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User Profile for Vulcan
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Vulcan
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| Join Date: |
10/31/2006 |
| Member Title: |
Guru |
| Last Visit: |
06/10/2026 8:11 AM
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| Last Post Date: |
05/19/2026 8:53 AM
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Miscommunication: when what people heard you say differs from what you said. Make yourself understood. |
| Home Page: |
http://ericmarcelo-indieauthor.blogspot.com/
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| Location: |
Northern Mindanao, Philippines |
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2147
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Member of User Group Philippines
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| Member Since: |
02/26/2007 |
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Member
(since 02/26/2007)
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New Member
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Member of User Group Engineering Fields
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| Member Since: |
02/26/2007 |
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Instrumentation Engineering
(since 02/26/2007)
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New Member
I didn't start out in instrumentation. I studied to be a radio/TV repair technician. My jobs in chronological order were:
- Beginning in 1981, to operate and maintain a building automation system based on the PDP 11.
- To service TVs, stereos, building sound systems, and disco lighting systems. I also went along on concerts as a standby technician (got free tickets too!).
- To design sound systems, perform tests on professional audio equipment, design disco lighting systems.
- To design fire alarm and security systems, also supervise their installation.
- Then I worked on instrumentation. Started in 1985 and never left.
Other trivia: I am a member of Toastmasters International and presently a Competent Toastmaster.
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Member of User Group Engineering Fields
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01/12/2008 |
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Control Engineering
(since 01/12/2008)
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Who am I?
I've always considered myself an instrumentation guy. However, I've worked on controlling processes practically all my time in this field.
I used to work for a process controls contractor and that was where I learned everything I needed (except for Basic Electronics - I learned that in vocational school  ). Then I started working for my present employer, a food manufacturer.
Watching my mates and newer employees perform, I am appalled by the seeming lack of skills and knowledge that I consider important to work in instrumentation and controls. In the very near future, I intend to shift from using my skills for the sole benefit of a company to using them to teach others who may want to enter this challenging field. Oh, and those who want to learn more too!
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