Timothy A. Smith, CPD, is
the vice president and one of the founding partners of Metro Design Associates,
Inc., in Elgin, IL. He celebrated 30 years in the consulting engineering
profession this past September. Metro Design was founded in 1988 and is a
full-service mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm that was
named Enginering Firm of the Year by pme in Nov. 2001. Smith is also
the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Region 5 Director. You can
contact him at tsmith@metrodgn.com.
Also be sure to visit the firm’s Web site online at www.metrodgn.com.
You’ll need to answer lots of tough questions and create a sound business and marketing plan. But mainly, you’ll have to position yourself mentally for the big jump.
You’ll need to answer lots of tough questions and create a sound business and marketing plan. But mainly, you’ll have to position yourself mentally for the big jump.