When people ask me what Nick does for work, I usually say "you're guess is as good as mine." I cannot go on his job site because I don't have safety credentials, I've never seen his office (unless you count over Skype), and I think it's funny that some days he has to dress up in a nice button-down shirt and other days he is in his bright neon safety color t-shirts. I really don't know what he does all day long, except he goes to a lot of meetings.
Big news: Nick got into the the Leadership Succession Program at work! Pretty much is recognizes employees who are in the top 10% and fast tracks them into more management positions. It usually takes 3-5 years of being with the company to get into the program, but Nick got nominated and voted in after only 16 months! Yes, his hard work is paying off!! This has required Nick having to travel all over to go to different trainings. He spent two weeks in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and a week in Corpus Christi, TX recently where he learned what all the craft (laborers) do for their jobs. I guess they feel like if you are going to be telling these people what to do all day, you better know how to do their job to make sure things are going smoothly. He has had a crash course on welding, electrical, pipe, and I'm sure a lot of other things I have never heard of.
When I asked Nick for some pictures to put in the post, he must of sent me 50 with detailed descriptions of what he is doing! Hah, it was really funny-but I love how much he loves his job. Here are a few of my favorite pictures that he sent me minus the long boring descriptions :)
Pre-fabrication pipe school
Grinding on the pipe
Welding
How romantic?!?! I think. He did "plasma cuts" of our names out of metal.
Torch cutting in Texas
Grinding on a metal pipe to smooth it out
Placing grout in a form
Oil Platform building yard in Corpus Christi, TX
This is a picture of the job that Nick is on in Wilmington, NC. Big day, this was the first test run to have the plant make power!!! Success
Some of Nick's crew taking a moment to honor the veterans in the morning meeting on Veteran's day.
From now on when people ask me, "What does your husband do all day?" I'm going to respond with "he plays with grown up legos!" :)
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