stuff

seems like people don't like to read articles in english, there are so few comments...

anyways, things've been well these days. the human subjects approval for my thesis experiment has arrived, i can officially get the money and start my experiment now. but there are still some technical difficulties that need to be fixed.

machine shop work has been fun, though i cut myself a couple times besides cutting aluminum. our rock crusher is expected to exert 25000N force when a person weighs 60kg steps on it. and we think this will break the all time record of rock crusher projects, haha

i've finished the conceptual design of my knitting chair, looks pretty good in drawings. need to make a 3d model of it to see if it actually works. i have 6 weeks after spring break to actually fabricate the whole chair, hopefully it's enough time.

squash is really fun, tough tiring. can't get enough power on forehand shots, which really bothers me. should practice more.

Leader

Leadership is not rank, privileges, titles, or money. It is responsibility.

A Leader Has A Mission That Matters
A Leader Is A Big Thinker
A Leader Has High Ethics
A Leader Is A Change Master
A Leader Is Sensitive
A Leader Is A Risk Taker
A Leader Is A Decision Maker
A Leader Uses Power Wisely
A Leader Communicates Effectively
A Leader Is A Team Builder
A Leader Is Courageous
A Leader Is Committed

future

some more information about the job that i am applying in Motorola. the group is formerly known as Symbol Tech, which was recently acquired by Motorola. the position i am applying for is a position somewhere between industrial designer, industrial engineer and ergonomics researcher, which is exactly what i would like to do. and the fact that they came to me at the first place, and that they would like someone who can speak chinese, makes the chance of me getting hired much higher. so i'm really excited about it! but in the meantime, quite a bit nervous too! hope everything goes well.

"A bit about the group: we have two UI designers, two design researchers (including me), two ergonomists, and one market/innovation researcher. There is a fair amount of cross over, as I've designed a number of keyboards and conducted human factors studies and the UI designers and ergonomists have done design research. Our larger group is the former Symbol Technologies industrial design group that also includes industrial designers and a team of engineers working on advanced concepts. We are currently working through details of how we will work with the team that already existed at Motorola in our division. Motorola is divided into three divisions, Mobile Devices (cell-phones), Networks & Enterprise (us), & Connected Home (cable-boxes and similar home network/entertainment equipment). The ID group that already existed in the N&E division mostly did work designing walkie-talkie-type devices and police & fire communications equipment. They also did a few products that competed against us.

The main products that our group has worked on are mobile computers, bar-code scanners, and RFID equipment. Symbol also makes wireless (Wifi) equipment, but the design group has been less involved in its development. We might also start covering the walkie-talkies and police & fire equipment. The main things tying all of this together is that it is equipment used for people's jobs and allows these jobs to be done better through providing mobile access to communications, computing, and data capture. Our stuff gets used by a large number of industries, but the major settings include: stores, warehouses, factories, transportation hubs, hospitals, and in mobile field applications (think guys repairing telephone equipment or the guys delivering a package to your house and taking your signature)."

nervous

Subject: RE: Resume
From: "Marshall, Graham", graham.marshall@motorola.com
Date: Thu, March 1, 2007 9:18 am
To: "Vincent, Xin Wang"

Xin, thank you for your resume. We are interested in setting up interviews for early March. I will be in touch soon.

Thank-you
Graham

luck

So possibly, I could get a job that found me. I hope, I hope I still have some luck left in my luck bank. This is where I really need it!

I'm back

Deserted here for a long time. I've decided to write this blog in English. Yeah, might be childish words, but I am trying.