1. The first person I reached out to was Vik Bhide, who is the Director of Transportation for the City of Tampa. She would be my domain expert as she is familiar with everything that goes into transportation within the city. She would be able to provide insightful information into congestion and traffic patterns in Tampa and any potential solutions. Unfortunately I have not yet heard back, but she would be a good connection to have going forward with anything relating to transportation.
2. The second entity I tried to connect with Commercial Building Services Inc. located here in Tampa. They are a commercial contracting company and are familiar with large scale construction operations and thus would qualify as my market expert. They too have yet to get back to me but having a large scale construction company as a connection will be very beneficial going forward.
3. Lastly, I reached out to Tampa Steel & Supply who supply steel and other large scale needs to construction companies and contractors. They would be my supplier in this instance, and it was interesting to familiarize myself with what all it would require for a project of this nature. Although I was not able to directly reach them, their website alone was very informative and emphasized to me how a connection like this could possibly benefit me in various facets in all future endeavors.
Although I do not technically plan on pursuing a career in construction or contracting, this was a very insightful process from a general networking perspective. This differed from previous networking for me in the sense of specifying a domain and market expert as well as a supplier. This will help me hone my networking abilities in the future in focusing on those who would be able to benefit me.
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