This week, Team Watchdog traveled to the Florida Department of Transportation Gainesville Operations Center to present our Preliminary Design Review. It was wonderful to meet our liaison engineer, Lee Woodcock, in person for the first time. We presented our research… Read More
Week 6 – Preliminary Design Review Preparation
This week, team Watchdog worked hard to prepare a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) report and presentation. On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to present the PDR to some of our peers and coaches and receive feedback. Our peers thought the… Read More
Week 5 – White Belt Training and Project Plans
On Saturday, our group attended the Six Sigma White Belt Quality Training presented by Florida Power & Light. Six Sigma is a set of techniques used by professionals to improve processes and enhance project performance. With the exception of Anushka,… Read More
Week 4 – Setting up
This week was focused on getting our footing on the project, defining our requirements, and establishing our initial specifications. Over the weekend, we reviewed documents from the two teams last year to identify useful starting points and specifications to guide… Read More
Week 3 – Introductions
We are Watchdog, an Integrated Product & Process Design team from the University of Florida working alongside the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Building on last year’s Awearables and Road Response teams’ projects, our goal is to enhance and complete… Read More