Thomas Faraone, Professional Engineer
Who is Tom Faraone?
Tom is a New York State licensed and registered Professional Engineer whose career spans over 40 years in many disciplines. Tom is a graduate of the Cornell University College of Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a specialty in Structural Engineering. Tom’s extensive career includes a variety of specialties including Structural Designer for the Space Shuttle Wing, Chief Civil Engineer for the Town of Oyster Bay, NY, Ten years Private Consulting Engineering Practice, Regional Engineer for the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Structural Engineer for the Banker Steel Company and Structural Engineer for Turner Construction in New York City.
What is Professional Engineering?
Professional Engineering is the only designation recognized by law that allows qualified individuals to present themselves to the public as “Engineers.” A registered Professional Engineer (PE) is an individual who has fulfilled the educational (typically a four-year ABET-accredited degree) and experience (working under the responsible charge of a PE) requirements as well as passing rigorous exams in the fundamentals of engineering and one for competency in a specific branch of engineering. Currently there are several major branches of engineering including Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Structural, Electrical, and Geotechnical, with literally hundreds of different subcategories of engineering under each branch. PEs must also continuously demonstrate their competency and maintain and improve their skills by fulfilling continuing education requirement on an annual basis.