Skibicki

Name: Matt Skibicki

Guiding Question: Do I want to pursue a career as an engineer?

(optional) Use this space to list possible activities, tasks, experiences. Remember everything you do should help you answer your Guiding Question.

(Required) This plan is a “best guess” as to what you and your mentor think you will be doing. It is not meant to be a hard and fast schedule for your Exploration. The plan should illustrate how you intend to complete a minimum of 80 hours.


 * = Date ||= Location/Activity ||= Number of Hours ||
 * = 5/16 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 5/17 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 5/20 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 5/23 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 5/24 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 5/25 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 6 ||
 * = 5/26 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 6 ||
 * = 5/27 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 5/31 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 6/1 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 6/2 ||= Duffield Associates/ Shadowing ||= 7 ||
 * = 6/3 ||= Duffield Associates/Shadowing ||= 6 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 81 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 81 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 81 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 81 ||
 * =  ||> Total Number of Hours ||= 81 ||

Journal 1 1. Through May 20th, I have spent 21 hours on my exploration. There were no schedule changes as I arrived at Duffield Associates at around 8 everyday, and left at around 3. I feel that while I have gained some experience, I am not that close on answering my Guiding Question, because I still have a lot to learn about the work and life of an engineer. 2. I feel pretty good about my experience so far. These first three days at the office, I have took trips to the field which has been great. On Tuesday, I went with Colin Kraucaunas ( Water Resources engineer) to inspect a bridge him and the civil engineers designed in Edgemoor, DE. I learned a lot about how the bridge was built and designed from Colin. Then on Friday, I went with structural engineer Matt McNiccol out to the site of construction for the Rittenhouse appartments in Newark. Here, we again inspected the construction to insure that the builders were following the original blue prints for the building. I learned alot about the process of designing a building's structure from Matt during this day. Journal 2 1. Through May 27th, I have spent 54 hours on my exploration. Again, there were no changes, except on Wednesday and Thursday I only was at the office for six hours. I feel alot closer to answering my guiding question as this week I have received more experience in the field. 2. I again am feeling great about my experience shadowing engineers. I went out into the field with Water Resources guy Bradley Summerville to perform clean water well testing on Monday. I learned about how water is sampled and tested and the reasons for doing so. On Wednesday I went with Civil Engineer Will Mather to Delaware City where he was consulting on a road maintenance project. Here, I learned how and why roads are improved. We inspected roads in the town with the contractor, Chris. Journal 3 1. This week I completed my minimum of 80 hours of Activity, following my plan as expected. I definetely do want to pursue a career as an engineer after I complete my college education. 2. This week I went with Environmental Engineer Brian Sprout to complete an Environmental Site assessment of the Independence Mall. I learned why and how these assessments are completed. I also spent time in the soils and concrete lab during all times I was not in the field, as information learned in these labs is good background for an engineer. [Interesting, Matt. I look forward to your final posting. –Mr. E.]

**STUDENT**: Matt Skibicki DEAR SPONSOR: As a final report on your student, please answer these questions. Add comments where necessary.

1) Has the student met the specific goals that were established at the beginning of the externship?

2) Has the student demonstrated initiative during the externship? [ X] Yes [ ] No 3) Has the student been thorough in his/her approach to the externship? 4) Has the student's attendance been satisfactory? 5) Please comment, as briefly as you wish, on the positive and negative aspects of the student's performance. Use the back of this page if necessary.

6. Would you rate the student's overall performance as satisfactory?

7. If there are areas of less than satisfactory performance, or of distinctly better than satisfactory performance, please comment. Use the back of this page if necessary.


 * SIGNED:** We pose these questions as guidelines for your consideration; your response to them will help us evaluate the success of the student's participation in the project. Please complete this report by early Friday, June 3, and give it to the student. The student will hand-deliver this evaluation to us with his/her journal on Friday, June 3 by 12:00 noon. Thank you for your help. We greatly appreciate your assistance and participation in the project.

Sincerely,

Mike Smith for the Senior Externship Team, Wilmington Friends School, 302-576-6763, msmith@wilmingtonfriends.org or rbernard@wilmingtonfriends.org


 * PLEASE GIVE THIS REPORT TO THE STUDENT WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED IT. STUDENTS SHOULD HAND-DELIVER THIS REPORT, ALONG WITH THEIR JOURNAL, SELF-EVALUATION FORM AND/OR OTHER WRITTEN OR VISUAL MATERIAL, TO MIKE SMITH BY 12:00 NOON ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3**.