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Harry O. Ward, PE, is a registered professional engineer, a state licensed contractor and certified in machine control. He is president of Harken-Reidar (www.harken-reidar.com), a new infrastructure solutions company. He has been a member of the engineering faculty at George Mason University since 1997. He can be reached at hward@harken-reidar.com.

Technology Benchmark: Is Surveying a Career for your Son or Daughter?

June 22, 2011
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We recently completed our Spring semester at George Mason University where I have been teaching for many years. On the last day of this class which provides instruction on engineering and surveying computations, one of the students asked if I thought Surveying was a good career to get in to. Let's say it was your son/daughter who asked you if you thought it would be a good carrer choice for them. To read the rest of this post, click here.
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