Staff Spotlight – New Hire, Electrical Engineer, Laura Savage
“Engineering is filled with complex problems, and I believe that with hard work and dedication simple solutions can be found to solve them."
Please welcome new, electrical engineer, Laura Savage. Laura is a graduate of Temple University. In her previous roles, Laura worked as an electrical engineer for the Department of Defense and a systems integrator at another building systems engineering firm. Laura will be focusing on SKM and arc flash reports as well as some design and commissioning projects. We are thrilled to have her on our team.
We asked Laura about her personal work ethic and values. Here is what she had to say:
I Enjoy Challenging Projects
I went into engineering because I knew I would be challenged in a lot of different ways. I have always felt most things worth doing are difficult. Engineering is filled with complex problems, and I believe that with hard work and dedication simple solutions can be found to solve them. It’s typically not easy to find the answers or find someone else who has the solutions. I get a lot of satisfaction when I am able to finish a project that has a lot of obstacles. I enjoy the sense of relief when projects are completed because there are days when you’re not sure what to do next and it can be tough to push past to get to the end goal.
Detail Oriented
A lot of third-party observers who aren’t engineers might find a lot of the project’s engineers take on, trivial or even boring because they don’t get to see the entire process of what’s involved to complete them. It takes a lot of time and attention to understand the details that go into finishing a project. Sometimes, the small details can change the direction of a project the most. I think it’s interesting that it’s not always the big picture items that determine the success of a big project.
Learning New Things
Doing the same thing over and over again can get boring. I get a lot out of learning more about something completely new or understanding minor details better in tasks I already know about. Learning new things keeps me engaged in projects and helps me keep working on tasks and taking ownership of my work.
Delighting the Customer
As an engineer there typically isn’t too much reward for completing tasks the customer doesn’t want. It can be a rewarding process to fully understand what someone wants and be able to execute it and then get to see their reaction when their vision is put into action.