Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Blog 2 - Summer Mentorship

The work place that my mentor designed himself. 
  1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.
    1. Arcel R. Punsalang CID, Assoc. IIDA 
    2. (626)581-8880 
    3. ArcelDesign, Inc. 
  2.  What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?
    1. Certified Interior Designer #6911
    2. Principal/ Lead Designer
    3. Inland Empire City Center IIDA Student Affairs Liaison  
  3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.
    1. When working on projects that require you to be outside the office, how are you able to remember every little detail that your sketches have?
    2. If a client that you have is changing his/her mind often, how are you able to give them what you want without putting the items you already have to waste?
    3. The modern look is always change so how are you able to keep up with the trend? 
  4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
    1. I learned that finding a mentor isn't easy, especially for a high school student. Some of the people i personally tried to contact weren't interested in have a minor helping them out. Having communication also played a big role because when you do have a mentor, you need to make sure to inform them on everything you do because they are busy doing things that they need to finish too, Some mentors will have you as their last priority. 
  5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?  Please explain.
    1. My senior topic is going to be on Interior Design. After releasing that this topic is interesting & not really about just remodeling a house & fluffing pillows. It requires a lot of work for really anyone but one thing that made me realize that this is meant for me was when I found that I'm detail orientated, something that this topic requires. My mentor helped me understand that this will help you go a long way on projects & I can't wait to get a start on them.