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Herman Miller Co-op 1

Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering Some of the projects I worked on varied from designing conveyor components, to overseeing part re-routing on the floor, to data collection and interpretation. All of which included working with many different people throughout the company. I was also put on a group project with some of the other interns where we worked on a presentation all summer and reported out at the end.

Co-op Summer at Herman Miller

Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering This summer I was apart of the options team, which is responsible for making custom modifications to any Herman Miller design. I had the opportunity to engineer real products and actively contribute to my team. Furthermore, I worked on an intern project team that explored the supply chain and identified bottlenecks in the system that are hindering us from increasing the capacity of certain product lines.

Controls Engineering Co-Op

Major: Electrical Engineering This internship began with an assignment to use AutoCAD Electrical to design a practice print-package based on requirements from my supervisor. From there, I moved on to updating the companyýs AutoCAD Electrical title block and AutoCAD Electrical tutorials. I was then assigned the task of creating templates to increase the efficiency of the companyýs lock-out-tag-out documentation and bill of materials generation. These tasks formed the bulk of my semester. Furthermore, I was given the task of utilizing my templates on multiple customer jobs. Finally, I gained firsthand experience on the floor shadowing the companyýs electricians and familiarizing myself with the build stage of the engineering process.

Mechanical Engineering Co-Op -- 1st Rotation

Major: Mechanical Engineering This summer I completed a number of design projects related to continuous improvement in existing production flow. My role was design heavy, which entailed primarily CAD design. It also involved meaningful interaction with engineers, hourly team members, and production support to arrive at appropriate solutions to existing production issues. In some instances, I was involved in machining my designs from scratch.

Living Logistics

Major: Mechanical Engineering I was a systems engineer at TGW. Our primary task was to take everything that was visualized in the sales phase and bring those layouts to reality. Gathering quotes and going on site to measure and map building columns and floor flatness along with meeting with the customer to approve drawings was a large part of the responsibility. Making sure that the system that sales built was going to be able to meet rate and also fit in the building was a tough task because in the logistics industry rate is everything.

First Co-Op Rotation at Nissan

Major: Mechanical Engineering I had three main objectives for the summer and had a few side projects. My first objective was to categorize warranty claims for primary failed parts (PFP) on specific models manufactured at different plants; my second objective was to analyze shape data and key feature diagrams to determine if there were any discrepancies in the PFPs between each plant and determine any solutions to reduce warranty claims on these PFPs. My third objective was not related to the first two, it was to benchmark universal garage door openers (UGDO), specifically Homelink, among different OEMs to improve and amend our own Homelink quick reference guide (QRG) and owner's manual (OM) to improve our JD Power customer survey scores. Some side tasks include attending 20 hours of Nissan training, giving an intern introduction presentation, plant visits, and intern activities.

Co-op at Transmatic

Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering I completed tasks ranging from simple updates of tooling drawings to updating and designing components for assembly machines and presses in the Holland location. I designed a condensation hood to catch fumes and run off coming from some of the presses, part diverters where operators can switch parts coming off the press from going in the good part bins and bad parts bins.

First Co-op Rotation with Innotec

Major: Mechanical Engineering The majority of my projects were geared toward machine improvement. This involved designing and assembling/installing components that solved an existing problem, or improved upon an original design. Some noteworthy projects include redesigning a part crowder assembly and designing an attachment that trims off excess material from parts. In addition, I was also involved in a group intern project that helped to organize the material flow and layout of a new line.

The World of Embedded

Major: Computer Engineering My first project since I've been here and the one I plan to see through it's entirety is a UV device meant to kill bacteria in hospital settings. I have done work with this project in almost all of its functional areas. I started working with the voice commands, testing the sensors and bulbs, testing distance and motion, and even soldering and doing EMC testing on the boards to test the device against radiation standards. That has been the project I have spent most of my time here with as well as the one I've done the most testing with. I have also been able to work alongside my co-workers in writing test software in C# (a new programming language for me up to this point) for a motor on conveyor systems as well as being able to write most of the test software by myself for a Radon Detector. I did a lot of testing with small beacons testing distance and motion as well as troubleshooting a remote control for a light that would be use in an Operating Room setting.

First Rotation, Engineering Co-Op

Major: Mechanical Engineering Over the course of this co-op rotation, I helped to facilitate the required maintenance and repair of a wide variety of industrial automotive manufacturing equipment.

EGR 290 - Co-Op I

Major: Mechanical Engineering During my first Co-Op rotation, I was involved in designing prototypes, 3D printing prototypes, drafting and executing design verification and validation protocols, updating existing drawings, discussing action items for projects with customers, and drafting incoming inspection documents. For the first half of the rotation, I spent most of my time designing a connector that will be used in a new catheter design. For the second half of the rotation, I spent a lot of my time 3D printing the prototypes for this connector as well as executing the testing protocols for it.

Magna Mirrors Engineering Co-op 1

Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering This semester I worked along with product engineers in the door handle product development department. Throughout the semester I helped with the design and validation of various handle projects for numerous leading car manufacturers. Since the facility I worked at is an R&D facility, I spent a lot of time in the tool shop and validation lab modifying and testing handles for ultimate strength, travel, effort, and CFM (air flow). I also completing freeze test studies to determine water ingress. Another big part of everything I worked on was documentation of what I was doing. I spent a lot of time creating DOE's (design of experiments) for the tests I performed as well as filling out design verification plan and reports and bills of material.

