So its been a while...

So, I know what you are thinking...why should I keep coming back to read this guy's blog if he doesn't keep posting. Well, things here have been pretty slow recently. I have been on my internship with Pratt & Whitney for the past month and a half and my project is moving along really well. I have a big presentation this Friday and hope to get some good feedback on the work so far. Other than that, I have found that I have tons of free time at night (just what I need with Alicia 2 hours away in Boston and me down in Hartford) that I have been filling with good stuff. I am training to run the Detroit Marathon in October and have been getting back into rock climbing (something that I have loved to do and have had an on-again-off-again relationship with for the past 15 years). Great stuff all around. Feeling great about the training in both sports. Just finished an 11 mile run two days ago which is right on track with my training schedule. Two months to go and I'll be finished with the Marathon!

Other than that, Alicia and I have had a great time on the weekends getting to explore the New England area. From a friend's awesome birthday on the Cape (learned the basics of skim boarding too) with the first clam bake since Orientation at Sloan, to driving around in the Jeep with the top down to see Swampscott, Salem, Marblehead, Gloucester, MA and Portsmouth, NH, to going to see a Brandi Carlile concert, we have been having a lot of fun. So much fun that I have been having trouble taking pictures of it all. Here are a couple of the shots that I have been able to take including some from a trip out to Pittsburgh, PA where we went to celebrate a friend's wedding. Hope that you enjoy!
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G-Lab Pictures

Here are some photos from my G-Lab trip to Greece. The pictures don't do it justice, but we had a wonderful time and we are all aching to go back. Just so you know, the photos of the island that we went to are from Hydra (the ones with the donkeys) and the photos of the rock pedestals with the buildings on top are the monasteries of Meteora.
Hope that you enjoy!

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One internship over, a new one just starting

Well, in the last four weeks, a lot has happened. Let's see:

I went on my G-Lab internship to go and work for Korres in Athens, Greece. My team had an amazing time working for this wonderful company meanwhile exploring the culture, food and islands of Greece. We were treated wonderfully by everyone we met and had beautiful weather the entire time - seriously, it rained once while we were at work and then it was warm and sunny every other day. Though we had LONG work days (arriving at 9 am and not leaving until 9 pm on some days) we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We were able to impart a lot of knowledge and information that we had learned during our first year in the LFM program. Inventory calculations, service levels, planning optimization, and trackable manufacturing/financial metrics/KPI's were just some of our eventual deliverables that we were able to deliver by the end of our internship. A lot of work packed into three short weeks. We feel great about our work and about Korres' ability to take it all in and take advantage of these new tools. We also did a lot of sightseeing with the hot spots being Meteora and the island of Hydra. Nothing like arriving on Hydra, an island with no cars, and then spending the day seeking out isolated beaches and some cliffs for diving. Even on "vacation" we were pushing each other beyond our comfort zones. In addition to the great people and views, we were amazed at how awesome Greek food is. From the salads to the lamb to their gyros, we all ate very well during our visit. This is not even mentioning the Mythos and Alpha beer. Definitely worth a try if you can find it.

I'll be posting some pictures of our trip in a few days (probably on Monday or Tuesday next week) once I get settled into my new internship position with Pratt & Whitney in Hartford, CT.

Speaking of, today was my first day at Pratt & Whitney. I am working in their Strategic Sourcing department in East Hartford, CT. Nothing much to report so far, other than they are taking great care of me. Spent the day getting accustomed to life at the facility and meeting everyone. My boss is on vacation until tomorrow so that will help me gain some more direction to my internship. I'll be commuting back and forth to Boston on the weekends as Alicia is staying in Boston to work and then begin school at Brandeis this Fall. We're really excited about our prospects (Alicia's school and my internship) though we are sad that we'll only get to have the weekends together once I start the 9-5 job instead of the normal LFM craziness. We'll get through it though and then only one more semester of classes (plus a thesis) to go!
Wow!

Well, come on back to check out the best photos from my trip and I'll drop another post when I have some more to discuss.
Take care and more later...