Re: [SAGE] System Engineer vs System Administrator

[Robert Brockway <robert@timetraveller.org>]

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, David R. Linn wrote:

> FWIW, since I do not have a Professional Engineering license (I never
> took the 2nd test) and work at an engineering school where there are
> a number of PEs, my official title is the stunningly uninformative
> "Computer System[s] Analyst" (the "s" comes and goes).  Apparently we
> have critters called "Business System[s] Analysts" too; hence the "need"
> for the qualifier.

I have asked a few friends with engineering degrees about this.  I believe
only those with an engineering degree are enetitled to be called
"Professional Enginner".

Personally I avoid using the term Engineer except in specific cases:

(i) The person has a Professional Enginernering degree
(ii) The person drives a steam train

> And let us not forget that more than a few of us answer to "System Manager"
> too.

And to add confusion sometimes System Managers are the people who manage
the System Administrators ;)

Rob

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