Funny Co-worker Relationship

Seeing as we are all about to start doing serious work on our service learning projects, I wanted to share a video that I found online that shows you that you can work with someone even if you aren't best freinds.....enjoy!

David Hillger Introduction

Greatings, I am David Hillger and welcome to my page. I am a 24 year old student in the school of agriculture at Purdue University's main campus in West Lafayette In. I am studying Interdisciplinary Agriculture, and Wood Products Manufacturing Technology. I am currently employed my Purdue's very own Wood Research Laboratory. My experiences include 2 years of professional work in automotive manufacturing, various summer jobs in manufacturing as well as a lifetime of working on my family's farm. You can get a feel that I like to work and I am very proud of what I know and can accomplish with my hands. I have no problem leading or following but you may not like how I do either. One might have already suspected that communication in not a strong suit of mine. I hope this class helps me hugh out a few communication skills.

Group Contract

Criteria for satisfactory group involvement:

• Show up to all group meetings
• Be prepared for meetings
• Participate in meetings
• Contribute to making meetings as productive as possible
• Provide team with an email at least 1 hr in advance if you wont be able to make a predetermined meeting time
• Check and return emails from group members
• Complete work of good quality in a timely manner
• Be willing to listen to and encourage team members
• Treat group members with respect
• Handle conflicts in a civil and mature manner
• All conflicts not able to be resolved will be directed to our instructor

Failure to comply with said criteria will be handled with a "three strikes" policy

All group memebers have read and agree with the guidelines outlined by this contract

Sam Brooks Intro

Hi, my name is Sam Brooks and I am a 21 year old Network Engineering Technology major here at Purdue. I have been a part of teams both athletically and professionally for the majority of my life. Becuase of the experienced that I've gained during that time I feel like I have alot to bring to the table for our team. I have no problem taking a leadership role when I am in a group setting, but over time have learned that being able to let someone else take the lead can really benefit the group as a whole. I've also learned how to compromise with team members so that everyone is satisfied with the end result. Hopefully this class will build upon the skills that I have already developed to help me as I enter the working world.

James Costner's Intro of himself

Well my name is James Costner although most people that actually know me call me JT. I'm from a relatively small town in Arkansas, but not so small everyone knows each other. I moved to Indiana in 2005 to attend Purdue's Engineering program, but I am now finishing up my BS in the school of Technology. (Major - MET) In May of 2007 I joined Purdue's Co-Op program, which allowed me to work for Carrier Air Conditioning every other semester. While I was there I was placed in charge of completing many different tasks, including running a couple Kaizen events. For those who may not know what a Kaizen event is, it is a small group (5 to 7 people) in charge of completing a series of tasks in a week's time. By the end of the week we were expected to complete a month's worth of projects or at least have the expected finish date for the end presentation. At the end of the week we were also required to present what we had accomplished to the entire supervisor and engineering teams that were in the plant. So basically this has given me some experience in putting together events and presentations in a short amount of time.

Intro Jeff Lindsay

My name is Jeff Lindsay. I attend Purdue University, aiming for a degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. OLS helps me discover all the techniques and leadership styles that are very useful for groups. Playing football for 4 years has helped me realize having a positive attitude will help any situation. I hope to learn more attributes about myself and my role within a group during this course.

An intro to David Brelage

Well as you know by the title, my name is David and I am a member of the Com 320 Dream Team. I'm 26 years old and studying Computer and Information Technology at Purdue. I think I have a lot to offer when in a group setting. I am generally level headed so I am usually a good mediator when it comes to resolving conflict. I also am a big advocate of compromise. If there is a solution to a problem that can benefit everyone, I usually try to work towards that. I get most of my small group experience from my time in the military. As a sergeant in the Army, I was in charge of a small squad of about 5 soldiers and I had to deal with all the dynamics involved in leading them. Conflict resolution is big in the military as tension can run pretty high at times. I think this experience will help me within the group.

Dream Team Blog Created

Welcome to the COM 320 Dream Team's blog!!! Stay tuned for updates!!!