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.

So You Want To Start Your Own Engineering Firm [Part 2]

Timothy A. Smith, CPD

November 1, 2009

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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.

So You Want To Start Your Own Engineering Firm [Part 1]

Timothy A. Smith, CPD

October 1, 2009

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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.

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