This semester, John Godec and I are tackling a project as a two member team with the guidance of our team mentor, Mike Shoberg. Compared to my previously larger project groups, this should entail an increase in responsibilities, work, and organization by each team member. I believe our combined experiences here at Iron Range Engineering (IRE) have well prepared us for this rather extensive undertaking.
Our project is with Cliffs Natural Resources’ Hibbing Taconite Company. We are working on a project that includes pumping system, structural, and workplace design, along with safety, environmental, economical, and operational analyses.
On Monday, January 16th we had a tour of the Hibbing Taconite mining facility. The tour was then followed by a meeting to discuss the scope and projected deliverables desired by each party. We discussed the goals of the project, as well as the areas of technical learning we plan to accomplish. I am confident in speaking for John and Mike when I say; we were delighted to recognize the tremendous amount of enthusiasm and extensive interaction that was reflected by the engineering staff at Hibbing Taconite as we discussed various aspects of the project. From my past three projects here at IRE, I’ve found that sharing a strong interest and close relationship with our industry partners are very important factors in delivering relevant, practical, well-reasoned solutions for our clients. I believe these circumstances are not only beneficial for our industry partners and design projects, but also in efficiently refining our engineering practices. I look forward to each step in developing and evaluating solutions for every hurdle that our design project provides us.
-Tom Happy
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