Yesterday I had my interview. My dad and my mom both helped me with my interview by finding an interviewee on the internet. I interviewed Paul Lattin. He works for S&S worldwide, a roller coaster engineering company. Paul has been working for S&S for seven years as an engineer. His favorite coaster he designed was called Gale Force, which coaster uses linear synchronous motors. A linear synchronous motor uses air to launch the train forward.
For my interview I used a zoom meeting. A zoom meeting is an online meeting, in which you share screens. First Paul showed me a slideshow. The slide show was focused on one coaster. It was a 4D spin coaster. That kind of coaster is unique because each of the seats spin while the coaster is going. Most of the slideshow was about how the coaster was designed and built. They have built multiple coasters like that.
After the slideshow I was able to ask him my questions. My interview was very helpful and I learned a lot. Some of things I learned were what the company and Paul does, the process of designing the roller coaster, how they are built the regulations they have to follow. One of the most interesting things I learned is a lot of the time the first design of a coaster is on a napkin or the back of the envelope.
I did my interview at from my house. it came very quick and went very quick. I recorded it on my phone. After the interview was over I listened to it and took notes. I thought the interview went well and I learned a lot.