I believe the occupational and technology classes already have assisted me with my profession goals. I have confidence in the fact that the Technology classes that I have completed have helped me with obtaining the position I hold now, and will serve me well with my future career goals within maintenance and technical support field. For the last twenty plus years, I have worked as either as maintenance or production supervisor for two Fortune 200 companies, Ford Motor Company and Philip Morris USA. Honestly, the fact that I attended Old Dominion University is what allowed the opportunity to become a production supervisor at Ford. The Occupational Technical Studies program is the foundations that allowed me to move from production into
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From the Energy and Power (OTS 243) to the Methods of Technology Education (OTED 306) these classes have assisted in creating my opportunities in the maintenance field. In 1994, I started working at the Norfolk Ford Motor Company, as an hourly production worker. In 1997 I took advantage of the opportunity to become a production supervisor. Moreover, I always tried to be involved in anything that was maintenance related in the facility. Unfortunately, at Ford all of the maintenance supervisors were either mechanical or electrical engineers. Until one day. I was setting in an office after a meeting with my manager and the manager of maintenance. They started discussing an issue of needing another maintenance supervisor as soon as possible, to back fill an opening. There was nothing to lose. “I can do it,” I said with all the self-confidence I had. I explained that at Old Dominion I studied Occupational Technical Studies. Furthermore, I went into detail about electrical …show more content…
The mechanical, electrical and technical aspect of equipment and the facilities is where my interests are and what I am good at. How does the equipment work? How to troubleshoot? Identifying and problem solving issues? Teaching and developing these skills in others. These are the everyday issues in the maintenance and technical support department that we deal with daily. In conclusion, the Occupational Technical Studies classes that I have taken have been the building blocks for where I am
From the Energy and Power (OTS 243) to the Methods of Technology Education (OTED 306) these classes have assisted in creating my opportunities in the maintenance field. In 1994, I started working at the Norfolk Ford Motor Company, as an hourly production worker. In 1997 I took advantage of the opportunity to become a production supervisor. Moreover, I always tried to be involved in anything that was maintenance related in the facility. Unfortunately, at Ford all of the maintenance supervisors were either mechanical or electrical engineers. Until one day. I was setting in an office after a meeting with my manager and the manager of maintenance. They started discussing an issue of needing another maintenance supervisor as soon as possible, to back fill an opening. There was nothing to lose. “I can do it,” I said with all the self-confidence I had. I explained that at Old Dominion I studied Occupational Technical Studies. Furthermore, I went into detail about electrical …show more content…
The mechanical, electrical and technical aspect of equipment and the facilities is where my interests are and what I am good at. How does the equipment work? How to troubleshoot? Identifying and problem solving issues? Teaching and developing these skills in others. These are the everyday issues in the maintenance and technical support department that we deal with daily. In conclusion, the Occupational Technical Studies classes that I have taken have been the building blocks for where I am