1. The First Steps of a Successful Career in
the Engineering Industry
Rudolph Jara
Service Planner
July 22nd, 2015

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• Who I Am
– From Palm Bay, FL
– UCF
– Mechanical Engineer
• Hobbies and Interests
– Guitar
– Weightlifting
– Bowling
• Why Florida Power and
Light?
Who I am, where I came from and why I am here
All About Me

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• Working at Whitfield
Service Center in
Palmetto, FL
• Designing new and
maintaining current FPL
facilities
• Completing various job
types
– Transformer replacement
– Service Meter Orders
– Pole installation
– Vault inspection
My journey at FPL begins with learning how to designing
and releasing more than 20 work requests totaling 120+ man
hours of work
Current Situation

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• Wearing proper attire
– Fire resistant clothing
– Insulated gloves
– Hard hats
• Knowing proper
procedure
– One step at a time
• Working as a team
– Have each others back
These are the core values I have been taught and applied to
my work during my time at FPL
We Value Safety

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• Proper terminology
– Know the equipment
– Know the processes
• Presenting skills
– Core message
– Succinct and simple
• Problem solving
• Positive working
relationships
• Stress reduction
These are the core values I have been taught and applied to
my work during my time at FPL (Continued)
We Value Communication

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• Maintaining equipment
– Patrols
– Thermal detection
• Doing each job right
– S.T.A.R.
• Obtaining Six Sigma
Certification
– Process improvement
– Eliminating waste
These are the core values I have been taught and applied to
my work during my time at FPL (Continued)
We Value Quality

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• Final thoughts on my
internship at FPL?
– Excellent people yields an
excellent company
• What did I gain?
• Best Memory?
• In five years where do I
see myself?
Overall Experience
The culmination of all that I have learned and gained during
this exciting summer

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Thank you Nextera Energy
I will always be grateful for this opportunity that has been
provided to me