Hello blog readers that are still out there and haven’t given up on waiting for a new blog post! I know, I know, I’ve fallen a little behind since my last entry back in March, yikes. Hopefully I’ll get back on the wagon and give you a few updates on what’s been happenin.

As for now, exciting news! I will be heading down to San Francisco next Tuesday for the HOW Interactive Design Conference. I’ve never been to the land of trolleys, Rice-a-Roni, and the Golden Gate Bridge, so besides getting to learn a bunch of neat-o design skills, I’ll get to do some site seeing and exploring as well. The conference is 3 days long and chock full of sessions with great speakers who will be teaching us the newest in multimedia design, and how to transfer your print work to be more interactive. This will directly help me with my job at Boeing, and I’m hoping to bring back some helpful tips for my coworkers as well. Can’t wait!

Here's hoping I run into DJ Tanner

This month marked my 5 year anniversary with Boeing!  I was congratulated by my current manager in our staff meeting with a certificate and a gold Boeing pin.  Although 5 years at one company may feel like a lifetime to me, I’m still considered a youngin’ around here with veterans pushing upwards of 20 years.

I started my career at Boeing as a temp in 2005.  It was the Summer, and my three roommates who were still in college were on break.  The position I took was only supposed to be for a week, then I could get back to relaxing and enjoying the Seattle Summer festivities with them.  At the end of the week, my temp agency contacted me to say that I had a request to work with another Boeing group for three months starting that next Monday.  It wasn’t often that temps were personally requested, so it spoke highly of the work I was doing.  Flattering as it was,  I was devastated.  A full time job during the three best months that Seattle sees a year?!  I called my mom looking for sympathy, ha.  She told me to quit whining and that it was about time I got a job.

Taking the new temp position ended up being the start of a great career at Boeing.  That 3 months got extended to 4, then 5, and eventually turned out to be an 8 month stint.  I was supporting the European Sales group as a temporary office administrator, and after those 8 months a permanent position in the group opened.  I applied, and got the job!

I love working for Boeing.  The best perk without a doubt has been the educational support.  Boeing paid my way to obtain a second Bachelor’s degree which I used to leverage myself into a new position in graphic design.  I’ve been in my new group, Brand Innovation and Experiential Marketing, for 7 months now, and love it.  I’m excited to see where Boeing will take me as I continue my career path.

My selected anniversary gift of fresh water pearl earrings with my appreciation certificate.