Pacific System Solutions

I graduated in Computer and Electrical Engineering back in 2010. My 1^st job was at Pacific System Solutions. I was a contract Engineer and I design an antenna system that could transmit a video feed 150 meters away. I designed two Half-Wave Dipole antennas using the Friis equation. I oversaw testing of the antenna system and I produced a report on antenna design for Pacific systems solutions. The job ended up being a success and I was giving a really good reference that helped me land my next job. Almost even better, the head programmer at Pacific System Solutions did not think my designed was going to work. It felt so good when testing was done and it was working.

However, I do feel that I did not learn what I needed to know to design this antennas system from school. I feel that school teaches a lot of theory, but hardly any application. The funny thing is that in the working world you use application and not overly complex theory. The math to design the antenna system was very easy and also something I did not learn in college.

I really feel I could have designed that same antenna system without even going to college and it still would have worked.

Universities should teach more applications to student so they can be ready for the working world.  In my book, I go over some of the contract jobs I had after I graduated.  So my book will show real life engineering work projects.

Does anyone have a similar experience?

Below is a video of the Hook cam, I designed the two antennas it uses:

I go in more detail in my book.