Back in 1988, as a field support engineer for Gould Computer Systems Division, I was one of the lucky engineers who just happened to be visiting Northrup during the unveiling of the B2 Stealth Bomber.   Seeing the folks cheering their work, sensing their obvious pride, witnessing the hugging and handshaking and toasting and tears of joy...   it never left me.   I had never personally been involved in a project of that size and was impressed at the celebration and comraderie.   It was a moving experience.

I was thinking about this the other day as I was trying to describe how some of my current work feels....

I'm now heavily engaged in Sun's big IT project which was recently discussed on ZDNet Asia website.   In fact, I'm on several teams...

And here is how it feels....   I am on one team that is focussing on seating & upholstery.   I'm on another team that is working on the navigation system.   Another team I'm helping is responsible for tyres & brakes.   And another team I am on is working on the sound & communication system.

Meanwhile, I've not seen the big plans of what the final product will look like.   Oh sure, I have some ideas...   And I've heard the vision speeches.   And I fully appreciate how important the project is to SMI overally.   Yup, I know it's coming and it's gonna be HUGE!

But for now, I'm just a small cog in a big project.   Like everyone else, I'm waiting for the unveiling and maybe even a tee-shirt.