On Christmas Eve, the employees of AR Engineering showed their holiday spirit by facing off in a Wii Sports tournament. Players competed at all skill levels, and ultimately crowned Sam as the Tennis champion of 2024. We hope to keep this tradition alive and include family-friendly Christmas sweaters next year.
The team at AR Engineering got together for dinner at Tavern 32 before heading over to the Gilmore Car Museum to explore and enjoy their Christmas lights. It was fun to learn about cars from the early days, see how far we’ve come and also view concept cars. We even had the opportunity to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus! It was a great night to reflect on 2024 and look forward to what’s ahead in 2025.
The entire team from AR Engineering took a half day to get together off-site and talk about our new Employee Engagement Plan (EEP) which will be rolled out in January 2025. The time allowed our staff to hear more about this exciting new opportunity, ask questions and obtain a better understanding of how the EEP will look on a day-to-day basis once it is implemented. We enjoyed lunch, a time to connect with each other and everyone had fun trying their hand on the excavating simulators. The day concluded with everyone signing our Mission and Values plaque which now hangs in our office.
AR Engineering staff enjoyed a fun Halloween with a chili cookoff and pumpkin carving contest. We had a tasty lunch while judging the chilis, which kept us too busy to take many pictures of the event. After lunch, we formed teams for the pumpkin carving competition. Each team created a unique design, including one pumpkin featuring the AR logo, highlighting our creativity and team spirit.
AR Engineering had the opportunity to participate in the MiCareerQuest Southwest event which took place on October 22-23, 2024 at the Kalamazoo Expo Center. This event is organized annually by the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) and provides the opportunity for 8th grade students from across Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties to take a fun field trip for a unique, hands-on career exploration event. The team at AR Engineering talked to students about their careers in engineering and surveying, and provided a hands-on activity that showcased 3D laser scanning which allows surveyors to capture millions of data points of a space or structure within minutes. For this activity, students scanned the booth space at the event center and got to visualize the 3D processed data on a screen. Students also got to view drone scans in AutoCAD of a local Kalamazoo park and took a 3D tour of the detailed features such as trees, playground equipment, and buildings. This was our first time participating in the MiCareerQuest Southwest but it was a great event and our team is already looking forward to next year!
