For my internship project I plan on researching and finding newer and higher tech survey equipment for my mentor. I also plan on creating a presentation about what the best options are for the price, features, compatibility, etc...
To accomplish this i will need quality internet searches, deductive reasoning, good decision making and general presentation skills. I will need some support from John to understand what he wants to be able to accomplish and what features that he would want from the new piece(s) of equipment. If all ends well John can make a superior decision on what product to buy to upgrade his equipment. Not many question have come up during the last couple of days during my internship. I think mostly because the genial ideas of surveying aren't that complicated. It is just kinda go out and get points and then go into the office and make a map with those points. The hard part comes when you actually need to do those simple concepts. There aren't many connections between High Tech High and my internship except for they call their jobs there working projects.
Some of the random and obscure places this job takes us around San Diego are pretty interesting, Like under freeway underpasses, right next to train tracks or even gated trolley electric generators. The main mission of each job or project is essential to have a very accurate map of what the client wants. That way the engineers know exactly what they are working with when the go to build that they are planning to build. I definitely need to develop some AutoCad skills for this, i have genial how to knowledge like how to draw a line but when it comes to specifics i come up short. I showed up to what I though was the right place and waited outside still unsure of whether it was the correct office building. Finally I saw my mentor come out of the building I was in front of and I felt very relieved. Once I met my mentor and we walked to his office I had no idea what to expect. What I got was a room, to be honest it was a lot more modest than what I was expecting. But although it is a small office it gets the job done with two desks and two computers.
During my first day there was a lot said and a lot flow over my head with no perception of any meaning, but although that happiness the job we are doing is pretty interesting, the AutoCad side is like playing a of connect the dots accepted without the dots being numbered. It worries me because it can get boring at times and I hope that wants I learn more that it will become more engaging to me. I have yet to meet any of john’s other employees so that is probably so that should be interesting. Lastly I am very excited to be learning to use AutoCad because I know it is a super big tool used in a lot of jobs. Interview with my mentor John Berggren.
1. How did you end up doing the job that you do? It’s all about when opportunity knocks. When I was in high school I wanted to be a civil engineer or architect. For the first summer I landed a job as an engineer’s aide in Vail Colorado. I assisted with surveying, drafting asbuilt plan and inspection of a new sewer main through town. Each summer after that, I surveyed for the United States Geological Survey until I was out of school. 2. What should I know about you before I start working here? I look for a willingness to learn. 3 . What are your main duties and responsibilities? We have many: writing legal description and drafting exhibits, mapping for engineering projects, design surveying for projects, determining boundary and right-of-way, construction surveying and many more. |
AuthorI'm Andrew Walker and this is my blog about my junior internship with a surveyor. ArchivesCategories |