My Life At Van De Walle Architects - 1065 Words

On November 22nd, 2016 my father drove me downtown to my job shadow. The morning was cold and the traffic was heavy. But above all, I was shaking with excitement. I was to shadow at Van De Walle Architects. It was a small firm, with just seven total people employed. Mr. Van De Walle started the business in Sioux Falls in 1972. Now the firm is on the 2nd floor in a business district in downtown Sioux Falls. Upon my arrival at Van De Walle Architects I spoke with a Katy Krantz. Her official tittle was a Project Architect and had been with the firm for 8 years. She graduated from North Dakota State University and was showing me her latest project at the time of my shadow, a Hilton Garden Hotel in North Dakota. Mrs. Krantz explained to me†¦show more content†¦Once I was acquainted with the layout of the office I met Brad Dietzenbach. Mr. Dietzenbach was the main Partner at the firm. He dealt with client relations and overseeing the other Architects. I spent the rest of my day wi th Brad. At first he asked me what interested me about being an Architect and asked if I had thought about colleges. This spurred an hour long conversation about NDSU and Iowa State University. He explained to me that the only thing they don t teach you in high school is the codes. This is when he led me to a large book case full of binders upon binders. He explained to me how they have codes to follow for different buildings and how that can sometimes be the hardest part of the job. He said each binder had to do with a different building type. They had codes relating to plumbing and window heights. They also had codes for Handicap accessible rooms and buildings. I would definitely have to say this was my least favorite part. Not because it was boring but because the overwhelming weight all these books put on my shoulders perhaps scared me for my future having to deal with these codes. At this time it was roughly 10:30. Mr. Dietzenbach had a job site visit with a client at 11:00 a f ew blocks over. So Brad and I, plus another Architect whose name I never got, walked the three blocks to the job site. On our walk over they explained that it was aShow MoreRelatedFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 PagesMAKE IT YOURS! Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Tenth Edition David A. DeCenzo Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Stephen P. Robbins San Diego State University San Diego, CA Tenth Edition Contributor Susan L. Verhulst Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA John Wiley Sons, Inc. Associate Publisher Executive Editor Senior Editoral Assistant Marketing Manager Marketing Assistant Production Manager Senior Production Editor Freelance Development Editor Senior