grant cherrington p.e.,g.e. today i am going to talk to you about two items the first item is about...

Grant Cherrington P.E.,G.E.Grant Cherrington P.E.,G.E.

• Today I am going to talk to you about two items• The first item is about my career as a

Civil/Geotechnical (Soils) engineer with pictures of some of the more interesting places and projects with which I have been involved

• The second and more important item is rules of conduct called the “Unwritten Laws of Engineering” which can help you throughout your engineering career.

C.V.C.V.

• Registered Civil and Geotechnical Engineer with over 40 years experience in design and construction management of geotechnical (soils), civil and environmental restoration projects.

• Carried out field investigations and designs for buildings, railroads, roads, port facilities, earth and tailings dams and bridges.

• Work experience in Canada, USA, Brazil, Ecuador, Nepal, The Philippines, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Australia.

Grant CherringtonGrant Cherrington

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering - Univ. of Toronto

• M.S. in Civil Engineering -Purdue University

• M.A. Anthropology- Cal. State East Bay

• Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California

• Registered Geotechnical Engineer in the State of California

AustraliaAustralia

• Carried out soils investigations for a railway line to be constructed in North Western Australia

BrazilBrazil

• Field Engineer for construction of an iron ore mine in the interior of Brazil

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

• Carried out soils investigations for the construction of 400 Km. of roads and a barge port for the Saudi Arabian national oil company (Aramco).

Chicago USAChicago USA

• Owner’s representative for construction of 25 miles of 35 foot diameter tunnels in rock under the city of Chicago

Yucca Mountain USAYucca Mountain USA

• Involved in the design of an underground repository for the storage of nuclear waste in Nevada

TaiwanTaiwan

• Consultant to the World Bank for the construction of a highway tunnel using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM s)

Rifle ColoradoRifle Colorado

• Manager for design of a disposal cell to contain over 4 mil. cy of low level radioactive tailings

The Unwritten Laws of EngineeringThe Unwritten Laws of Engineering


• Now I want to pass on to you the twelve unwritten Laws of Engineering. The laws were written by W.J.King and first published in 1944 by the Am. Society of Mechanical Engineers. They are now available on the Internet at http://www.isa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/General_Information/Careers/Career_Library1/Unwritten_Laws_of_Engineering.doc

ForewordSuccess in engineering depends upon a lot more than technical skill. The chief obstacles to success are likely to be of a personal and administrative nature


• 9) Be interested in the people who work with or for you, and treat them as you would want to be treated.


• 1) However menial and trivial your early assignments may appear, give them your best efforts


• 2) There is always a premium upon the ability to get things done, and this requires energy, resourcefulness, and persistence


• 3) Before asking for approval of any major action, have a definite plan and program worked out to support it.


• 4) Strive for conciseness and clarity in oral and written reports.


• 5) Be extremely careful of the accuracy of your statements


• 6) One of the first things you owe your boss is to keep him informed of all significant developments.


• 7) Whenever your work affects another department or another employee, make sure they know what you are doing and why.


• 8) Get the facts, make an analysis, apply judgment, and make a decision; do not vacillate.


• 10) Regard your personal integrity as one of your most important assets.


• 11) Be careful of your personal appearance; if you would be an executive, look the part.


• 12) You should make an effort to learn what is expected of you in your job. People do form first impressions of you; people do appraise your appearance, the way you conduct yourself, and your ability to accomplish assigned tasks; and these evaluations are being made all the time.


• To summarize:

• I have presented to you information on some of the more interesting projects

that I have worked on in my career as a Civil Engineer

More importantly, I have given you some invaluable rules on how to conduct yourself as Engineers.

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