This could backfire depending on regional “division of labor” customs, but you may consider a non-mainstream approach. Have you thought of making sketches or calculations with respect to work you do that originates from the subject electrical engineer? He might get pissed at you for horning in on his domain, but then again he may eventually want to “take you under his wing.”
If you return to full-time {or even part-time} schooling, chances are you may be able to keep in contact and discuss specific practical and theoretical engineering topics you are dealing with. All too often, there can be a serious stratification between engineering subjects taught in school and common sense gained though 'in the trenches' experience. Practical aspects are sometimes {often?} missing in textbooks and the classroom.
[This message has been edited by Bjarney (edited 05-17-2003).]
