So I will be finishing up with the Coast Guard on May 20th and since I was given a little time off, my last day will actually be April 18th. That being said, I am tentatively scheduled to start my new job on May 5th! I will be working as an electrical engineer for Innovative Refrigeration Systems (website will be my first task) based out of Lyndhurst, VA. They will expect me to work with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), ladder logic and a bunch of other stuff that I have no idea about. Don't worry though, they understand that I have no practical experience. "They like me for me." Honestly though, they are looking at the big picture and the potential for me to lead their company and help them to be successful. Yeah, I know, scary. The picture of Sherando Lake is just up the road from where the offices are.
The company's main focus is large scale refrigeration systems for warehouse size buildings such as meat packing plants and produce distribution centers. For the first year, I will be sent out to job sites where the installations are taking place and work from the bottom up until I have a full understanding of EVERYTHING. Then I will move to Lyndhurst in the summer of '09 and work in the office with the other (more experienced) engineers. After a year or two with them, I will be expected to take over a more senior managerial position. I'm really excited about the opportunity. Lyndhurst, VA is situated directly between University of Virginia (UVA) and James Madison University (JMU) (each about 30 minutes). Tiffany went to undergrad at UVA and both schools have audiology programs so the potential for her to find a teaching position is fantastic. Her professors are already contacting their friends at each school getting her name out there.
It seems like the past couple of years have just flown by and the next year will be sure to move just as quickly. However, this next year will be long 12 hour days, 10 days on 4 days off, with additional time at night learning on my own time. I don't expect things to be easy, but I do plan to surpass expectations and prove to this company that they have made a great investment. I really appreciate everyone's assistance in getting me here.
The company's main focus is large scale refrigeration systems for warehouse size buildings such as meat packing plants and produce distribution centers. For the first year, I will be sent out to job sites where the installations are taking place and work from the bottom up until I have a full understanding of EVERYTHING. Then I will move to Lyndhurst in the summer of '09 and work in the office with the other (more experienced) engineers. After a year or two with them, I will be expected to take over a more senior managerial position. I'm really excited about the opportunity. Lyndhurst, VA is situated directly between University of Virginia (UVA) and James Madison University (JMU) (each about 30 minutes). Tiffany went to undergrad at UVA and both schools have audiology programs so the potential for her to find a teaching position is fantastic. Her professors are already contacting their friends at each school getting her name out there.It seems like the past couple of years have just flown by and the next year will be sure to move just as quickly. However, this next year will be long 12 hour days, 10 days on 4 days off, with additional time at night learning on my own time. I don't expect things to be easy, but I do plan to surpass expectations and prove to this company that they have made a great investment. I really appreciate everyone's assistance in getting me here.
2 comments:
We're proud of you, and glad that you're excited about this opportunity. It's great to see how an undesired situation has turned into a new adventure.
Congratulations! Now you are out there with the rest of us. Patricia has some friends who are moving to Va. I think her friend's husband is going to work at UV.
Thanks for keeping in touch.
Auntie Jeanne
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