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Ray Grill’s perspective: from mentee to mentor I have been fortunate over the course of my career to have had the opportunity to be mentored by people whom I would consider pillars of the fire protection industry. Sometime, they may not have known they were mentoring, but the amount of information that was shared is incredible. of the San Juan DuPont Hotel fire, more than 20 years ago in Puerto Rico, was a once-ina-lifetime experience. Being the proverbial sponge when these opportunities present themselves will enhance anyone’s knowledge and appreciation for different perspectives. The list of individuals whom I consider to have been a mentor to me is too long to list, but these people come from various areas of the fire protection industry. Authorities having jurisdiction, industry representatives, architects, and other engineers who have been willing to discuss and share ideas over the years all have contributed to my career growth and knowledge base. While I—luckily—haven’t had opportunities like a San Juan DuPont Hotel disaster to share knowledge with others, I always tried to bring younger engineers out of the office with me to expose them to different situations and to let them absorb how one might handle different technical issues and client interaction. I also subscribe to encouraging individuals to take more responsibility internally and externally when I think they are capable (even if they don’t think so), while providing a safety net in the way of guidance and debriefing. I am proud to say that there are a number of fire protection engineers that I have had the opportunity to mentor early in their careers who are now in leadership roles in their respective organizations and in a position to mentor the people that now work for and with them. I don’t think that you can overemphasize the impact that mentoring can have to your career. We should take advantage of every opportunity we have to mentor and be mentored, and mentoring should be a continuous activity throughout your career. Ray Grill For example, being able to observe and follow Rolf Jensen around in the aftermath Wi t h CI TY M U fp ere o osph LTI systems an atm es flows freel ossibiliti y. CITY MULTI building comfort solutions are transforming the HVAC world, permitting new design possibilities and providing unparalleled comfort and control. Proven CITY MULTI systems are flexible enough to satisfy even complex building design applications and deliver unsurpassed dependable performance with no surprises. They’re also backed by our full support today and tomorrow. CITY MULTI will transform the way you think about HVAC. See a new world of possibilities at transforminghvac.com Input #225 at csemag.com/quickResponse http://transforminghvac.com http://transforminghvac.com http://csemag.com/quickResponse

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