On August 1st I submitted my resignation to Wilson Supply. I had worked at Wilson for 10 years. It was very difficult to step in a new direction, but I received an amazing opportunity to move into manufacturing, a segment of business I have always been interested in.
Flowserve Company approached me to be the General Manager of their Saudi Arabia JV facility. I leaped at the opportunity. They had built a first class valve manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia and had rightfully set their sights high. With all of the energy construction work going on in Saudi Arabia, this was a very wise move by Flowserve. Here's a picture of the factory from the street.
Unfortunately, one piece of my package was not as advantageous as I would have preferred: My personal items in storage would not be paid for by Flowserve. I would have to find a place to put my personal items, or I would have to take over the monthly storage fee.
I went into action mode and my parents jumped-in as well. We decided to move most of my items to a new home we'd jointly purchased in Park City, Utah. My Mom and Dad were action-superstars. We coordinated with the moving company to unpack all of the key items I wanted to move (the balance remained in storage) and be ready to load them into a U-Haul that my Mom and Dad would drive from Houston to Park City. Priorities were being juggled and flights were in full-swing; I flew into Houston from Saudi Arabia to take care of my visa and help move while my parents flew in from Utah. Etter efficiency was in high gear.
After two wonderful days complete with dinner and laughs, we met at Road Runner storage company and watched them load up my personal items. Road Runner was awesome and my Mom and Dad were ready to go by mid-afternoon (save for some super-support from friends to get my records as well - SHOUT OUT!). By that time the realization of a 3-day drive in a U-Haul at 60mph had set in and loopiness had taken over.
Three days later my Mom and Dad rumbled and bumbled into Park City, personal items in tow! They spent the next couple of weeks moving, shifting, rearranging and constructing. The house gladly accepted all of my personal items and my Mom rocked at fitting my stuff into the otherwise rugged theme of the house:
Classic Porsche posters - CHECK
Music pictures and Record player - CHECK
Water Polo stuff and Hanging Globe Man - CHECK!
Chevelle - CHECK! Yes, the old Chevelle was brought-up a week after my parents arrived and is resting in the garage. Sorry no pictures of old faithful
Books - CHECK!!! A towering feat that pretty much wiped-out my movin' Mom and Dad when unloading the U-Haul
Awesome scenery...already present....
So things are settled and now I'm working away at my new job. Mom and Dad, thank you for such a wonderful time in Houston and for being the backbone of this entire effort.
Flowserve Company approached me to be the General Manager of their Saudi Arabia JV facility. I leaped at the opportunity. They had built a first class valve manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia and had rightfully set their sights high. With all of the energy construction work going on in Saudi Arabia, this was a very wise move by Flowserve. Here's a picture of the factory from the street.
Unfortunately, one piece of my package was not as advantageous as I would have preferred: My personal items in storage would not be paid for by Flowserve. I would have to find a place to put my personal items, or I would have to take over the monthly storage fee.
I went into action mode and my parents jumped-in as well. We decided to move most of my items to a new home we'd jointly purchased in Park City, Utah. My Mom and Dad were action-superstars. We coordinated with the moving company to unpack all of the key items I wanted to move (the balance remained in storage) and be ready to load them into a U-Haul that my Mom and Dad would drive from Houston to Park City. Priorities were being juggled and flights were in full-swing; I flew into Houston from Saudi Arabia to take care of my visa and help move while my parents flew in from Utah. Etter efficiency was in high gear.
After two wonderful days complete with dinner and laughs, we met at Road Runner storage company and watched them load up my personal items. Road Runner was awesome and my Mom and Dad were ready to go by mid-afternoon (save for some super-support from friends to get my records as well - SHOUT OUT!). By that time the realization of a 3-day drive in a U-Haul at 60mph had set in and loopiness had taken over.
Three days later my Mom and Dad rumbled and bumbled into Park City, personal items in tow! They spent the next couple of weeks moving, shifting, rearranging and constructing. The house gladly accepted all of my personal items and my Mom rocked at fitting my stuff into the otherwise rugged theme of the house:
Classic Porsche posters - CHECK
Music pictures and Record player - CHECK
Water Polo stuff and Hanging Globe Man - CHECK!
Chevelle - CHECK! Yes, the old Chevelle was brought-up a week after my parents arrived and is resting in the garage. Sorry no pictures of old faithful
Books - CHECK!!! A towering feat that pretty much wiped-out my movin' Mom and Dad when unloading the U-Haul
Awesome scenery...already present....
So things are settled and now I'm working away at my new job. Mom and Dad, thank you for such a wonderful time in Houston and for being the backbone of this entire effort.
Hey Matt,
ReplyDeleteThe place looks amazing, especially the Porsche images! Loved getting to see a blog update from you since so much has happened in your life. The Flowserve building looks nice, new, and ready to go. We love you over here! Shout out to mom & dad who braved the Uhaul too-you rock Gaga & Papa :)