<VV> CORSA org chart

[Bryan Blackwell]

Guess it's time to dust off this post:

I see a lot of comments sometimes on Virtual Vairs about what Corsa  
should be doing with all that staff, just thought I'd write up  
something about my day at work.

Ah, a beautiful spring morning, great day to drive the coupe into  
work, so
I hop in and fire it up, hit the highway.  Pulling into the lot at the
gorgeous new CORSA headquarter building, I see many more Vairs, seems  
that
most of the staff had pretty much the same thought.  Looks like we  
might be
able to get a pickup autocross going today, I see a couple of the cars
either have their race tires on or brought them along.  What's really  
fun,
of course, is seeing the other folks who work in the area as they walk  
or
drive by, there are always plenty of double takes as they go by the  
lot on
a day like today, they think CORSA is some high tech workplace, not a  
car
club.

I drop the kids off at the morning day care, I see the Claypool kids
brought in a transmission today, my guys go running over to check it  
out.
Wonder if Larry remembered to take out the needle bearings this time, he
got in some trouble about small parts last time.

First stop on the normal day is coffee, of course, then into the  
office -
being the lead Sys Admin has its perks, I got a little bigger one than
Chuck Kamas or Gary Aube, of course they don't have to live with the  
latest
server we're testing either.

Quick check of the mail shows that everything looks good from the night
before, tho we have a couple trouble tickets open about VV and Dennis  
wants
me to check it out since the mid shift guys couldn't get it fixed.   
Wander
off to get the paper mail, I stick my head in on the publishing group to
let Harry know about some web server stuff we're doing.  McGowan's  
over in
the conference room with the Communique staff doing assignments - seems
everyone wants to go to the Convention, and of course he's only got  
ten spots on the plane, so there's quite a ruckus.

Ah, the exec wing.  Just like exec areas everywhere, plenty of comfy  
chairs
and wood.  Well, except for the car parts stacked up outside doors and  
by
the mailboxes.  The secretaries did put their collective foot down when
Kent had the engine shipped here with the oil still in it.  Now the  
rule is
in a box or new only, else it had better stay on the dock.  Seems Lon  
Wall
delivered this week's shipment from the Underground in person, he's over
there chewing the fat with Domzalski and Seth.  The cylinder head test  
is
today, so I'm not surprised he came here.

Head down to the garage area, I spot the Corsa Lear Jet through the  
window,
sure enough there's Ray Sedman and Herb Berkman.  Wonder if Herb  
buzzed the
building again this time.  Both Larrys are here as well, along with the
rest of the engine buiders.  Test takes a couple hours, probably do  
about a
dozen dyno pulls.  It's amazing watching the guys who do this all the  
time
change heads, there's a little friendly competition to see who can do it
the fastest.  Of course, the fully equipped CORSA test facility sure  
helps.

Lunchtime shows up, and there's Ken Klingaman and Warren Leveque out  
on the airstrip with the Corvan full of cones laying out a course.   
It's nice having all this space, they're making a nice sweeping course  
which should be a lot of fun.  Usually some of our neighbors bring  
their cars over too, they know we can't resist on a day like today.   
Going back into the bulding, I see Bristow glommed on to one of the  
lifts for a little lunchtime tech session.

I decide to stop in the museum on the way, always good to see what  
Wade's
latest acquisition is, he just got back from a trip, and I need some  
copies
from the archives.  Dave Newell takes time out from some indexing to  
walk
me through the stacks until I find what I need.

Well, back to the ranch, it's a lot of work keeping a couple hundred  
folk's
computers running all the time.  Hope you enjoyed the tour.

-- Bryan

[Psst, hey folks, Bryan's boss here.  We let him believe this, because  
he's
much more productive when we do.  The staff has gotten used to their new
names, now if we could just get him to stop making the "vroom vroom"  
noises.]