The small team of engineers with whom I work spent last week, the entire weekend and yesterday putting the final touches on two of the retinal imaging cameras we designed so they can be shown at a conference in Colorado starting tomorrow. Everyone who has done real engineering has participated in this type of sprint to the finish. Really, I do not get a lot of satisfaction out of my work unless I get to do something like this a couple of times per year. We worked 16 hour days and barely made it, but the cameras will do well at the show.
The times when I work hard like this are the times I remember and cherish most about my work life. These times are when big advances are made in product understanding and, more importantly, lasting friendships are built. I love that. At the same time, now we are all completely fried. One of the guys took the day off. I am going to work on my really fun programming project (cameras, Python, SWIG and C/C++) and get back to blogging. We will have to work hard until Christmas, then take it up again for a rush to another product milestone in March, then it will be on to a new product for me.
So, that is why I have missed a few days of blogging. I hope to continue my Our Homeschool Story tomorrow.
Betty Blonde #208 – 05/04/2009
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