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Asked questions about injection molding part, any sensor technology used in previous job.
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 40+ years experiences as Senior Civil Engineer worked on projects in land development, water, sewer, grading, hydrology, CPM schedules, drainage, transportation systems, geotechnical, seismic retrofits, structural designs & construction as Senior Project Construction Manager, Structure Representative, Project Design Engineer, Resident Engineer, Chief Inspector Sr. VP for various horizontal/vertical Public Works & Private projects, Partnership, P3, staffing & reviews (Projs. Cost $4+ billion). EDUCATION B.S. Civil Engineering- Florida International University (FIU) (Florida State, Miami, FL), Miami, FL 1979 Less
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40+ years experiences as Senior Civil Engineer worked on projects in land development, water, sewer, grading, hydrology, CPM schedules, drainage, transportation systems, geotechnical, seismic retrofits, structural designs & construction as Senior Project Construction Manager, Structure Representative, Project Design Engineer, Resident Engineer, Chief Inspector Sr. VP for various horizontal/vertical Public Works & Private projects, Partnership, P3, staffing & reviews (Projs. Cost $4+ billion). EDUCATION B.S. Civil Engineering- Florida International University (FIU) (Florida State, Miami, FL), Miami, FL 1979 M.S. Environmental and Urban Systems. Also, M.S Urban Transportation. FIU, Miami, FL 1983 Wrote a master thesis on a major public works project Which saved the owner net net about $100 million present value & about 3 years by implementing the findings, redesigns, value engineerings, & recommendations. P.E. Licensed Professional Civil Engineer Registration No.: 53250, California, Current, not expired, clear. Less
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40+ years experiences as Senior Civil Engineer worked on projects in land development, water, sewer, grading, hydrology, CPM schedules, drainage, transportation systems, geotechnical, seismic retrofits, structural designs & construction as Senior Project Construction Manager, Structure Representative, Project Design Engineer, Resident Engineer, Chief Inspector Sr. VP for various horizontal/vertical Public Works & Private projects, Partnership, P3, staffing & reviews (Projs. Cost $4+ billion). EDUCATION B.S. Civil Engineering- Florida International University (FIU) (Florida State, Miami, FL), Miami, FL 1979 M.S. Environmental and Urban Systems. Also, M.S Urban Transportation. FIU, Miami, FL 1983 Wrote a master thesis on a major public works project Which saved the owner net net about $100 million present value & about 3 years by implementing the findings, redesigns, value engineerings, & recommendations. P.E. Licensed Professional Civil Engineer Registration No.: 53250, California, Current, not expired, clear. Less

Even though the position was a Sr Manager -- and I have 20+ years experience - I was given a "homework" assignment more suitable for recent grads and interns. If I was interviewing for CFO, would they have given me a math quiz?
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I tried to answer in far more detail than was asked. After I was told I would not be moving forward, I politely asked for feedback Not only was I not given any, they wouldn't even respond to tell me it was against their policy not to give feedback (something I later learned from Glassdoor). Maybe I rejected because of age? Less
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You were not rejected because of age. I was hired by Tableau at 58 years of age, and there are lots and lots of gray-haired people around. It is the friendliest situation for people in their 50's and 60's and even 70's that I have ever encountered in my long, long career :). Less






What is the way of selecting your team?
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I usually work with focused skills instead of 1 sock fits all approach.