Drew Graham

About

My name is Andrew (Drew) Graham. I am currently studying Wood Manufacturing at the Nova Scotia Community College, in Sydney Nova Scotia, and will attending my convocation graduate in June 2006. After convocation I will be moving to Edmonton Alberta where I looking forward to starting my career as a wood manufacturing technologist.

Prior to studying wood manufacturing I completed a portion of the mechanical engineering program at theUniversity of New Brunswick. I have been able to apply the knowledge gained while studying engineering to aid my studies in wood manufacturing. I am interested in furthering my training and therefore I have registered as a student member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME). I plan to write my Certified Manufacturing Technologist exam within the year and am interested in furthering my education in the future.

I am very excited about graduating and starting my wood manufacturing career. I am a hard working and motivated individual who likes to work in a team orientated environment. I take pride in my work and always strive to achieve a top quality product. I enjoy all aspects of woodworking and gain great satisfaction from completing a project to the best of my abilities. To see some samples for my work please refer to my portfolio section.

Work Philosophy

• Passion for the job. Love what you do and you will never have to work a day in your life
• It is important to be able to communicate with your employer, follow employees and clients. Teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills are essential in today’s working environment.
• Know what you customer wants and deliver it. Customer satisfaction helps to build a loyal client base and expand your business.
• Show pride in your work. Design, build and assemble everything as if it was your own. Don’t sell anything that you, yourself, would not purchase.
• Admit when mistakes have been made. One gains the respect of peers and customers by taking mistakes and turning them into learning experiences. This will improve your products and services in the long run.

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Goals

• Short term goals: (2 years after convocation)
Learn about investing money smartly.
Move out to Western Canada.
Pay my student loans.
Start my Wood Manufacturing career.
Stay physically fit.
Obtain SME Certified Manufacturing Technologist Certificate.
Finish my mechanical engineering degree.


• Medium term goals: (5 years after convocation)
Buy a home.
Get married.
Invest in a lap top computer.
Take some business/management courses.


• Long term goals: (5+ years after convocation)
Become debt free.
Start a family.

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