URS assignment
September 05, 2007 | 09:41 PM Filed in: Technical
Communication
Boy, it's been a busy time. So busy I haven't
even blogged recently. But I thought I'd add here
that I was recruited to a short contract at URS
Corporation. I'm working to support a
proposal to build a new hospital facility in
Oakland, CA. My part of the job is almost
microscopic. But it's still a wonderful position
to see a large corporation in action. The
assignment came by way of TechProse, a
technical writing agency. I met TechProse
founder Meryl Natches in a technical
communication class, and she encouraged me to
develop my informal interests through formal
education. Technical communication is a natural
fit to project management, another practice I
continue to develop. And at URS it's easy to see
how the good application of these skills
supports massive engineering projects.