WHY DOCUMENTATION IS SO IMPORTANT

OR WHY I CHOSE TO PURSUE THIS VOLITION

THAT'S THE "CAD GUY" ON THE LEFT

WHY I PROMOTE PROPER DOCUMENTATION

THINK OF ALL THE KNOWLEDGE "LOST" THROUGHOUT THE AGES. SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WASN'T WELL DOCUMENTED.

  • HOW THE PYRAMIDS WERE DESIGNED

  • MOHENJO DARO

  • PUMA PUNKA

  • HOW THEY CREATED STONEHENGE AND THE PURPOSE

  • DEFINED MOMENTS IN THE BIBLE

  • THE ANUNAKI

  • ATLANTIS

    ALL BECAUSE IT WAN'T WELL DOCUMENTED. "STORYS AND ACNECDOTES" TAKE THE PLACE OF "TRUTH" OVER TIME. WHILE TODAY, WE WISH WE UNDERSTOOD THOSE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES. THE FULL UNDERSTANDING OF MAN IN RELATION TO THE UNIVERSE. THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.

    I ENJOY THAT FEELING OF "SECURITY" WHEN "OSHA" ARRIVES AND YOU KNOW ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER. THE ABITLY TO TRACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS BACK TO THIER CONCEPTION AND ORIGIN. KNOWING THE LOCATION OF EVERY SINGLE ASSET IN YOUR ORGANIZATION. BEING ABLE TO AUTOMATE MOST REPETIVE TASKS. TO SHARE DATA ACROSS PLATFORMS, FROM ENGINEERING TO ACCOUNTING. THATS ALL PART OF REAL ENGINEERING. ISO 9001 - STANDARDIZATION -DOCUMENTATION AND POSITVE CREATION AND IMPROVEMENTS. ITS WONDERFUL WHEN THINGS MATCH UP ALL THE WAY AROUND AND INTUTIVE ENOUGH ALL EMPLOYESS MAKE USE OF ONE MASTER SYSTEM.

    MANY ENGINEERS WISH TO BE ASSININE BECUSE I CARE ABOUT DOCUMENTS AND CAD, WHEN FOR "ALL ENGINEERS" -THE 1ST LEVEL COURSE WORK INCLUDES DRAFTING. WHY? - "DRAWING IS THE FUNDAMENTAL LANGUAGE OF COMMUNICATION IN ENGINEERING SINCE ITS CONCEPTION". IF YOU CAN'T DEFINE IT WHERE OTHER UNDERSTAND OR ABLE TO GRASP THE CONCEPTS TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE IT. THEN ITS NOT "DESIGNED". I HAVE A "PET PEEVE" ONLY BECAUSE I'VE HAD TO WORK IN THIS AREA MANY TIMES- WHILE OTHERS ONLY WANT TO "RIG SOMETHING". "LEAVE NO RECORDS". THUS FUTURE PROJECTS WHICH ARE SIMILAR COULD BE LESS COSTLY- BUT FIND THEM REDSIGNING FROM SCRATCH- OFTEN "RECREATING THE SAME ERRORS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 1ST DESIGN". CANT FIND DRAWINGS WHEN THEN NEED THEM. AND DOWNPLAY GOOD HOUSEKEEPING- AS DOCUMENTS-"IMPROPERLY NAMED" ARE ALL OVER THE NETWORK. WHEN "ITS A COMPUTER FOLKS". THE DESIGN OF A COMPUTER IS FOR ORGANIZATION AND AUTOMATION, SIMPLIFICATION. YET MANY ENGINEERS USE IT AS A "SOCK DRAWER". I CAN FIX THINGS. IT OFTEN TAKES TIME. IT TOOK TIME TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. I'M PROBABLY THE LEAST EXPENSIVE RESOURCE COMPARED TO OTHERS, YET PAINSTAKING WHEN IT COMES TO DOING SOMEBODY ELSES WORK.

    YES ITS A JOB. YES IT REQUIRES PAY. BUT IN THE END I DELIVER AND HELP CREATE AN ORGANIZED SYSTEM WHICH FACILITATES YOUR ORGANIZATION. ONLY QUESTION IS WILL YOU KEEP IT UP AND MANAGE IT PROPERLY?

    I DONT CHEAT. HAVE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT, PREFER VPN AND REMOTE DEVELOPMENT WHEN POSSIBLE TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND TIME LOSS AND COSTS. PERIODIC CHECKS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE RECEIVING PROFESSIONAL QUALITY AND PERIODIC PAYMENTS TO KEEP ME WORKING.

    I CAN WORK INDEPENDENT- 1099. OR IF YOU PREFER I CAN WORK THROUGH A CONTRACT AGENCY BUT OF COURSE THIS INCREASES COST.

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  • "MIKE RAY STUDIOS" -FORMERLY "METROCAD" : LILBURN GA