CSU East Bay
Engineering
Welcome to the
World of
Engineering
Luis Alcazar
Mechanical Engineering B.S.
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EDUCATION, Luis Alcazar
 Napa Valley College
• Mechanical Engineering Transfer
– Class of 2002
 UC Berkeley
• Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
– Class of 2005
 Engineer in Training Certificate,
2007
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Professional History
 Nova Group
Napa, CA
2004-2006
• Assistant Engineer
 Owens-Illinois Oakland, CA 2006-2007
• Management Trainee
 Tuthill Pump Concord, CA 2007-2009
• Design Engineer
 CSU East Bay Hayward, CA
Present
• MESA Academic Coordinator
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2. Nurses
3. Skilled/Manual Trades
4. Teachers
5. Sales Representatives
6. Technicians
7. Drivers
8. Information Tech Staff
9. Laborers
10. Machinist/Machine Operators
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10 HARDEST Jobs to Fill in the USA
1. Engineers
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Outline
 Short Self Introduction by Presenter (me)
 Answer to the Question “Why is it so Cool?”
 The BOTTOM LINE
• The $ & ¢ of an Engineering Career
 Answer to the Question “Why CSU East Bay?”
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What is Engineering?
 Short Answer →
Technical Product Creation
• The Output of ALL Engineering is
– The Solution to a Practical Problem
– Fulfillment of a Practical Need
• Long Answer → Technology Creation
Through the Application of the Quantitative
(Number-Based) Disciplines
– Mathematics
– Sciences; e.g., Physics, Chemistry, Biology
– Empiricism (Experiments and Tests)
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What is COOL about Engineering?
 Solving Challenging Problems
 Opportunity to DESIGN, BUILD, and
TEST Products that People Really Use
• Engineering is a CREATIVE endeavor
– The Root of the Word “Engineer” is Ingenium;
Not Engine
 Chance to Learn New Things
• Engineering is about Progress; an
Engineer’s Knowledge & Skills
progress as well
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What is COOL about Engineering?
Cont.1
 Working with People
• That’s Right; Not all Engineers are “Nerds”
• Complex Technology Must Be Made Useful
to the Non-Technical Person
• Engineers, aside from applied Math/Sci,
manage Projects and Organizations
– Some of the BEST Managers in Recent Times
have Been Engineers by Training
 Andrew Grove of INTEL → Ph.D. Chem Eng
 Jack Welch of GE → Ph.D. Chem Eng
 James Morgan of Applied Matls → BS Mech Eng
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What is COOL about Engineering?
Cont.1
 Publishing Technical Papers
• Thousands of Engineering/Technical
Journals Publish The Results of Engineer’s
Analyses, Designs, Experiments
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What is COOL about Engineering?
Cont.2
 Earning Patents
• Earning A Patent Requires the
Advancement of a Practical Art; This is
what Engineers do
USA Constitution,
Article 1, Section 8
(Powers Granted to
Congress):
Clause 8: To promote
the Progress of Science
and useful Arts, by
securing for limited
Times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive
Right to their
respective Writings and
Discoveries
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What is COOL about Engineering?