Consumers Energy Co-op Experience

Major: Electrical Engineering During this internship, my main task was service design for the metro systems. Metro systems are all underground in major cities (Jackson, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Flint etc.) as opposed to overhead lines normally seen on poles. Using CAD software, I designed the existing and planned services for each of my jobs. I also did calculations in order to find the correct transformer and fuses for each of my jobs.

Engineering Co-op at Flexco

Major: Mechanical Engineering I did engineering work involving testing, designing, building, and analyzing data. A lot of the projects took grit and determination, because they were massive and had different obstacles to tackle the whole way through. I like a challenge since it does my heart good to see it all finished and to feel accomplished at what I had achieved.

X-59 Operations Engineering Experience

Major: Electrical Engineering Performed a complete inventory on a T-38 canopy and crew escape system so it can be recycled for the X-59, performed a complete analysis of the oxygen flow for the life support system in multiple scenarios, and assisted with test set up for a full performance test of the life support system.

Software Engineering at Liqid Inc.

Major: Computer Engineering As an Embedded Systems Intern at Liqid, I worked with the software team to create a conversion program that will read devices' states from a previous version of LiqidOS, and translate those states to be compatible with a newer version of LiqidOS. This way, a user does not run the risk of re-instantiating all of their connected devices, alongside losing their data. I have also performed a data mine of production of 2018 storage devices to determine a pass/fail threshold for a quality control script. This determined if the device created does not meet the speed and functionality standard.

Great learning experience

Major: Mechanical Engineering One of my main tasks was managing the 3D printing schedule and the prints themselves. I spent a good amount of time in the machine shop, doing development work in the lab, and creating/updating documentation.

1st Co-op Rotation

Major: Mechanical Engineering Pressroom: -Worked production on press -Helped change out dies -Cleaned up presses Die Shop: -Worked production on press -Learned about press simulating software -Assisted in setting up parts for CNC -Assisted in setting up parts for EDM -Machined some punches -Assisted in assembling die Maintenance: -Observed maintenance work on multiple machines -Observed how weld adjustments are done -Performed preventative maintenance -Did maintenance on a pin press Materials: -Cycled Inventory -Scrapped Obsolete inventory Quality: -Assisted with PPAP's -Worked on pin hole diameter study -Worked on torque testing study -Worked on CAD tutorial in free time -Designed gauge fixtures using Creo 4.0 -Worked on visual aids Manufacturing Engineering: -Worked on rework data analyzing tool -Began rework data study -Assisted with weld adjustments and fixture inspections -Designed sensor bracket -Assisted with headrest start up line Estimating: - Continued rework data study - Worked on time study for assembling tasks - Shadowed people to learn more about the estimating world Continuous Improvement: N/A Assembly: N/A

First Co-Op Rotation @ L3Harris

Major: Electrical Engineering This semester was my first co-op rotation of three with L3Harris. I worked on a few different programs that test different products before they are produced, like calibration tests and temperature tests. My goal for these programs was to make each program better than it was before, whether it be making it more efficient, adding new quality-of-life improvements, or reducing memory usage. I also helped fix hardware for these tests, like computers or proprietary hardware, to make sure that everything was functioning as desired.

Engineering Co op First Rotation

Major: Mechanical Engineering My main focus was to look for ways to improve efficiency in the Eames Lounge Chair cell. This involved creating new work stations for cushion upholstery and carts to transport foam in and out of the cell. This resulted in creating more space within the cell and better material flow.

Engineering Co-op Rotation I

Major: Mechanical Engineering Some of the projects I completed involved helping to control our processes. I used applications like MiniTab to take a statistical approach to each of our processes to better target nominal on dimensions called out in the blueprint. Other projects included designing a small visual gauge and designing a template to improve our welding process. Other tasks included assisting the quality and manufacturing engineer in trouble shooting daily shop floor issues.

Engineering Co-Op I

Major: Mechanical Engineering Here at SAF-Holland, I have mostly been working on improvements to lab supplies and cost reducing tooling with regards to coupler products (Fifth Wheels). As the semester progressed, I got into more complex projects such as: redesign proposal for fifth wheel components, design of new crimping tool, FEA analysis on fifth wheel components, and much more.

Launch Engineering Co-op - 1st Rotation

Major: Interdisciplinary Engineering Day-to-day tasks included running and testing machines, debugging machines,continuous improvement of machines, and vision programming. The main job of a launch engineer is to debug machines and make adjustments to them so that they work as designed.

Morning Host

Major: Multimedia Journalism During this internship, I was on air from 9-11 on Monday's and Wednesday's. I played music and talked between songs. I also helped run concerts the station put together and broadcasted live from them. I also helped fundraise for the station.

Griff's Georgetown Operations Intern

Major: Sport Management As an operations intern I had a variety of tasks. Some of the ice duties were zamming the ice, edging and chipping, figure eights, replace boards, make blade changes, and check the depth of the ice throughout the rink. A few operation duties not dealing with the ice were painting marks throughout the rink, compressor scada system training, use floor scrubbers, and know how to operate the refrigeration units.