[Gasification] Work Opportunities

Mon Jul 18 16:14:40 CDT 2016

Thank your for your replies so far.

Tom and Bob, I would agree with you both about formal training and would
make the same comments myself. You can add me and the IntensiFire to that
list for the lack for formal training. Although to be fair I was on summer
break from Architecture School, which is an intense course requiring open
ended solutions to the design brief. What we do as innovators is supply our
own design brief, that comes out of an intellectual curiousity that can't
be measured.

I just hope my daughter has that level of wonder about things, and the
willingness to explore. I suspect she does, and will make excellent clay
for someone to mold.

Heck Bob, that JE Gordon sounds of interest to me!

Regards

Jason

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Bob Stuart <bobstuart at sasktel.net> wrote:

> FWIW, I went from high-school dropout to guest lecturer of graduating
> engineers via the library.  Books are pretty good, if you understand them
> as you go.  I understand that Universities now work primarily to create
> debt, passing almost anyone for money, while suppressing critical
> thinking.  For anyone who thinks they need an engineer, I recommend the
> books of J.E. Gordon.  They are easy reading stories about the discovery of
> engineering, with a  few formulas in an appendix.  After reading, you will
> be in a much better position to either do the work yourself, or hire
> someone who knows their stuff.
>
> I'm surprised by the depth of ignorance out there.  The TV show The Big
> Bang Theory retains a science advisor full time, yet in 8-2, they confused
> the two most basic terms in engineering, strength and stiffness.
>
> Bob Stuart
>
> On 16-07-18 02:16 PM, l wrote:
>
> Jason,
>     One of the reasons that degrees are sought after by employers when one
> applies is that it shows that the person has the persistence and
> determination to finish something and that they are disciplined enough to
> do so.
>     There are exceptions to this rule where job experience can overcome
> the lack of degrees and in my opinion, these types of people are much more
> valuable having first hand "hands on" experience than those who have
> learned from books alone. Many employers will say that when they get a
> graduate they spend several years training them into a job.
>     What I have found more specifically, a degreed person reverts to the
> first learned principles which may or may not apply in the situation and
> often stifles innovation which requires departing from the basics as
> expressed and or a very different vantage of the situation. For this
> reason, many of the best inventions are those that come out of the garage
> such as the early emission system for cars, the aerosol spray can, the
> personal computer, Apple was started in garages.
>     A good example of this is the field of gasification and to create a
> value added product requires gas cleaning, and the usual approaches are
> those that have been used over and over again such as filters, baghouses,
> water sprays, absorbent media that result in systems with high down time or
> maintenance time such as one system with 2 hours/day maintenance which is
> clearly unsuitable for a commercial in our opinion and Thermogenics could
> have marketed such a system years ago, but has a higher set of standards
> and would not do so.
>     There are also process controls, material handling, power distribution
> architecture, feeding, fully automated engine control system, water
> treatment options that are all part of the advances we have made.
>     Thermogenics is in the process of potentially seeing some significant
> investment and will keep her talents in mind.
>
> Sincerely,
> Leland T. "Tom" Taylor
> Thermogenics Inc.
> +001-505-463-8422
> www.thermogenicx.com
> Skype: ltt.invent
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Manning <a31ford at gmail.com> <a31ford at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification
> <gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
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> Sent: Mon, Jul 18, 2016 6:31 am
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Work Opportunities
>
> Greetings Jason.
> You have been directly involved in this list for many years now. IMO the
> wealth of knowlage you have contributed to the list and it's users should
> offset your somewhat OT request. I hope that even this type of " use " is
> wise and informative, who knows there might be a reader on this list that
> needs someone with her talents.
> Your length of service to this list is your legacy.
> Cheers,
> Greg Manning
>
> On Jul 18, 2016 5:31 AM, "Jason" <urepedese at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I don't know if this is an appropriate way to use the gasification list
> server, and if it isn't then I won't be offended to be told so.
>
> I am seeking to help my daughter find professional work now she is
> finished her three degrees.
>
> Her degrees are Chemical Engineering, Mathematics in Statistics, and
> Geology. The Mathematics is probably her strongest of the three. While I
> would prefer she is in New Zealand, she is happy to move anywhere in the
> world.
>
> It would be great to find her work with someone that can grow her broad
> based ability, and help her become a useful professional in bioenergy in
> some capacity.
>
> She has been employed with a paint company part time for the last four
> years, and they have found her low paid work to make up full time hours
> while she finds more challenging work. They will provide references as to
> her reliability and diligence, if they are not apparent from here degrees.
>
>
> Best Regards
>
> Jason Stewart
> www.intensifire.co.nz
>
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