Question:  I see PE following your name or other names.  What is a PE?

 Answer:  PE = Professional Engineer

http://www.pels.ca.gov/about_us/mission_vision.shtml  has a sort of overview of what we're all about.  Basically, people who are in professions where mistakes can cause serious problems or injuries get licensed.  

Civil Engineers are by far the most common type of PE.  Electrical engineers (dot commers are an exception that do not need licenses) and Mechanical Engineers are the next la...