Confessions of a young professional

摘要

In 2006, soon after turning 27, Engineers Australia chose me as its national Young Professional Engineer of the Year. Now that years have passed, it's time to make a confession: I've often felt uneasy about the "professional" bit and dropped it from the title. Truth be told, professionalism sometimes worries me. Let me be clear, I'm all for engineering excellence. I've completed four engineering degrees at UNSW (a total of 21 semesters-they should throw me a party) and I take great pleasure in the capacity and competence of the engineers around me.