Engineering Professional to Professional Engineer in 20 Years with Joe Ebinger

Engineering Professional to Professional Engineer in 20 Years with Joe Ebinger

Passing the Civil PE Exam after 20+ years? 😲 That’s a huge feat already. But doing this as a Mechanical Engineer with no civil engineering background whatsoever…that’s a whole nother level! 🤯


In this episode, we interview Joe Ebinger, a mechanical engineer by education who’s been working in the civil engineering industry for 21 years. Because of his job, he decided to go for the Civil PE Exam, which came with one (big) problem: he knew very little about the heavy civil topics we learn in school, like concrete and transportation. 😨


“I never studied to pass the exam. I studied to become a Professional Engineer.” With this mindset, he decided to teach himself the topics in which he lacked. Even though it might’ve taken him a bit longer to study and fully prepare…he made it!


His journey is an inspirational story to every PE test-taker. If you’re well into your career, he did it in his late 40s. If you’re a mechanical engineer, he’s living proof you can pivot. Check out our interview with Joe. It’s awesome!


TUNE IN TO LEARN:

  • From Mechanical to Truss Engineer in the civil world
  • (Painful) Lessons learned delaying the FE and PE exams
  • What studying for the PE Exam really means and entails from you
  • The most important thing when managing your study time
  • One thing you need to build during your prep so the knowledge comes
  • The test-taking strategy you need to use on exam day
  • Why 70% on the PE Exam is not enough for an Engineer
  • How he found Civil Engineering Academy and why he went with it
  • His approach to studying civil topics he didn’t know a thing about
  • What you should do before taking practice exams
  • The right way to take practice exams
  • Why it’s important to have people on your corner
  • Does he recommend the Civil Engineering Academy?


✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Civil PE Structural Exam - https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Civ-Str-April-202441.pdf

PE CBT Exam Simulator - https://civilengineeringacademy.thrivecart.com/cea-civil-pe-cbt-exam-simulator

CEA Newsletter - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/newsletter

Mercer University - https://www.mercer.edu


📧 CONNECT WITH JOE:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-ebinger-b7802468


🎁 FREEBIES:

The 5 Best FE Resources - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/feguide

The Civil PE Startup Guide - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/peguide

FREE CFM® Course Module - https://floodplainreviewcourse.com/freemodule


📚 EXAM PREP RESOURCES:

Main Website - https://civilengineeringacademy.com

Civil FE Review Course - https://civilfereviewcourse.com

Civil PE Review Courses - https://civilpereviewcourse.com/home

Civil PE Depth Review Courses - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/civil-pe-depth-review-courses

Floodplain Manager (CFM®) Review Course - https://floodplainreviewcourse.com

FE Practice Exams - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/fe-exam

E CBT Exam Simulator - https://civilengineeringacademy.thrivecart.com/cea-civil-fe-cbt-exam-simulator/

PE Practice Exams - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/depth-exam

PE CBT Exam Simulator - https://civilengineeringacademy.thrivecart.com/cea-civil-pe-cbt-exam-simulator

Floodplain Manager (CFM®) Practice Exam - https://ioakeson.gumroad.com/l/wyeljy


📱 CONNECT WITH CEA:

Free Newsletter - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/newsletter

Free Facebook Community - https://ceacommunity.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theceacademy

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/civil-engineering-academy

Email - support@civilengineeringacademy.com

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