Vincent Deno wrote:

>
> I'm still only a college student... so I don't have ANY spare time.  However,
> after this quarter, I'd be willing to contract someone's extra work for
> $50-$90/hour.
> :)
>

Patience, Grasshopper.  The gulf between the fresh rosy face and the seen it, do
ne
it engineer is measured in years.  When I jumped in the big pond, I had 5 years
of  design experience.  I started out making $25 per hour, and begging to be
'trusted'.  4.5 years later, I have hit 50-55 per hour.  It would be higher, but
western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) is a bit funny about big dollar figures.  In m
y
first year as a consultant, our family income was $14,000, with student loans an
d
debt to boot.

What I am saying is that you may be able to cut down the growth time through she
er
intelligence and hard work, but it takes time, nevertheless.  I am personally
convinced that BSEE should be no less than a six year degree, so that guys like
you can come out of school and be ready to take on the hard stuff.  I have seen
alot of code come my way (panic! can you help us out of a bind?) where the
engineer was darn smart, but did not know how to write solid code.  Brute force
work got it to work at all.

But don't loose your invincibility cloak, it may come in handy. (will).

Chris Eddy
Pioneer Microsystems, Inc.