Having recently just transitioned to Construction systems management I have just started to grasp all the opportunities of my major. One experience that particularly comes to mind when thinking about is when I was involved with FIRST Robotics in high school. Each year FIRST creates a game and tournaments for schools to construct a robot in 8 weeks and then compete in competitions around the world. With FIRST I was able to head construction on the robot as well as be co-driver. With First I was able to build my communication and delegation skills as well as organization and scheduling. With my career future in construction management and having to coordinate through multiple groups and contractors I feel my experience with FIRST robotics was a good introduction into a management role on a job site.
