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Being a part of the eight person Unitus team and participating in the 2013 AEI Student Competition has been a highly rewarding experience for me over the past two semesters.  Working in a collaborative setting with two individuals from each discipline gave me a much deeper understanding and appreciation for their area of expertise that I do not believe I would have gotten had I chose to partake in the traditional individual senior thesis. Another set of skills that were further developed with the BIM/IPD thesis were those of team communication and organization. Working among seven other people with different personalities, backgrounds, skill sets, schedules, etc., gave me an invaluable experience that will absolutely help me in transitioning into the professional atmosphere. Being the team member in charge of the building’s electrical design also gave me a great chance to step into a leadership role on a scale I have not encountered on any assignment throughout my college career. Additionally, I enjoyed having a “blank slate” project with numerous constraints and obstacles to consider in formulating an integrated design. It was challenging, but also rewarding in the fact that the eight of us were able to chisel away at the given task and develop a refined end product that we felt could absolutely be constructed and satisfy the needs of the fictitious site and client. Lastly, entering in the 2013 AEI Student Competition further added to my own personal engagement in BIM/IPD senior thesis and being accepted as a finalist in the competition for my electrical design was truly an honor.