Invited talk on Professional Engineering
IEEE SEM Life Member Affinity Group
In the development of global initiative for students all over the world, Howard Wolfman PE, will be giving a talk on the development of professional engineering skills for students and engineers of all branches of engineering.
The powerpoint by Howard Wolfman is attached to this meeting notice. Resume of Howard Wolfman is also attached.
The time is short, but the talk will be great and extremely helpful to engineering communities.
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
-
Add Event to Calendar
Loading virtual attendance info...
- Starts 21 October 2025 04:00 AM UTC
- Ends 25 October 2025 05:00 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Howard of University of Illinois at Chicago
Should I bother to get a Professional Engineer (PE) license?
Biography:
Howard Wolfman received his BSEE from the University of Illinois, MBA from Northwestern University, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Illinois. After many years of industry experience leading engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and sales functions in diverse product areas, he formed Lumispec Consulting, specializing in Lighting Energy Efficiency.
Howard serves as the Chairman of the Board of a municipal sanitary district, has served in many other civic organizations, and has held numerous leadership positions in the IEEE and domestic/international standards and trade organizations. He is one of the top 200 fundraisers in Illinois for the MS Society.
His IEEE activities include 2024 Chair of the Admissions and Advancement Committee, past Treasurer of SSIT, immediate past chair of the Life Members Committee. Howard has also served as Chicago Section Chair, Region 4 Director, IEEE Treasurer, and a member or chair of 20 IEEE committees.
In addition, he has been an adjunct full professor in the Master of Engineering Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has lectured at universities worldwide, made numerous presentations, and authored many papers. Howard is a recipient of the IEEE MGA Leadership Award IEEE Centennial Medal, IEEE Third Millennium Medal, NEMA Kite and Key Award, CSA Award of Merit, Edison Report Lighting Lifetime Achievement Award, IEEE Standards Association Lifetime Achievement Award in Lighting standards, and is an Eagle Scout.
Howard, his wife, Harriet, their three children/spouses, and five grandchildren all reside in the NW suburbs of Chicago, IL. Fun fact: the oldest grandchild is majoring in Electrical/Computer Engineering.
Email:
Address:Chicago, Illinois, United States
IEEE SEM
Media
| Presentation Slides | 4.31 MiB | |
| Speaker Resume | 2.90 MiB |