Robert Mote PhD PEng
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Dr. Robert Mote is a registered professional engineer with APEGGA (Alberta), a graduate member of the ICE (UK) and an executive member of the Canadian Prairie Group of Chartered Engineers (CPGCE).
Dr. Mote graduated from Sheffield University in 1982 with an Honours Degree in Civil/Structural engineering. After a 2-year stint in the nuclear industry, he spent his post-graduate years obtaining a Masters degree in energy conservation and the environment (MSc), and completing a PhD in mechanical engineering.
Dr. Mote’s doctorate was in free convective heat transfer boundary-layer problems, a computer-oriented study encompassing interfacing technologies and programming. Upon completion, he devoted his efforts to capturing repetitive engineering tasks in calculation habits and spreadsheet design.
For over 20 years, Dr. Mote has created Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for engineering problems, including heat transfer analysis and civil/structural designs. The civil/structural challenges include structural dynamics, finite element analysis, piled foundations, reinforced concrete structures, structural connections, schedule programming, and estimate work. In later developments, many of these spreadsheets have included Visual Basic for Application (VBA) macros.
Dr. Mote is no stranger to calculations, diverse cultures or the drawing office. In the course of his travels, he realised that the civil/structural engineering profession has undergone radical and transformational changes, yet engineers have not always kept pace with external developments, as indicated in the way engineers copy a previous calculation.
Dr. Mote created the Mote Method in 2001 to replace the conventional method of calculation with single-source, electronic-style calculations. He structured the syllabus, tested the ideas and created a training program that fits the practising professional engineers’ expectations, exceeds corporate expectations and is sustainable, beyond Dr. Mote’s involvement.
Dr. Mote conducts in-house corporate training, two-day seminars and has authored three publications on the Mote Method, The Engineer’s Word Book, The Engineer’s Table Book and The Engineer’s Basic.
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