Introduce Me to the Real World

Today I accepted an offer for the position of Application Engineer at Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, NY.  It's very exciting, but I won't be starting until after I take the FE exam in April, to allow myself to study, as well as visit Sarah in March.

Wellsville neighbors Alfred, so I already know the area, and will be able to keep on going to the Alfred Dojo for Karate!  Sarah plans on eventually sharing an apartment in the area.  We hope to find at least a short term  apartment in Alfred to stay near the college scene.

Soon the official paperwork will be coming in the mail.  Now I've got to find a decent apartment!

Dresser-Rand's Wellsville location specializes in Steam Turbines and has both a manufacturing facility and engineering offices.  See more at www.dresser-rand.com.

Don't Let Me Forget!

Looks like he's studying hard too.

Had to stick corks in my ears today to keep all my schooling from draining out.  I haven't completed registration, but I plan on taking the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exams on the 9th of April.  It is the second step to becoming a professionally licensed engineer (the first step was paying New York a large fee just to be eligible to take the test, which costs more money.)

I've scheduled out about two months worth of studying, and hope to rekindle what I've already learned, and hope that it sticks longer.  Getting ready for a world a head hurt.

Clear Skies: Unveiled

I'm currently developing a game called Clear Skies, where the player controls a turret which can fire shots at an onslaught of paratroopers, which drop from the sky with the sole purpose of reducing your defensive gun to rubble. The game will include multiple foes, power-ups, and weapons, with a purchasing system to allow you pay for them. I'm using C# in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with Microsoft Game Studio 4.0. The game will be available for PC (for free), and could be changed slightly to be played on an Xbox 360, but that costs money I don't want to pay.

Other than the words, none of the graphics are of my doing, they were ripped from someone else and posted online where I could get them and edit for my needs. I'm wide open to suggestions, but I'm trying to keep within my abilities, which grow a little more with everything I add.  The game will most likely not look just like this, as there is still a lot to be added.  If anyone is interested in Alpha testing, let me know.