...that's not chicken related. It looks like I'm going to Chile. I don't think I ever wrote a blog post about it last year, but I went to Honduras for four days after an earthquake to assist with damage assessment of the levees surrounding some Chiquita banana plantations. They needed a Spanish-speaking engineer to help with interpreting but in the end I didn't do that much translating. They liked me, though, so after the earthquake in Chile the same guy called me to see if I was interested in going. It's a unique opportunity that I don't want to miss but it's a significant commitment. They don't have a good idea of how long it would last but I'm anticipating at least six months. At first I'll be going down for two weeks and then returning here for two weeks followed by possible longer stints.
At first I was thinking that I would slow my business down and maybe hire one engineer to look after things while I wasn't around. But after some good advice from an architect I work with, I decided to go in the opposite direction and hire two engineers to keep my office running at full capacity. That means that I need someone who can fill my shoes, so to speak, plus at least one more engineer. Things were slow for me for a few weeks not too long ago but now things are picking back up and there is a lot coming in. I already have the junior engineer, which is someone who was doing some work for me last year. And now I'm interviewing some more senior engineers. Fortunately my old boss at Double-D just did a round of interviews looking for an engineer and was able to send a couple qualified resumes my way.
It's a big step for me and I'm a bit nervous but I'm going to run with it and see what happens. I'll write more as it progresses.
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nice!
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