Training peopleis one ofthe most rewardingresponsibilities. A typical trainingsession runsanywhere froma threehour introductorysession to a three daycourse. This programallows the user to inputexperimentalresultsshowingthe toxicityof certainchemicals. Amodelis then generatedwhichrepresents the potencyof the chemicals. I'malso involvedin some failuretimeanalysis of safetyvanes.
Safety valves are importantpieces of a system because, shouldpressure buildup or some.
Currently this project involves findingthe appropriatedistributionthatbest representsthe failuretimes of the valves. Havinga distributionthat fits allows us to calculate the instantaneous failure rate and cumulative percent failures over time. One major obstacle I've run into on the job is communicatingresults to others. I've never taken a technical writingcourseandI am feelingtheeffectsof nothavingdoneso. I wouldurgeeveryonegoingintosomethingas technical as mathto take some communicationcourses in orderto improve one's ability to relayinformationto non-technicalcolleaguesand customers.