Looking Back

It had to come eventually. Yep, this is my very last blog post. The accumulation of all of the past school year of work. I will admit that it got a little stressful at times, as it always does. I was teetering on the edge of being overwhelmed by all that I had to juggle at some points, but it all worked out in the end. Honesty and sincerity are the best policy, for work or for school.

I learned quite a lot this year, including many technical programs, many technical machines, and a few lessons. I started out with the ArcGIS program, adding some file manipulation techniques to my technical repertoire and a brand new software under my belt. I then went on to the scanning, learning a total of three scanning machines as well as PDF manipulation through adobe professional. I can now scan with the best of them.

Most of the year I did stick between these two subjects, and as a result I think that I became quite talented at them, learning many obscure shortcuts and commands which improved my efficiency immensely. However, I still did much more. I took field trips on multiple occasions and saw many other aspects of city employment. I shadowed a coworker as they did water basin surveys, which was quite interesting, and I saw the science side of the city when I visited the city water treatment facility. Fairly recently I distributed pamphlets for the city and a while back I even took some customer service calls. It was all quite enlightening and gave me many interesting perspectives on city employment.

In hindsight, I have learned quite a lot, and the sheer experience of being employed will go on to help my pursue my career goals, whatever those my be. So, my faithful reader, remember my humble beginnings when I am rich and famous.

Retracing My Steps

This week was a continuation of the georeferencing of the street light layout files that I have scanned. I have made good progress, but there is still a way to go. My goal is to have it all done by the end of the school year, leaving something new and exciting awaiting me for the summer months. However, to get there, I will have to keep on rolling through for now.

In addition, this week I have a special treat for you. As a final for my internship class, I have compiled a sort of documentary video of my experiences from my internship and what I learned from it all. And if the video is not working, it is titled "ONW Internship Presentation" on Youtube. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to comment.