A Day in the Life of a Senior Systems Engineer

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Most employees of Jovian Concepts work at customer locations, adjusting their hours, parking habits, and daily routines to the needs and work culture of their customers.

Meet a Senior Systems Engineer who models the hallmark of every Jovian Concepts employee-- Down to Earth, Up to the Challenge-- balancing dedication to the customer with a rewarding life outside of work. In his own words, see what a typical day is like:

4:00 a.m. Rise n’shine, sunshine, even though most days I am up before the sun. Shower, coffee, make breakfast and lunch. Coffee… coffee…

4:45 a.m. Let “Fang” out, the cat.

5:45 a.m. As long as I am at work before 7 a.m., there are lots of parking spots CLOSE to my work building.

6:00 a.m. After checking in my building, I head to the basement. 'Good mornings' to everyone already in. For the next 20 minutes, I am logging into all the different areas that are in my purview.

6:45 a.m. Breakfast opens up, so I eat my food that I brought in.

7:00 a.m. Read through all emails. ID what needs action and what can be moved to folders, and what is trash into another folder.

12:00 p.m. I eat the food I brought, usually at my desk. We all eat at our desks, most times. Unless we are having a brown-bag learning session somewhere within the building.

1:00 p.m. By this time, I have had 20 customers come to my desk. That is not supposed to impact my work requirements. Right? Right!! All part of a day of peeps needing help and they know who has helped in the past. So, it... by proxy!

2:00 p.m. Try to find a stopping point so that I can be out after eight hours. Not usually the case.

2:30 p.m. A typical after-work activity for me is coaching high school sports. I coach outside sports, so the players are to be out on the field and ready by 2:45. When I am not in coaching season, I am gardening. If I am cooking, it will be on the grill. Including the veggies.

7:00 p.m. Home by now, during sports season.

9:00 p.m. Dead tired, ready to rest and do it all over again tomorrow. Cheers!!

About Jovian Concepts, Inc.

Jovian Concepts, Inc. provides unique on-site consulting services to agencies of the United States government. Founded in 2009 by Richard Scheper, Ph.D., Jovian Concepts is based in Maryland. For more information, visit www.jovianconcepts.com.