summary week one

It has been a great week full of new and enriching experiences. Being for first time on this type of atmosphere is very important for me. Being involved with such a huge worldwide organization is extremely important for my professional career.

I really liked the way everything was set up for me. First learn about the company's mission and vision. This really got me started to work by their philosophy and values. This company focuses everything on customer satisfaction. This sometimes obvious aspect is really forgotten by other organizations. Since the first time they really specified on customer satisfaction I started to see all of the connections with my classes at Loras. All of my marketing classes always talk about how the customer is the king and queen of any industry and their satisfaction is the one that dictates the success or failure of any company.

Then as the week went by I started to focus more on the procedures made at the Lab to the corrugated fiberboard. I also learned the importance of this Lab's exams and observations for the whole organization. They are in charged of the quality control for all of the products not only the branches in Cali but also Bogota, Barranquilla and Medellin. In our hands depends the success of the company, since we are the ones that dictate if the customers expectations are being met.

Working in a place that means so much for an organization makes you feel proud of your self. You realize all of the responsibilities that mean working on this place. This lab has a lot of pressure from the upper management levels, but it becomes at least for me in an extra incentive to work harder and feel important. When you work in place that makes you feel important it pushes you to give your best. It's not only about meeting your goals, but trying to go beyond them.

I really feel that this experience has had a huge impact on my professional career. I'm learning how to manage friendships with my coworkers, control work loads, and being able to meet my goals. Next week is going to be very interesting for me. The company has been planing for a long time to get this Lab approved by an international organization. This approval could become a huge advancement for this company and I just got assigned to come up with a proposal for this project. I'm really excited for this extremely important task.