Shadow

I personally shadowed my mentor Dennis, he is the main go to guy out on our job site at Thunderbird School of Global Management. During these past few months we have been renovating and restoring this old air craft tower that was built in 1941, along with renovating two dorms and several class rooms. One the day I shadowed Dennis we began at 6 am, early yes but in these hot summer months the early morning is much cooler and nicer to work in versus the afternoon. The morning began with a large load of lumber being transported up to the tower by a forklift and then hosing down the lot to prevent the stirring up of dust. We spent on hour or so talking with the guys who are supplying and installing the windows on the tower and also some of the laborers. Around ten thirty we went back to the office for water, check emails, and make some phone calls. We headed over to the A dorm to see how progress was going, there are 58 dorm rooms on the campus all of which need the bathrooms gutted, de-molded, the rooms with new carpet, new paint, and other various fixer up essential to make them more inhabitable. The different teams work as if it is an assembly line, once the plumbers are done the tile guys come in, and once the tile is finished the painters come in, and once the paint had dried then we have the carpet layers come in, each team is essential for completion of the project and it is nice to see everyone work together and get along. After walking through the A dorm and expecting it we head over to a meeting with Will Counts, project manager and the Commissioners of the tower. Communication is absolutely crucial to success and having these meetings really helps everyone answer and ask questions, discuss and get on the same level. The meeting lasted about and hour after in which I ended my day shadowing with a few more office documents and emails about the LEED certification. My mentor Dennis has so many responsibilities out on this job site and everyone employed out on the site comes to him, one of the major skills I have learned is communication, it is key to have and complete a successful job.