Competency 1:
 Demonstrate greater personal responsibility.
I was the only electrician at my last job. I worked there for 23 years. I was responsible for many projects and the everyday maintenance of the plant. I worked under little to no supervision. I never turned down any type of training opportunities; such as Confined Space training, First Aid, Osha, fork truck certification, fire safety, and high lift certification. I was on the hiring committee, the safety committee and eventually became the lead of our maintenance department. 

Competency 2: 
Analyze self-motivation.
I have always had a drive to succeed and wanting more. I started taking classes at NTC in 2005. At this time, I was on swing shift and had two younger children. The classes were from 5-9 in the evening and I didn’t know how I was going to manage it, but if I didn’t try I wouldn’t know, so I signed up for the Industrial/Maintenance Technician program. These class weren’t easy and consumed much of my free time but it was all worth it. I successfully finished program in 2008 with a gold cord.

Competency 3:
 Use self-management strategies.
In the spring of 2008 because of my prior schooling/knowledge and my great performance at work. I was offered an opportunity to go through the NTC E&I apprenticeship. This was fully paid program that was 3.5 years of schooling and 10500 hours of on the job training. At the end of this apprenticeship. I received an Industrial Electrician and instrumentation card through the state of Wisconsin. Throughout this apprenticeship There was a lot of studying and time management on my part. I had to juggle school, homework work, and family. 

Competency 4: 
Develop interdependence skills.
As the head of our maintenance department. I was responsible for all of the trades to be able to accomplish their projects and daily tasks. Every morning we would have a group meeting go over what needed to be accomplished who was going to do it and where the parts for this were. This meeting was also an open discussion from previous days events to safety concerns. Then at the end of the day I would have to record what was done and make the next work schedule. I was also responsible for safety subjects and talks. A lot of times I would just bring up a topic and the discussion would go from there. Being in maintenance you have to be able to communicate effectively. Also at times be able to take the lead but sometimes you have to let someone else take the lead depending on the job.
Competency 5:
Increase self-awareness.
In the fall of 2017 I decided to apply for a job at NTC as the apprenticeship/Electro-Mechanical instructor. I was offered the job and started right away. The college was just going from Black Board to Canvas. I had never used either one of these platforms. In the Electro-mechanical classes I had to transfer all the information manually because nothing was working right. The COD team was a lot of help, but all of this information was overwhelming especially since I was to start teaching some classes in a week. Then I got to my Apprenticeship classes where all of them had zero content and I had to start from scratch! I’ll admit it I thought about going back to my previous job that would have been the easy way out. Instead I buckled down I made a list of when everything had to be done by and started working it. This wasn’t easy but not quitting and proving to my self that I can do this was worth it.
Competency 6: 
Adopt lifelong learning
Since I have started at NTC I haven’t quit taking classes. I decided to work towards my associate’s degree which isn’t a requirement. I have become an OSHA Authorized Instructor for osha 10 and 30 classes. I also plan to start taking some robotics classes. I really enjoy learning and also seeing the different techniques that other instructors use. I also did take a class that was called Intro to Diversity studies. The class covered cultural awareness from many different backgrounds. This was an eye opening and very interesting class.
Competency 7:
 Develop emotional intelligence
In my most recent class I choose to write a paper and give a presentation on the benefits of regular exercise. I will attach my paper for you to look at. I use walking as a stress relief it has many benefits from helping maintain my weight to helping me sleep better. Along with many more perks. I’m have no problem with conflicting situations. I’m able to remain clam throughout to not escalate the situation and to give the person understandable information on why something is the way it is. Working directly with many people every day one has to be able to find middle ground.

I will include my paper on exercise, my transcripts, my book report I wrote on The Latehomecomer It’s about the Hmong’s journey to America, and a copy of my authorized OSHA card. I have all my classes completed except for this class to receive my Associates Degree and if you look at the copy of my transcripts My lowest grade is a B+.