Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School

Stuff You Don’t Learn in Engineering School gives young engineers an easy-to-read “cribsheet” so they can comfortably face the complex professional world of dealing with people, processes, and yes, even meetings! The book covers non-technical “real world” leadership skills like decision-making, setting priorities, negotiating, teamwork, running meetings, and better writing and speaking. Author Carl Selinger-an engineer with more than 25 years of college teaching experience-expands upon his popular seminar of the same name, providing the inspiring guidebook the young engineer needs for a successful career, and a satisfying life.

Author Biography

CARL SELINGER is an independent consultant in aviation, transportation planning, and strategic business planning. During his thirty-one-year career at The Port Authority of NY & NJ, Mr. Selinger rose to Manager of Aviation Business Development. He spent twenty-seven years teaching at such respected institutions as The Cooper Union, SUNY Maritime, Pace University, NJIT, and City College of New York. Mr. Selinger is currently an active member of the Airports Council International, Business Information Technologies Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, and the Women’s Transportation Seminar, which honored him as its Greater NY Chapter’s 1998 Member of the Year.