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In the long run, outsourcing is another form of trade that benefits the U.S. economy by giving us cheaper ways to do things.

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.

The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles.

If major companies sourcing in developing countries care only about price and quality, local suppliers will be lured to cut corners on environmental standards to win contracts.

More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing.

The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it.

Outsourcing was the bogeyman of the '90s. Protectionists portrayed it as an evil that would take American jobs away. Yes, some jobs did go offshore as people feared, but it made the global economic pie grow bigger.

Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost goods and services, causes economic expansion that reduces unemployment, and increases productivity and job creation.

We look at the number of engineers coming out of India; we look at the growth of the economy, and it's clear that India is a place we want to be.

Without the materials needed to manufacture new technologies, our future innovators will not have the resources necessary to tackle the biggest challenges we face in today's society. I strongly believe in being a positive and creative force in the protection and enhancement of the local and global environment.