Our December meeting was a big success.  Please see “December Meeting Follow-Up” for more information.

If you are renewing your Professional Engineer’s license, please read “Continuing Professional Development Hours” for details regarding our technical meetings.

Job hunting?  Click on the “Career Opportunites” category under “Articles” in the right-hand column.  

Our next Section Meeting will be held at Raffle’s on January 24, and will feature Paul Ritchie of Ethicon Endo-Surgery sharing his experiences with offshore outsourcing.  There is sure to be lively discussion. 

Have a safe and happy holiday!

We are grateful to Steve Jones and Iaasen Hristov of the Cincinnati Linux Users Group for two excellent presentations.  This well attended meeting provided a thorough introduction to Linux for embedded systems applications.  Mr. Jones fielded questions on the history and current direction of Linux, and Mr. Hristov presented a look at the hardware.

Iaasen Hristov’s presentation:  Special Purpose Linux Devices

During 2006 and 2007, the Cincinnati Section provided eleven technical meetings that qualify as professional development hours towards your Ohio PE requirements.  We provided the required summary of the activity in our newsletter, we kept an attendance list, and we provided a certificate to those who attended.

If you need a reminder of those activites, please see the “Meetings” page, where you will find a list of all meetings for 2006 and 2007.  The qualifying meetings have bold dates. 

Election of Officers for Term Beginning 01/01/08 and Ending 12/31/09
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Candidate #1 – Steve Olenick

Candidate #2 – Charles Nash

Background of Candidates:

STEVE OLENICK – Director of Engineering, Tindall Associates, a veteran-owned small business, servicing the DoD communications marketplace. Previously: CFO of L-3 Nova Engineering, focused on Software Defined Radios (SDRs). Education: BSEE from Youngstown State University, 1972; MSEE from Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1976; MBA from the University of Cincinnati, 2002 and graduate course work at NJIT, 1977. Previuosly held positions included COO, NSS and Director of Programs, Nova Engineering; Research and Development Manager, Cincinnati Electronics Corp.; Group Leader, CMC Electronics; New Business Manager, ITT Avionics; and a Member of the Technical Staff for the US Army CECOM. Member of Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and a Senior Member of the IEEE; Organized Professional Development Seminars for the Fort Monmouth AFCEA Chapter; Published/Presented at MILCOM 86 and TCC 92; One Patent. He has held the positions of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Member-at Large of the Executive Committee in the Cincinnati Section of IEEE in previous years.

CHARLES NASH – Software Engineer Advanced at Siemens PLM Software. Siemens PLM Software, formerly UGS/SDRC, develops CAD/CAE/CAM engineering and manufacturing software for a wide customer base, offering products such as NX, Teamcenter, and Nastran, used by a customer in automotive, aerospace, consumer products, healthcare, and apparel industries. Charles develops custom networking software that interconnects their products deployed at their customers’ multinational operations. Earned an MSEE from the University of Illinois in 1981 and a BSEE from The Ohio State University in 1975. Prior development positions include: Network Systems Analyst at Convergys Corp; Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at GE Aircraft Engines; and Project Engineer at Cincinnati Milacron. Member of IEEE for 30 years and a Senior Member and has been active in the Cincinnati Section for 5 years, serving as the Arrangements Chair for 3 years and has served as Webmaster for past year. Completely redesigned our section’s website at ieeecincinnati.org. The goal of the new website is to provide a more dynamic communication channel for all of us to interact. Hobbies include bicycling, camping, fishing, and building custom computers. Married with three children.

Please e-mail your selection of either Steve Olenick, Charles Nash, or a Write-In Candidate for Member-at-Large. E-mail must be sent to j.r.morrison@ieee.org by December 7th, 2007.

Please include your Name and IEEE Member Number.

Two Loveland High School are in need of a mentor for their capstone project involving an electronic sensor for detecting the amount of solute and solvent in a solution. Follow this link for details: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcx3nsnj_39c29wdf

Contact Brian.Resnick@IEEE.Org if you can help.

DECEMBER MEETING
EMBEDDED LINUX

DATE: Thursday, December 6, 2007
PLACE: Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)
TIME : 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Social Time
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Dinner
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Presentation
COST FOR DINNER: $10.00 per person – REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP OR MEMBERSHIP GRADE!
NOTE: DINNERS ARE ALWAYS OPTIONAL – YOU MAY ATTEND THE PROGRAM ONLY.

MENU SELECTIONS: Roasted Turkey and Dressing, Baked Ham with Pineapples, Chicken Ala King, Sweet Potato Casserole, Scalloped Potatoes, Seasoned Green Beans, Tossed Salas , Rolls, Assorted Pies, Coffee, Tea, Iced Tea, Soft Drinks. There is also a bar available for the purchase of alcoholic drinks.

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS: Please email Fred Nadeau for reservations at mailto:fnadeau1@earthlink.net (preferred) or call the Section Voice Mail at 513-629-9380 by Noon, Tuesday, Dec 4, 2007 if you plan to attend. Please leave your Name, IEEE Member Number, and a daytime telephone number.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

ABOUT THE MEETING: Two officers from the Cincinnati Linux Users Group (CLUG) will be giving a presentation on embedded Linux. The presentation by Steve Jones (President of CLUG) and Iassen Hristov (Secretary of CLUG) will include the history of Linux, where its been, where its going, what it can do, and its strengths. The presentation will also include hardware on which Linux runs.

For more information about CLUG, please visit their web site (www.clug.org) where you will discover that their informal mission statement is: “Our goals are very simple. We have discovered GNU/Linux and want to talk to others who have made the same discovery. We are experts and novices, professionals and hobbyists, young and old. Whoever you are, we hope we have something for you.”