Well, I have my first project! I am definitely excited about it, as it was quite the ordeal finding it. Originally, I had interviewed for a position with a group in Denver, working for Xcel. That is where my dad works, so we could have carpooled. However, during the second interview, it was mentioned how everybody is there around 6:00 AM. Normally, I would be fine with working that early. I actually did come in that early to my Ball Aerospace internship two summers ago. However, I currently live about an hour and ten minutes away from downtown Denver, which meant I would have had to get up at around 4:00 AM every morning. Ugg.
Fortunately, however, my resource deployment manager (RDM) was able to find another opportunity for me. The project is in Tucson, Arizona. I actually ended up starting on the project only one day later than I was supposed to start at Xcel, which was very good. I interviewed with the group this past Monday, and I flew out the next morning! I just got back home last night, and I will be flying back tomorrow evening. I was told that normally only every third week will be on-site, but since this is the beginning of the development cycle, the project manager wanted everybody to be there next week as well.
So, I will be down in Arizona quite a bit over the next few months. Last week it was over 100 degrees every day, though it's not too bad when you work in air conditioning. So far, I am enjoying the area very much, and the project as well. The team seems to be a very good one, and I am looking forward to the coming months with them.