Danny Budzinski posted on
July 23, 2010 11:38
We talk a lot at DMC about making sure to back up your programs and to work in teams where everyone is knowledgeable enough to take over any or every part of a project. We always joke that this is in case an engineer gets, you know, “hit by a bus”.
The logic is that we never want to be in a position where a project hinges on 1 person. That way, regardless of availability a DMC engineer should be able to support a customer in need almost interchangeably.
Biking on the way to work on Monday July 12th, I was cut off by a turning car and was in a major crash. It was the scariest thing that ever happened to me, but all-in-all I was as lucky as I could have been. I suffered numerous cuts and scrapes, got a face full of stitches, and spent the night in the hospital, but didn’t have a single broken bone or missing tooth. Just goes to show that mom is probably right when she says to wear a helmet kids… mine might have saved my life!
In addition to letting everyone know that I am back at work and doing much better, I wanted to take a moment to thank my wonderful coworkers and all of DMC for the visits while I was in the hospital and the words of encouragement as I heal up. In true engineering fashion they brought me a Rubik’s Cube and Michael Lewis’ book about Silicon Valley to help cheer me up. In all honesty I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to work with.
Thanks everyone and be safe driving and biking!