What a week it’s been! The nervous shivers we felt before our PDR presentation quickly turned into wide smiles after hearing the positive feedback from our liaisons. Their words appreciating our detailed explanation of the problem, our technical clarity, and teamwork — made all our hard work feel truly worth it.

This week, our team focused on refining and strengthening our project deliverables. We updated our PDR presentation based on the peer review suggestions to make our technical architecture clearer and more aligned with our goals. Due to a teammate’s temporary medical absence, we also adjusted our roles and responsibilities to ensure everything continues smoothly without delays.

A major highlight of the week was delivering our PDR presentation to the Oelrich executive team and our coach during their on-site visit. It was an incredible experience to showcase our design and get valuable insights directly from professionals in the field. Afterward, we also revised our PDR document by incorporating grading feedback to make it more accurate and comprehensive.

Looking ahead, we’re excited to move into the next phase, IMPLEMENTATION. Our focus for the upcoming week will be to develop a robust project pipeline for our system architecture, leverage the secure data access provided by Oelrich Construction, and begin early-stage prototyping.

We’re proud to share that our project is right on schedule! With the design phase wrapped up and a strong plan for the next steps, “Cemantics” is ready to turn ideas into action. The journey from shivers to smiles has been a rewarding one and it’s only the half way through.