Experience Matters - Grand Valley State University

Student Recreation Internship

Evan
Major: Sport Management Part of my internship was helping oversee the day to day operations of the Student Recreation Center and the student employees. Some of the tasks included: Sell membership passes and program registrations, operate various computer applications, perform periodic inspections of sports equipment and facilities, assist with the set up and take down of equipment and events, and work special events such as facility rentals and parties.

Sponsorship Sales Internship

Andrew
Major: Sport Management This role involves developing and presenting innovative sponsorship and ticket sales ideas to potential prospects. The main responsibilities include researching and identifying potential companies for Ferris State's sponsor network and season ticket holders, assisting in creating proposals and contracts, utilizing the Zoomifier presentation platform for client presentations, building and maintaining relationships with sponsors, compiling proof of performance reports, managing the Pipedrive CRM platform for tracking leads, and creating marketing packages with creative ideas. The picture shows Ferris State fulfilling their sponsorship agreement with Buffalo Wild Wings by installing in-lay logos at the ice hockey arena.

DATA ANALYTICS $ BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER

Grace
Major: Computer Science · Assist with data collection, processing, and analysis using various data tools and software · Help develop data models and visualizations to support business intelligence reporting and analysis · Collaborate with development team to create crystal reports, BI and SSRS reports for clients · Conduct research and data analysis to create and support business decisions · Collaborate with team members to identify areas for improvement in data analysis and reporting · Participate in team meetings and provide input on project progress and status updates

Game-Day Intern

Joeb
Major: Sport Management We were tasked with the preparation and carrying out of in-game tasks such as promotions, give aways, mopping court, assisting home and visitor benches, and the setup and tear down of advertising banners.

Game Day Presentation Assistant

Cole
Major: Sport Management I had to organize Chuck a puck for the weekend games for my internship. Complete game day scripts and take pictures for sponsor thank you notes. Put game day revenues into Excel, and send invoices to season ticket holders. I also did any other task that was given to me.

Non-Profit Immigration Law

Seng
Major: International Relations I am in charge of a wide variety of activities and projects, some of which include organizing files for the office, doing research on a variety of issues including different countries' conditions, and examining advocacy initiatives for educational purposes.

Laker Academic Success Center Experience

Marius
Major: Sport Management My main job was to keep the student athlete engaged and informed via the social media account. I created an array of graphics and videos to post on Instagram. Coordinated with speakers to exchange information necessary to the success of their presentation.

Berlin Raceway Experience

Owen
Major: Sport Management Narrowing down what I did during my internship would be quite difficult as I was all over the place at Berlin. From being in the front office working promotions for the season to managing the facility keeping it organized and clean to picking up tires in Indiana. I was all over the place and gained a lot of experience in different areas of the organization.

Athletic director intern

Jordon
Major: Sport Management I assisted the athletic director with day to day tasks such as responding to emails, reaching out to other athletic directors to schedule games, making sure refs were at each game and ensure that they are paid, event/game management, and using programs such as schedule star.

GVSU weight lifting intern

Timia
Major: Sport Management What my job was for this internship was to instruct a class of how to lift properly. I would show them the movements and help spot when needed. I would also clean up after each class so all the equipment was sanitized for the next session.

Co-op 2

Trevor
Major: Mechanical Engineering I assited in a varity of product launches from ordering tooling, fixtures, and problem solving. Also I supervised an area and assisted in day to day operational issues.

Electrical Design at TowerPinkster

Justin
Major: Electrical Engineering I did electrical design for various architecture projects ranging from elementary schools to affordable housing for the elderly. My responsibilities as a designer spanned from the electrical pole on the street all the way to the light switch.

2nd Co-op Rotation

Ethan
Major: Mechanical Engineering My main task was running laser cell production which included cleaning, repairs, and other general maintenance on the 6 laser cutter machines as well as the Sort Ný Etch. I also completed side projects of 2D CAD and gcoding, 5s projects, cycle time improvements, welding, duct work, motors, etc.

Second Co-op Rotation at Axis Automation

Zachary
Major: Mechanical Engineering A large amount of my time this semester was spent working on tooling station and robot end effector designs. This includes but is not limited to initial designs, internal and customer design review meetings which require design changes, compiling documentation for the components to be machined and built, and overall job documentation for the customer.

Koops Service Co-op Rotation

Ethan
Major: Electrical Engineering I built and wired a panel to run a machine, I built, modified, and tuned that machine, and I also programmed a small portion of it. I also went on various service trips both in and out of state, refurbishing and fixing old machines.

