This release prepared by the Office of Enrollment Systems and Community Outreach. In 1995 when Schlumberger made the announcement to move its corporate headquarters from Norcross, Georgia, to West Union, the entire qualification department quit and Wayne Thomas was suddenly faced with the challenge of rebuilding his engineering staff. As design test technicians, their job is to take a new design and make sure it meets the industry standards before it's sold to a customer.
Technicians write test plans and later reports when the work is completed.
They also assist with customer audits. Tri- County's EET department is by far the most comprehensive that I've run across. All four graduates agree the department prepared them for the work they perform daily at the plant. Jason Dickard, of Seneca, began at Tri-County as a transfer student with the goal of transferring to Clemson University. Instead, he moved to the EET department where he found a demanding curriculum, which he welcomed.