THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP A USER PROFILE OF MECI-CERTIFIED ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS. PRIOR TO IT, NO FORMAL STUDY HAD BEEN CONDUCTED. THE USER PROFILE SURVEY WAS MAILED TO 400 (EACH) CERTIFIED MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS. TECHNOLOGISTS' RESPONSE WAS 108 OR 29.83% OF THE ADJUSTED (AFTER SUBTRACTING UNDELIVERABLE SURVEYS) TOTAL OF 362. THE ENGINEERS' RESPONSE WAS 202 OR 52.31% OF THE ADJUSTED TOTAL OF 390. SPECIFIC INFORMATION REQUESTED WAS DEMOGRAPHIC (SEX, AGE, EDUCATION AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION), PERCEPTION OF SUGGESTED CERTIFICATION BENEFITS, AND REASONS FOR BECOMING CERTIFIED. THE STUDY SUGGESTS THAT BOTH GROUPS HAVE SIMILAR YET INDEPENDENT PERCEPTIONS OF REASONS FOR BECOMING CERTIFIED. DEMOGRAPHIC RESULTS CONFIRM SEVERAL ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY MECI ON THE COMPOSITION OF CERTIFIED MANUFACTURING PROFESSIONALS. STUDY RESULTS WILL PROVE TO BE VERY VALUABLE AS