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      NCEES Fast Tracks the PE Power Exam to Computer-Based Testing
      
      Because of recent changes to state and local requirements that further reduce capacity for groups and events, NCEES has been required to cancel some existing exam registrations including the PE Electrical and Computer: Power exam. In response to […]
      
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      It’s always been true that colleagues gripe and grouse to each other about work. They grumble about assignments, managers, deadlines, standards, quality, clients, and process. They complain about not knowing what’s going on, and about […]
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      Serving as a 2019-2020 IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow on Capitol Hill has been an honor and a privilege. And what a year it has been! I never would have guessed when I put pen to paper on my application in November 2018, when I accepted my fellowship […]
      
      Expectations for a Satisfying Engineering Career
      
      What factors set career expectations and drive job satisfaction for engineers? In 2017, the National Science Foundation surveyed 9,348 engineers from various disciplines on what aspects of engineering jobs they rated as most important. Their […]
      
      PES Report: Ensuring Service Continuity During the Pandemic
      
      On 1 May 2020, the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) published a white paper titled “Sharing Knowledge on Electrical Energy Industry’s First Response to COVID-19,” sharing inputs, experiences and best practices from utilities […]
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      James Mercier: Leading His Section and Chapters While “Under the Radar”
      
      James Mercier describes himself as “a master electrician by trade, a civil engineer by diploma, and both an electrical and a civil engineer by practice.” But in the 2,800-member Central Texas Section (CTS), this IEEE Life Senior Member […]
      
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      On 1 May 2020, the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) published a white paper titled “Sharing Knowledge on Electrical Energy Industry’s First Response to COVID-19,” sharing inputs, experiences and best practices from utilities […]
      
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