PDH Online Newsletter November, 2007 No. 12
In this issue:
To help our users fulfill their live course requirements in the most efficient way, PDH Center now offers live online seminars for all professional engineers and land surveyors. Our web seminar format has been approved by the New York Board, and is also acceptable to the Ohio Board. For course offerings and schedules, please check the "Live Courses and Web Seminars" category in our course library. Since most of our web seminars are offered only once every 3 to 4 months with a limited number of sites, please register as early as possible if you plan to participate.
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PDH Central – Free Online Repository for All Your PDH Records
You've asked for it...now it has arrived. Our new online repository, PDH Central, allows you to consolidate all of your continuing education activity records at one location that is accessible from any place at any time. You can manage and track your PDH records from different providers or sponsors, and print a copy of your PDH summary for each year to facilitate your license renewal. This new feature is located in the “My Account” section and is free for all registered account holders, regardless of whether you have taken courses from us or not. This feature also enables you to keep a historical and electronic record of all CE activities for any future audits. Please visit our website, explore this new feature, and let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement.
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Need Another Certificate of Completion or Change of Email Address?
Can’t find your certificate of completion? No panic! Just log into our website and print another copy from “My Account”. As a board approved continuing education provider, we maintain your PDH records for at least six years. If you need to change personal information, such as your email address, telephone number, and license registrations, you can do so directly in “My Account” once you log into our website.
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Ohio Requires 15 PDH’s for Professional License Renewal
In 2007, Ohio joined the growing list of states that require PDH credits for professional license renewal. Specifically, professional engineers and land surveyors licensed in the state of Ohio will need 15 PDH credits for their annual license renewal. Ohio Board does not pre-approve courses or course providers. Our courses meet Ohio State ORC 4733.151 and should be acceptable to the Ohio PE and PLS Board as CPD courses for your license renewal. For specific requirements, you can visit the Board website at http://www.ohiopeps.org.
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More Industry Experts Join PDH Center as Course Providers
PDH Center has a fast growing and diversified course provider team, which features more than 110 highly qualified and motivated professionals. More and more experts have joined us to share their wealth of knowledge and expertise with our valued users. We would like to extend our warm welcome to the following industry experts who have recently become PDHonline Course Providers:
John R. Andrew, PE |
Mechanical Engineer |
Liz Berdugo, PE |
Civil Engineer |
A. Albert Biss, PE |
Electrical Engineer |
Gary W. Castleberry, PE |
Electrical Engineer |
John P. Cole, PE |
Control Systems Engineer |
Patrick C. Garner, PLS |
Hydrologist and Surveyor |
Christopher M.A. Haslego, BS |
Chemical Engineer |
Jeffrey Havelin, PE |
Civil Engineer |
Mark E. Hughes, PE |
Civil Engineer |
Cheng-Ning Jong, PE |
Mechanical Engineer |
Tracy P. Jong, Esq |
Patent Attorney |
Jason Koshy, BSEE |
Electrical Engineer |
Jerry D. Morrow, PE |
Civil Engineer |
John M. Rattenbury, PE, CIPE |
Mechanical Engineer |
Jeffrey R. Sotek, PE, CSP, CIH |
Environmental Engineer |
V.S. Sriram, BTME |
Mechanical Engineer |
George E. Thomas, PE |
Structural Engineer |
Jane S. Thomas, PE, CPEA |
Environmental/Civil Engineer |
Daniel A. Vellone, PG |
Geologist |
Phyllis H. Wheeler, PE |
Validation Engineer |
Robert B. Wilcox, PE |
Mechanical Engineer |
If you are interested in joining us as a PDHonline course provider, please email your resume and a list of potential course topics to us at info@PDHcenter.com. We offer up to 30% revenue sharing to all of our course providers. Our provider team has been and will continue to be the foundation for our successful operation and future growth, and we would like to have you on board.
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Featured Course Provider – John R. Andrew, PE
PDH Center is dedicated to provide professional engineers, architects and land surveyors with the largest collection of quality courses. Each of our course providers has contributed to our fast expanding course library of more than 1,100 subjects. The high caliber of our courses directly reflects the expertise and dedication of our providers. Today, we would like to introduce you to Mr. John R. Andrew, PE, one of our more prolific course providers. Mr. Andrew has 29 successful years of industrial engineering experience. He has been involved in conceptual design, process planning, installation, and start-up of a wide variety of manufacturing facilities, including Automotive, Electronics, Furnace, Material Handling, Nuclear, Solid Waste, and Textile. He is proficient in several CAD, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software applications. Mr. Andrew has authored a dozen courses for us in a variety of topics related to his expertise. You can view a list of his courses by selecting “John Andrew” in the “Providers” section of our website.
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Happy Holidays!
As the holiday season approaches, we want to thank you again for your patronage in the past years. All of us at PDH Center wish you a happy holiday and a prosperous new year.
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