Designation for Business Card (Engineer)

[porsche22]

Well need to write on my card my designation, was wondering what I'm allowed to right in terms of legality.

Since i'm not a P.Eng yet and only an EIT and I graduated with a B.Ap.Sc (Mechanical Engineering)

Can I write,

B.Ap.Sc (Mech Eng.) after my name on the card?

Thanks!

[robster77]

I think that's fine.

[pitz]

You can pretty much write anything you want. If you're in a consulting engineering firm, and you write EIT or P.Eng. (as appropriate), then an engineering undergrad degree is implied. If you're working for a firm that doesn't interact with engineers heavily, then maybe do B.Ap.Sc., EIT.

The only time a PEO/APEGGA/APEGBC/etc. member would be asked to change a business card is if they put "P.Eng." or "Professional Engineer" on the card. Otherwise, there is no bar to any title (ie: an EIT can be titled "Electrical Engineer") whatsoever.

The real problems start when you have multiple designations/degrees, for instance:

pitz, B.S.E.E., B.Sc., E.I.T. / P.Eng.
pitz, B.E. (Electrical), B.Sc. (C.S.), E.I.T. / P.Eng.
pitz, E.I.T. / P.Eng.

or a friend of mine:

dirk diggler, B.E. (Electrical), B.Sc. (C.S.), M.Sc. (Electrical), P.Eng.

Obviously, he couldn't even fit that onto a business card.. So yeah you have to end up truncating...

[PrettyMao]

Don't put your bachelors on your card. That looks tacky. Plus it is implied that you have your bachelors if you are an EIT.

Here are the ones I have seen

1.Name, EIT

2.Name, EIT
Mechanical Specialist

3. Name, EIT
Mechanical Engineer

For number 3, I think you are allowed to use Engineer on your cards as long as the EIT is there as well. Check with your association...

[Sylvestre]

Don't put your bachelors on your card. That looks tacky. Plus it is implied that you have your bachelors if you are an EIT.

Here are the ones I have seen

1.Name, EIT

2.Name, EIT
Mechanical Specialist

3. Name, EIT
Mechanical Engineer

For number 3, I think you are allowed to use Engineer on your cards as long as the EIT is there as well. Check with your association...

Dofasco got in trouble a few yrs back for doing that. They had Joe Smith titled as a Materials Engineer and the PEO ordered them to change all their cards unless the people had P.Engs so be careful.

If you are serious about getting the P.Eng. then wait for it and just use that, otherwise, forget the letters man.

[porsche22]

is EIT even that common??

I thought it was weird to put that.

In my company there are very few engineer grads and only one has a P.Eng.

most of the people on the company graduated with a B.Eng so everyone knows they have an engineering degree. Joe Smith, B.Eng

not too many people are familiar with a B.Ap.Sc. hence me wanting to put (mech eng) after. Joe Smith, B.Ap.Sc (Mech Eng)

Thanks for the input... i heard of legality problems too with people using engineering inappropriately too.

[bananaman]

EIT is pretty common in consulting firms like SNC, Hatch, etc...

ie)

Person A (EIT)
BASc.
phone
email

[Churo1]

EIT is pretty common in consulting firms like SNC, Hatch, etc...

ie)

Person A (EIT)
BASc.
phone
email

Why would you put E.I.T and then P.Eng? Doesn't make any sense. Also if you wanted some acronyms after your name, there is no legality problems with putting B.A.Sc or B.Eng or whatever, it just looks like you're a cute little bunny trying to be a big man, that's all.