I mentioned in my last entry that I was looking forward to an upcoming opportunity to conduct my first EPA certified Method 9 visible emission (VE) performance test. Well, I completed the test on May 06. I started preparing the day before by reviewing the previous years test, then left the office around...

On Wednesday, 4/30/08, I traveled 1.5 hours southwest of KC to one of our client's cement plants to upgrade their pocket solutions software from version 3 to 5.54. This was my first time being on-site for a client and my first time at a cement plant. I was expecting it to be a dirty/dusty environment...