On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:34 PM, Jorge Amodio wrote:
"The title, Engineer, and its derivatives should be reserved for those individuals whose education and experience qualify them to practice in a manner that protects public safety. Strict use of the title serves
...fortunately for us (and CCIE's around the globe) running the Internet doesn't involve much public trust. Does it? In a few states in the US, working for the same engineering firm for some number of years (usually 6 or more) counts similarly as passing a state-administered professional engineering exam. It would be with some significant precedent, then, that a job or other professional experience does indeed equate to state-sponsored public trust. So, back to Steve's first question:
How does the ops community feel about using this designation?
If you've been doing it for a while, and not been chased out, I would argue there is ample precedent to support don'ing the title. I guess the sticky-bits here include, potentially, a derth of colleges and graduate study calling itself "network engineering." Failing that, perhaps nanog-l could take a vote: Does Steve deserve the title of Network Train Driver, list? -Tk