Challenge

摘要

Working in tandem, Operations Challenge competitors move with a well-rehearsed fluidity that comes from many hours of practice and teamwork. Teams hone their skills by identifying each other's strengths to assign responsibilities for each of the competition's five events, making a plan, and repeating the process many times over. This year, the Seacoast Sewer Snakes from the New England Water Environment Association took advantage of this strategy to take first place in Division 2. "Ops Challenge forces you to identify the critical path, plan ahead, and realize that teamwork is the key to success," said Tim Vadney, captain of the Seacoast Sewer Snakes. Team members also include Michael Carle, John Sykora, Daniel Driscoll, and coach Paula Anania. Participating in the event makes Vadney a more valuable asset to his Operations Challenge team and provides him with skills that he can take back to his utility, he said. Bob Fitzgerald, captain of the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association River Rangers, attributes his team's second-place Division 2 win to camaraderie. The River Rangers - Fitzgerald, Justine George, James O'Reilly, Jon Randall, and coach Mark Poling - work well together and are friends outside of the competition, Fitzgerald said.