 points

Analytical Treatment The fundamental nature of the subject should be clearly revealed, and the component parts of the topic should be carefully related to yield a unified analysis. 16 points

Interest The paper should be of general engineering or computer science interest and a sound engineering reason for considering the subject should be present. 12 points

Mode of Expression 1. Logical organization of material and clarity of presentation (4 points). 2. Concise and coherent expression of thoughts (4 points). 3. Effective and judicial use of electrical theory (4 points). 4. Adequate introduction and closure. The introduction should properly orient the reader for the main body of the material. The closure should include a summary of the writer's contributions, forecast, or conclusions. 4 points

ORAL PRESENTATION (maximum possible score: 44 points)

Speaking Techniques The contestant should be clear and easy to understand. 12 points

Style Presentation of material should follow a logical course and should stimulate the thinking of the audience. 12 points

Introduction and Conclusion Presentation should begin with a proper introduction. Background of the problem should be made clear before proceeding to the main body of the presentation. Conclusions should be briefly summarized. 5 points

Technical Presentation The speaker should exhibit a clear understanding of the topic, of the important related literature, and of the associated electrical theory. The presentation should be technically sound, and the fundamental nature of the subject should be clearly described. 10 points

Discussion The speaker should display a reasonable knowledge of the subject by answering the questions adequately. 5 points

10. Cover Page

Name and Mailing Address of School

TITLE OF PAPER

Student's Name

Student IEEE Membership Number

Submitted for consideration in

IEEE Columbia Section

Student Paper Competition

11. Title Page

TITLE OF PAPER

ABSTRACT

Give the abstract . . .

Start paper . . .

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