My record finally transmitted. It was stuck in "Initial Transmittal in Progress..." for a few days. I contacted them and within an hour it changed to Transmitted. I guess another system glitch. So if you are stuck there for a few days, contact them so that they can manually push it through...
WHAT????? OK... I'm still waiting on my final reference (who is recovering from an open heart bypass). So even after that there are many more weeks of NCEES crap before this thing gets transmitted......
I emailed everyone on their leadership team about the new Records system issue. I also requested a phone conversation since emails were not getting the message across. Not one of them responded back.
Now all you have to do is a few more things:
1) Keep checking with references until they get the email
2) When they do not, ask them for their private or alternate email addresses
3) Repeat 1
4) Repeat 2
In between check with NCEES if there is any other way to send the reference request...
Congratulations! I'm two refs away from mine. One is on vacation and should be back and done tomorrow. The other was hospitalized with an illness - he has the email and said he can fill it out soon, but I haven't followed up.
All of them had provided paper references within the last year.
For...
That's a good chunk of money for them to at least respond back to members with a serious issue many are facing......... NCEES records system upgrade debacle....
I really want to find out how much the project cost and how much the CTO bonus was for this effort....
No kidding.... I started a chat with Keshia Weston and this was her exact response. Just change the name and email if it's not going through.....to someone who will provide me a reference.
Since NCEES is a non profit, I am assuming that their employee salaries and budgets are available somewhere for the public? Anyone know how to view them?
Also, would anyone know if any of this information can be requested via a FOIA request?
I am beyond frustrated!!!!!!!! I have tried two different email addresses for a reference and he is yet to receive the request from NCEES system!!!!! The back and forth with the reference asking him if he received it or not is non productive!!!!
For Structural Engineers, not a big issue either since you are surrounded by PEs. Not so for many other disciplines. 5 PE references are accumulated over 10-15 years of career. You change jobs, they change jobs......
Confirmed. Reached out to my reference today and he still hadn't gotten the email. Had to ask for his personal email and hopefully it goes through this time. What a PITA to go through this twice.......