Olin Lathrop wrote:
> Bob Axtell wrote:
>   
>> What does "Gold level" mean?
>>     
>
> Microchip has three levels of certified PIC consultants: bronze, silver, and
> gold.  A year or two ago there were around 350 PIC consultants worldwide,
> and 35-50 of them were gold.  I'm sure the numbers have gone up since then.
> I also heard that the fraction of gold was getting larger, and that they
> might raise the bar a bit as a result.
>
> The rating is based on activity with a scoring system I don't fully
> understand.  We ended up with the highest score of all consultants in the
> 2004 program year.  This year at Masters I didn't hear anything about how we
> did relative to the others for the 2005 program year other than we were
> solidly in the gold catagory.  In the end the level is only a rough
> indicator of experience to customers.
>
>
> ********************************************************************
> Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products
> (978) 742-9014.  Gold level PIC consultants since 2000.
>   
Thanks. Your accomplishments stand out.

I never took the program very seriously in the early days. Maybe in my 
next life... oops, no,
in my next life I have decided to be a dentist. Home nights, marry the 
pretty assistant, lotsa
money, etc.

--Bob


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