Above is my PPE, personal protection equipment. We need to wear this when we are in the plant area! I'm in my office so...there is no danger!
So it's been a few weeks since my orientation and have been at the power plant for 2.5 weeks. Being an engineer here has been fun, although I've mostly been following around my mentor. He's a great guy and everyone is very respectful about him. He's worked in the energy industry for a long time now and he has kids a year or two younger than me. And that is what it's like with the rest of the people here, they are getting into their 50's. They have been great though and they are all very knowledgeable and professional. But they are also silly and loves to joke around. You know how these men in their 40s and 50s can be!
But it really has been great so far. I'm learning a lot about the energy industry and most importantly, I'm learning what it takes to be an engineer. I have a few projects assigned to me and I hope to do my best with them! If you are curious, my first project is to design, price, and bid an oil filtration system for the high pressure oil line for the unit 8 turbine. Yup.
Driving back home through the Loop sucks, but it's nice to see downtown everyday...at 5am.
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