Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Research

      Occupational Outlook Handbook
          Line installers & Repairers

All the research that I have been finding here really helped me out and given me a true perspective about the career I want to pursue. Its been full of beneficial information that will help me get threw my senior project. It's really informative and precise on all the tasks that I will be facing and all of the abilities and knowledge that I will need in order to succeed in this career.

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

Interview
1. I plan to interview my dad, although he works in  the tree trimming service, he has some basic knowledge that will help me get this senior project headed on the right direction.
2. Some other questions that I might ask besides the 5 questions: 
-What are some high ranking positions i can work my way to?
-What is most essential thing that I can learn to be successful in your field?

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Blog 3, Topic Choice & Semester 1 ESLR goals

1. Electrical Engineer 

2. 
Effective I-Poly Citizen- I will help as much with all activities that the senior class will be doing and give what I can to help out and make it a success. Examples of these activities are scare fair and i Fest.
Effective Learner- I take the best notes as possible so I can study the subject as best as possible so I can get good grades and if I need help I have teachers I can go to.
Effective Use of Technology- I have my lap top that offers me a window to many things that will help me improve my knowledge for my senior project and it also helps me connect to my teachers in case I'm stuck on something and need help.
Effective Communicator- I ask questions when I don't understand something and have friends and teachers that I can go to, to talk about what I need help on or don't understand. 

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Blog 2: Summer MentorShip


1.
Date                                        Hours                                      What I Did                                               Total Hours
7/02/2013                               9 Hours                   Introduced to safety procedures                                9 Hours
                                                                                And how the protective gear helps
                                                                                Also what the maximum and minimum
                                                                                Distance you must be from the power
                                                                                Lines. Had to drag all the branches out of
                                                                                The work zone and into the street so that it
                                                                                Can be stored into the truck until job was done.  

7/03/2013                               9 Hours                   I was taught different knots that would help              18 Hours
                                                                                Keep Loose branches from going crazy once
                                                                                Cut and also Knots that are easy to untie so
                                                                                That we can send Equipment from the ground up
                                                                                To the climbers in the Trees.  I was also taught a valuable
                                                                                Lesson on how the Client is always right and you must
                                                                                Respect their decisions On how they want the job done.

2. 
Pascual Gamboa (626)536-3677 
    Marios Tree Service 

3. 
Some questions that were raised from my experience there: 
-Is this something I want to do when i grow up?
-Is all this work worth the pay at the end of the day?
-How much experience do you need to excel in this job?

4.
The most important thing that i learned from my experience there is that you need to be really careful and always make sure that safety is the most important thing because you rely on all these ropes and belts to hold you in positions that are difficult while caring a chainsaw and other equipment!

5.
This type of work is like a stepping stone to what i want to be and it gave me look at what i am to expect and how i can prepare for it mentally and physically because its all a lot of hard labor.