Like I said before, the biggest thing about this IAC audit thing was the
unknown part of it. It went ok, there wasn't anything that was
overwhelming. I got a project that's probably not really feasible.

We took a plant tour and I tried to understand the process of this
sawmill as well as look for any productivity things I might be able to go
after. There wasn't much in the way of productivity stuff to do, at
least that I was able to figure out.

I ended up pursuing a rock detection system. Rocks in the logs cost the
mill hours in downtime and labor a month. I'm going to try to find a
system out there that would be effective in detecting those non-metallic
foreign object. It's not likely that it will pan out, I don't think
there's a good one out there.

The good things about this summer are:

I have flexible jobs that allow me to take some time off for family and
AHQ stuff.
I'm working on a research project that is on the theoretical side, but is
lots of fun.
I'm working with the IAC which is on the practical side.
I'm working for my dad which pays better.

Thing I don't like about the IAC after my first day: the stuff I'm doing
isn't very technical at all.