I just passed the last exam of the Institute of Certified Professional Manager’s (ICPM’s) twelve-month Certified Manager (CM) course. The CM course is something Trinity sponsors – a couple sessions per year with just a handful of the more senior employees per session. This is one of the myriad of professional designations you can pursue. Common in our field are Professional Engineer (PE), Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP), Certified Environmental Manager (CEM), Certified Environmental Professional (CEP), and Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM); there may be others that I have forgotten. At this point I’m doubtful that CM carries the same weight as these others, which are more specific to our industry, but at least it shows dedication to managing business activities the right way. Whether the CM designation – technically I’m now Jeremy Jewell, CM – makes any difference or not doesn’t matter as much as the training has helped me understand some of our more intricate business activities like dealing with employee complaints (hey – no company is perfect) and analyzing our financial statements.