Photo By Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin | Masayuki Yokota, right, a civil engineer with Chuden Engineering Consultants (CEC),...... read more read more
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Matthew C. Perry High School students, one of their teachers and Defense Policy Review Initiative employees from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited Chuden Engineering Consultants in Hiroshima, Feb. 8, 2018.
The five M.C. Perry seniors, Anna Fuerst, Michael Griffus, Johnathan Armijo, Dylan Ernst and David Shoebrook along with DPRI employees and George Williams, an M.C. Perry teacher, were given the opportunity to be the first Americans to visit CEC and receive a guided tour of their main facility.
The visit was a full-day affair lead by professional engineer, and the manager of the urban development department, Makoto Takemoto.
Takemoto said it was the very first experience for both the students and for them, and it was CEC’s pleasure to provide them the opportunity to come over.
He escorted the group through the civil and architectural engineering floors, where they met with the supervisors and asked questions concerning the job and its differences in Japan versus the United States.
Takemoto added that they were impressed with the number of questions the students asked. It was more than expected, which showed them how much the students are interested in that type of work.
After touring the building, the students were given presentations from Takemoto, Masayuki Yokota, a civil engineer with CEC, and Kenzo Tanaka, an architectural engineer with CEC. They explained how the company operates and the process of working on projects from start to finish in each engineering field.
“It was interesting to see how a company is set up and to see - if I was an architect - where would I go and work, the type of environment I would probably be in and what the day-to-day operations are for a person with a career that I want to go towards,” said Fuerst. “I think this will help me in which career path I want to choose.”
The students show interest in engineering and are currently participating in a career practicum program through the high school. Its purpose is intended to expose them to a working environment of their choice. They are the first group to work with DPRI.
“We go for a class period every other day,” said Fuerst. “In the beginning, we started with learning how to draw lines and how to use the tools that you design houses with. Then we started to get lectures from different types of engineers. An electrical, mechanical, civil and architectural engineer would come in and talk to us about what he does and how he uses his skills. They just came in and talked to us about the different parts and now we’re working towards our final project, which is to design a house.”
Takemoto said that they hope the day will become an unforgettable experience for every student, and that they feel proud about it in the future.
The time the students spent at DPRI, and the visit to CEC, is an experience they can use to their advantage when they reach college and work toward their first job as engineers.
“It was really nice that they let us come here, and they were willing to take the time from their day to teach us about their jobs and about what they do,” said Fuerst. “They were very kind.”
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.10.2018 08:23 |
| Story ID: | 265487 |
| Location: | HIROSHIMA, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
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