Reflection Report
Scott Washington has been working in a family owned business as the Engineering Manager for more than 15 years with Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science degree in Business Administration from Clemson University. He has a good working relationship with the owner of the company and other employees in the workstation. He started with the company as a Project Supervisor where he had hands on experience in project execution and delivery to customers. The position availed him the opportunity to also gain managerial skills in addition to the skills acquired in school. His dedication and commitment to the work paved way for him to become the Engineering manager. He feels fulfilled managing an …show more content…
The company strives to ensure continuous improvement as this gives them a niche over competing companies even though they charge more as their product speaks volume on quality of service rendered. The most challenging part of the job is waiting time. Inspection alone is carried out three times by the inspection personnel before it is checked by his supervisor and then finally by the engineer. After each stage of completion part has been inspected, they are checked for any leaks using pressurized gas. He reiterates that working efficiently with radioactive material requires time to fabricate, inspect and test as a small problem will take one back to the start of the production process all …show more content…
Washington advised that graduate students that want to venture towards his career path would be required to have an engineering background in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Nuclear Engineering, or Engineering Technology. His job requires experience mostly in machining, welders and quality assurance which acquired in most manufacturing industries. He mentioned that internship during acquisition of the engineering degree is a good eye opener to the real world outside of the classroom. I totally agree with him courses taught in class will only give classroom knowledge and that managerial skills can only be acquired on the
Scott Washington has been working in a family owned business as the Engineering Manager for more than 15 years with Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science degree in Business Administration from Clemson University. He has a good working relationship with the owner of the company and other employees in the workstation. He started with the company as a Project Supervisor where he had hands on experience in project execution and delivery to customers. The position availed him the opportunity to also gain managerial skills in addition to the skills acquired in school. His dedication and commitment to the work paved way for him to become the Engineering manager. He feels fulfilled managing an …show more content…
The company strives to ensure continuous improvement as this gives them a niche over competing companies even though they charge more as their product speaks volume on quality of service rendered. The most challenging part of the job is waiting time. Inspection alone is carried out three times by the inspection personnel before it is checked by his supervisor and then finally by the engineer. After each stage of completion part has been inspected, they are checked for any leaks using pressurized gas. He reiterates that working efficiently with radioactive material requires time to fabricate, inspect and test as a small problem will take one back to the start of the production process all …show more content…
Washington advised that graduate students that want to venture towards his career path would be required to have an engineering background in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Nuclear Engineering, or Engineering Technology. His job requires experience mostly in machining, welders and quality assurance which acquired in most manufacturing industries. He mentioned that internship during acquisition of the engineering degree is a good eye opener to the real world outside of the classroom. I totally agree with him courses taught in class will only give classroom knowledge and that managerial skills can only be acquired on the