Keeping up with the signs.
Nalani loves the employee recognition side of her job.
Nalani runs the EBMUD sign shop and spends her days designing, building, and in some cases installing everything from basic signage (think construction or project notice signs to alert the public to EBMUD field work) to signs at EBMUD facilities, banners and recognition plaques. Because of the diversity of her work and the materials she works with, she says, “I’m not what people think of as a typical carpenter.”
Nalani gets a lot of satisfaction from working on employee recognition materials, including a wooden plaque in the shape of a drop of water, which is given to EBMUD staff after 20 years of service. “I came up with the idea, designed it, and now I build each one by hand to honor our dedicated employees.” She’s also proud of her work on several four-by-twelve foot signs at EBMUD’s San Pablo Reservoir watershed headquarters. Nalani says with a smile: “I have a lot of fun tools."
As for what has kept her at EBMUD for ten years, Nalani says: “The carpenters, painters, machinists and electricians I work with are great tradespeople. They’re honest, we respect each other, and there’s a real sense of community."
“There’s a level of integrity and pride in working at EBMUD."