Cont.2
 Engage in Professional Activities
• Attend/Present-At Technical Conferences
• Attend Trade-Shows
• Society Membership (ASCE, IEEE, ASME)
 See the World – Engineers often Travel
• Special Knowledge/Skills Can often ONLY
be Transmitted In-Person
– Promote/Explain Product to Customers
– Install Product, Train Users
– -Site Product-Testing
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Duomo Di Milano- Milan
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City Skyline– Shanghai
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The Bottom Line
 There are VERY FEW Academic
Disciplines Where One Can Move Into
INDUSTRY with A Bachelor of Science
(4yr) Degree
• TWO Primary Categories
– Engineering
– Business
• Difficult for Most Liberal Arts Disciplines
• Somewhat Easier for the Sciences
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Bachelors Degree Field
Construction Mgmnt
NACE
Bachelor's Degree
15 HIGHEST
New-Grad Salaries
Jul2009
53.2
Bio Engineering
54.2
Agri Engineering
54.4
Aero Engineering
56.3
Actuarial Science
56.3
Engineering Tech
56.4
Systems Engineering
57.4
Industrial Engineering
58.4
Mechanical Engineering
58.8
Electrical Engineering
60.1
Computer Science
61.4
Computer Engineering
61.4
Mining Engineering
64.4
Chemical Engineering
64.9
Engineering
Noted in
GREEN
Color
Petroleum Engineering
83.1
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Average Starting Salary ($k/yr)
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Bachelors Degree Field
Fitness/Recreation
Psychology
Communications
Hospitality Services
Teacher, 9-12
Foreign Language
Political Sci
Agricultural Mgmnt
Criminal Justice
Marketing
Business Admin
Nursing
Accounting
Human Resources
Logistics/Matl-Mgmnt
Finance
MIS/DP
Civil Engineering
Construction Mgmnt
Aero Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Chemical Engineering
34.2
NACE
34.9
Bachelor's Degree
35.0
New-Grad Salaries
35.4
Jul2009
35.9
36.5
38.8
40.7
43.2
43.6
45.8
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48.3
49.2
49.3
49.8
Engineering
51.0
51.8
Noted in
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GREEN
56.3
57.6 Color
57.7
58.7
61.0
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Instructional Effectiveness
UC BERKELEY Graduation Rates • 2006
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UC DAVIS Graduation Rates • 2004
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UCDavis Engineering Graduation Rates
UCBerkeley Engineering Grad Rates
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CC Transfers
Student Track
 UC Berkeley CoE
UCDavis Natives
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CC Transfers
Student Track
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 UC DAVIS CoE
 Community College transfer Students
Graduate at Essentially the SAME rate as
students UC “Native” Students
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ClassRoom Performance  GPA
CC Transfers
2.97
UCB Natives
Student Track
UC Berkeley College of Engineering 3rd Year GPA • 03-04
3.12
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1.5
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2.5
3rd Year GPA ar UCB CoE
3.0
3.5
src = R.Giomi of UCB
• Per R. Giomi, Asst. Dean At the
UCBerkeley College of Engineering
– Grades Earned for 3rd & 4th Year Students are
Statistically INDISTINGUISHABLE Between
Native & Transfer Students
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College or University
College/University Costs • 2008-2009
Community
College
$780 (30 units @ $26/unit)
CC Average
NationWide
$2,761
CalState
East Bay
$3,810
San Jose
State Univ.
$3,992
CalPoly
SLO
$5,043
UC
Berkeley
$8,932
UC
Davis
$9,484
$0
$1,000
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$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
Annual Tuition and/or Fees
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Why Cal State East bay?
 Great Faculty, Great Support
 Local California State University
 SHPE, NSBE, MESA
 Only Construction Management BS in
Bay Area
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Majors at Cal State East Bay
 Computer Engineering, B.S.
 Industrial Engineering, B.S.
 Construction Management, B.S
 Engineering Management, M.S.
 Construction Management, M.S.
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Sample Transfer Road Map: Chabot to CSUEB
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Interested?
 Contact :
Luis Alcazar
510.885.3985
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Saeid Motavalli, Engineering Chair
510.885.2654
Saeid.motavalli@csueastbay.edu
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East Bay Engineering
Questions
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Engineer In Training
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 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed
an educational initiative that aims to boost by
almost 50% the number of California-trained
engineers during the next decade...
 The goal of the Engineer Initiative is to bring
20,000 to 24,000 new engineers into the
state's workforce. Even though the number of
engineers in the state is expected to grow to
44,000 by 2014, there are too few graduates
to meet the demand for civil, electronics,
mechanical, aerospace and other
industries, according to the state's
Labor & Workforce Development Agency.
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Lisa M. Krieger – SJ Mercury News - 01/01/2008
California Needs Engineers