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02/25/09 - ENGL 421 Classroom

Attendees: Rawson, Riddle, Rupp, Schmidt

Goal: Create a project plan and divide up the work for the remainder of the project

Topics:

  - Memo of understanding

  - Work required for project

  - Individual roles

Decisions:

  - Memo of understanding draft complete

  - Draft will be chain emailed for review

  - Changes will be made for final draft

  - Workload will be distributed per chart attached to memo

02/22/09

Thus far I have participated in 2 group meetings tossing ideas around. 

I have proofread the memo draft and made recommendations on changes.

02/22/09 - ENGL 421 Chatzy

Attendees: Rawson, Riddle, Rupp, Schmidt

Goal: Make changes to memo for final draft

Topics:

  - Memo changes

Decisions:

  - Changes were made to draft as advised by group

  - 2nd draft will be emailed out by Riddle before class

  - 2nd draft will be reviewed and changes made for final draft

  - Will meet next in ENGL 421 on 02/23/09

02/20/09 - ENGL 421 Classroom

Attendees: Rawson, Riddle, Rupp, Schmidt

Goal: Discuss proposal memo. Assign writing tasks.  Find meeting time

Topics:

  - Possible research sources

  - Basics of memo: problems, solutions, motives

  - Meeting arrangements

Decisions:

  - Topic: what action to take when ISP is approached by RIAA

  - Riddle will write first draft of memo

  - Draft will be emailed to group for meeting

  - Will meet in 421 chat Sunday, 3pm

Within the last decade the amount of illegal sharing of copyrighted music has become a growing problem.  Artists and record labels complain that sharing music files strips the rightful distributors of compensation for their work.  Some consider file sharing "stealing" while others think nothing of it.

With current technology it is quite easy to make illegal copies of music.  There are many workarounds for protected content such as cracks, format loopholes, and false authorization.

One example of work experience I have is a summer internship for Friction Stir Link, Inc. I worked there for two summer as a design intern.  While there, I designed fixtures for protoyping welds, mass production, and custom projects.  I was in charge of designing, modeling, detailing, ordering materials, and contacting machinists for each project.  In addition I had to manage time with other technical workers for assembly and execution.  During my time at FSL I also learned about the friction stir welding process; a relatively young and growing technology.

To utilize my design experience and communication skills as a Mechanical Engineer.

A position as a Mechanical Engineer for Sterling Engineering allowing me to develop my design and analysis skills along with acquiring more knowledge about the engineering industry.

An opportunity to become a senior engineer in a Mechanical Engineering environment.

Mechanical Engineer with emphasis in product design and prototyping.

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