Starting with the 2009 release, there’s a new Introducing book that falls more into the ballpark of dear Watson.

Starting with the 2009 release, there’s a new Introducing book that falls more into the ballpark of dear Watson.

Truth is does it matter, I mean our careers, like the $#@! we’ve designed to slide down toilets, is going down the drain (kiddin’ guys/gals… I know know… always need civil designers… blah blah blah… I’ll probably get out of this godless career anyways… who knows.

Truth is does it matter, I mean our careers, like the $#@! we’ve designed to slide down toilets, is going down the drain (kiddin’ guys/gals… I know know… always need civil designers… blah blah blah… I’ll probably get out of this godless career anyways… who knows.

I’m not questioning Mark, Dana, Jason’s or any other EE members knowledge, service or dedication to the industry. I also did not say anything negative about them, and I never have. (contrary to popular belief)

I’ll admit my comments do seem that way and I could have elaborated a bit more so my statements weren’t receive in the manor that they were. I know Donnie and should have made my comments to him directly and not in this open form. I wasn’t bashing him or anyone else…

I was giving him crap, I know how long he has been in the industry and no I don’t feel he has been around long enough to know the others that are out there who have been doing this a very long time and doing just as good as EE… There are also many who don’t have a clue… Again don’t get me wrong Donnie is smart and knows his stuff and does a great job… I’ve been in this industry a very long time myself and there are many Consultants out there who I would consider very good, better then I ever could be. I never would claim to be the best and don’t believe anyone knows it all and personally would not want to be labeled the “Best”. If your the best there is no room for improvement and there is always room to improve. I am confident I know what I’m doing and how to do it, and that I do it very well, and make a good living doing it, and there is always more to learn.

Donnie – I apologize to you and the others if my comments were out of line. I meant no harm.

I’m not questioning Mark, Dana, Jason’s or any other EE members knowledge, service or dedication to the industry. I also did not say anything negative about them, and I never have. (contrary to popular belief)

I’ll admit my comments do seem that way and I could have elaborated a bit more so my statements weren’t receive in the manor that they were. I know Donnie and should have made my comments to him directly and not in this open form. I wasn’t bashing him or anyone else…

I was giving him crap, I know how long he has been in the industry and no I don’t feel he has been around long enough to know the others that are out there who have been doing this a very long time and doing just as good as EE… There are also many who don’t have a clue… Again don’t get me wrong Donnie is smart and knows his stuff and does a great job… I’ve been in this industry a very long time myself and there are many Consultants out there who I would consider very good, better then I ever could be. I never would claim to be the best and don’t believe anyone knows it all and personally would not want to be labeled the “Best”. If your the best there is no room for improvement and there is always room to improve. I am confident I know what I’m doing and how to do it, and that I do it very well, and make a good living doing it, and there is always more to learn.

Donnie – I apologize to you and the others if my comments were out of line. I meant no harm.

Thanks for the kind words about Mastering. It was a labor of love- we did our best to write the resource manual that we (the authors) wished we had handy when we began working with Civil 3D in production and when training clients. I have a copy open on my desk right now, and I find that I look to the text for reminders, ideas and reference all day long. We are working on the next generation of Mastering, and I hope that we can continue to make a quality text that will make learning Civil 3D more accessible to the masses. I believe that better design can make this world a better place to live- and I think that the dynamic iterations available in Civil 3D can take us from good projects to great projects. I hope that everyone out there takes advantage of whatever learning material they can in order to fully embrace this software, and improve the quality of their land development projects.

Thanks for the kind words about Mastering. It was a labor of love- we did our best to write the resource manual that we (the authors) wished we had handy when we began working with Civil 3D in production and when training clients. I have a copy open on my desk right now, and I find that I look to the text for reminders, ideas and reference all day long. We are working on the next generation of Mastering, and I hope that we can continue to make a quality text that will make learning Civil 3D more accessible to the masses. I believe that better design can make this world a better place to live- and I think that the dynamic iterations available in Civil 3D can take us from good projects to great projects. I hope that everyone out there takes advantage of whatever learning material they can in order to fully embrace this software, and improve the quality of their land development projects.

Those comments are completely uncalled for. ESPECIALLY since your website points to what I would consider a competing firm. It shows me that you are not as professional as the people at EE. They generally do not go around trash talking their competition in an open forum. (Behind closed doors might be another matter lol)

With my many discussions with Mark S. he has always been extremely knowledgable on whatever the topic was. This goes for all of the people that he has brought onboard with EE. I like to think that the brigthest minds work for Mark as he is VERY selective of the people he speaks with and hires. Having had interaction personally with almost all the members of EE’s team I would say that you sir are 100% incorrect. EE can claim to be the best because they do have the talent to back that up.

However, I’m just a lowly CAD manager so take that for what it’s worth.

-Oko

Those comments are completely uncalled for. ESPECIALLY since your website points to what I would consider a competing firm. It shows me that you are not as professional as the people at EE. They generally do not go around trash talking their competition in an open forum. (Behind closed doors might be another matter lol)

With my many discussions with Mark S. he has always been extremely knowledgable on whatever the topic was. This goes for all of the people that he has brought onboard with EE. I like to think that the brigthest minds work for Mark as he is VERY selective of the people he speaks with and hires. Having had interaction personally with almost all the members of EE’s team I would say that you sir are 100% incorrect. EE can claim to be the best because they do have the talent to back that up.

However, I’m just a lowly CAD manager so take that for what it’s worth.

-Oko