lielec11
Senior Member
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I am a licensed professional engineer (electrical). I was speaking to a friend of mine who has worked as an electrician for some time and over the years he also has worked with other trades performing small side jobs here and there.
He was talking about starting his own company starting with residential generator installations and other small jobs to get things going.
My question is, how can I use my experience to help him (or anyone else) and make some additional money at the same time. I have a steady full-time job working at a successful MEP design firm but it is always attractive to work for yourself. If he will be doing mostly residential work is it actually helpful to have an engineer on board? Additionally, since I do mostly commercial work that requires drawings to be filed, etc, does residential work require the same (state of New York). Any advice or comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
He was talking about starting his own company starting with residential generator installations and other small jobs to get things going.
My question is, how can I use my experience to help him (or anyone else) and make some additional money at the same time. I have a steady full-time job working at a successful MEP design firm but it is always attractive to work for yourself. If he will be doing mostly residential work is it actually helpful to have an engineer on board? Additionally, since I do mostly commercial work that requires drawings to be filed, etc, does residential work require the same (state of New York). Any advice or comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks