O&M Manuals

So for the last few weeks at work I have been working on creating the Operation and Maintenance Manuals for one of our jobs.  It has been quite the experience for me.  I will have to create manuals for 11 sections. I have been working one Section I which ended up being two 2" binders.  After I finished the manual I had to make 4 copies.  It was one of the most tedious jobs that I have had to do.  I really wish that there was a better way to make copies than just using a copy machine.  I have spent a few days just making copies and putting them into binders.

Bid Day

So earlier this week we had a really big bid day.  We had two bids due and I was helping with the one for the high school.  It was lots of work and I worked 'til 9:30pm the night before and then went back to work at 6:00am so that I could get everything done that I needed to do.  Also all morning I was doing whatever I need to help with to finish everything up.  In the office everyone was running around like we were an anthill that had be kicked.  It was probably the first time that I had really been involved in the bidding process on a big job.  It was an eye opener to a different type of engineering that I knew existed but had never really seen.  It was a lot of work but kind of exciting.

New Direction

So I have decided to write about my daily experiences with school and work.  I am in my last semester of college and only have three classes that I am taking.  I am taking Manufacturing and Nutrition at SUU three days a week and then I am taking Programming at Dixie State on Thursday night.  I am working really hard to pass all of these classes.

I am also working full-time for Interstate Rock in there engineering department.  This week we are really busy with bids.  We have four jobs bid on Tuesday so it is really crazy at work.  I am helping with take-offs and anything else that needs to be done right now.  Normally I am doing AsBuild drawing and keeping track of extra items on our SR-9 roadway job.

All of this is really keeping me busy and I do not have lots of free time.  But I hopefully will be able to write and share my life challenges and victories.