9/28-10/5

This week we presented our first presentation on the project, which was a partial success. We did not use the correct formatting, unfortunately, and the group presentation was not as smooth as possible. For the next presentation, my group and I will work more closely together to ensure the right formatting and that everyone know what needs to be said for each slide. We also had a phone call with Bengt, the patient holder of the bogie and railway designs. We spoke with him about our initial designs and sent him design files to review. He back with lots of helpful suggestions for changes and things to consider. This weekend I also attended the first SJSU Leadership conference in 10 years. We learned of funding available for the club, and how to be an effective leader of groups. It was an awesome experience, and I feel like I got a lot out of it. A vision for growth for the club not only during my participation in it, but also for years to come is something that I would like to think about. There are a lot of opportunities for students that are not senior to get involved in Spartan Superway, and once they are seniors be able to make an even larger impact. I look at club like SAE Formula for this kind of inspiration. This is something I will get together with Neil and discuss further. As for design work done this week, I have unfortunately not made much progress. With 2 papers due, the conference, and a family funeral I have had a lot on my plate, and to my dismay senior design went to the sidelines. I will however, speak to my group, and split the workload to start getting things designed, and make some good progress.