Viking Products Incorporated Second Co-op rotation

Darwin
Major: Mechanical Engineering Over the course of my second rotation, I was able to take on more responsibility in creating RIR work instruction for different parts as well as maintaining quality of the gauges registered in the company. I also was able to expand my knowledge of the Keyence by creating more Keyence programs for parts with dimensions that are hard to measure with a caliper or micrometer. Moreover, I was able to utilize my solidworks skills by creating a covering design needed for one of the machines used for part inspection

Second Rotation of Co-op at Panduit

Nick
Major: Mechanical Engineering During my rotation, I worked on several tasks. One task involved designing an informative chart for Panduit customers and employees to easily access information on ferrules (which is a product that reinforces stranded wire), their compatible tools, and optimal usage. Moreover, I developed a solution for a testing fixture, enabling engineers to conduct tests on one of our tools. Also, I contributed to the ideation, design, and testing of a product that secures cables in the case of a short circuit event, or disaster. This included collaborative brainstorming, and working directly with an engineer to model, fabricate, and test different solutions. I was able to help design multiple prototypes, then later see it in real life after it was made. In addition to my tasks, I was able to visit one of Panduitýs toolshops. This toolshop is dedicated to research, development, and rapid prototyping. I observed specialists in sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing, EDM machines, CNC milling, and molding design.

Applications Engineering at JR Automation

Jackson
Major: Mechanical Engineering As an applications engineer, I was tasked with quoting projects for customers. I organized and led meetings attended by different departmental management and leads focused on introducing requests, brainstorming and developing concepts, putting costs to a project, and reviewing proposals with business management and executives. Applications engineers also meet with customers and vendors, working together to create the best possible solution to a problem introduced by the customer. In between meetings, I was tasked with further concept development, drawing up concept imagery, doing preliminary design work, creating concept simulations, and writing the proposals that were to be sent to the customer.

Axis Automationý2nd Co-op Rotation

Mason
Major: Interdisciplinary Engineering I had the opportunity to assist in projects underway where project leaders could assign design-related tasks as a learning experience. While detailing and releasing design packages for projects were routine, a few projects consisted of: Material handling stations, end-effector tooling changeout stands, and improving an existing tooling station for a bumper assembly. Most notably, fabricating a container to house a robot while considering how to redirect fluids in a corrosive environment.

1st Co-op Rotation at Rose Medical: Winter 2023

Justin
Major: Biomedical Engineering My first two weeks I spent a rotation of about 3 hours in the clean rooms to be able to see our processes and what Rose is capable of. From there I took the lead on two development builds for a new product transitioning from development to production at Rose. This involved doing much of the manufacturing by hand or with basic fixtures. Once these development builds were completed my work became focused on designing and qualifying new fixtures Rose would use to manufacture the the new product. In addition, I completed qualifications for the processes used in production.

Co-Op Year 2 @ Autocam Medical

Brady
Major: Mechanical Engineering On a day to day basis I work on doing Non-Conformance Reports to investigate why certain parts in the manufacturing process fail to meet expectations. I was also responsible for making sure the automatic straightening robots stayed running throughout the day. Larger scale projects I worked on was generating an automatic weekend scheduling assistant in excel. The excel file would use each employees availability on weekends (that they get to choose, weekends are not required so it was all bonus time for the machinist) as well as inputted weekend job data such as duration, quantity, machine ID and Job #. A table would then generate assigning available employees to time slots to reload the machines based on their personal schedules to keep them running as frequently as possible on the weekends. The table helped to allow the flow of communication as a simple image could be emailed out and every employee would know what times to come in at. Another large scale project I worked on was designing a custom fixture plate for one of our grind machines at the plant. A new and faster method of swapping jobs was going to be implemented on the machine, but there was no appropriate way to mount the system to do it. I got to design a fixture plate from the ground up to adapt this system onto our machine.

Controls Engineering Co-op at Progressive Surface

Taylor
Major: Electrical Engineering Task that I have worked on at Progressive Surface include working on project schematics and layouts, setting up computers for the machines, and wiring components for testing purposes.

Kent County Intern

Austin
Major: Sport Management I did a lot of excel work, planning for events, emailing people. I also went to a lot of the Huddles and built relationships there. I did some recruiting for leaders and trying to expand into different schools as well.

SOMI/AmeriCorps Member

Alexandria
Major: Sport Management During this internship, I led 3 different programs: Young Athletes, SOMIFit, and Developmental Sport (Health & Wellness). I specifically created practice plans, led programs, and prepared for the developmental sport tournament.

Trane Technologies Co-op - Rotation ll

Skyler
Major: Mechanical Engineering This rotation my responsibilities were expanded beyond B-team engineering to A-C team engineering. I mainly focused on units from our Clarksville plant by carrying out modifications such as Variable Air Volume (VAV), Electric heat, and Modulating Gas Heat. Each unit that came through the door was assigned to a group of engineers depending on the modification. It was then the engineer's responsibility to design, draw, create paperwork, and request parts for the job. Drawings varied in complexity. Some could be used from previous jobs while others needed to be designed from scratch. The paperwork consists of a Special Unit Label, installation Operation and Manual document, and Parts List which were all customized for the job. Programing was completed in Tracer TU and used function blocks rather than lines of code. Custom components were requested depending on the job and the Bill of Materials (BOM) is generated and sent to the materials team. Additionally, every job must be audited by another engineer to ensure correctness. This helped me personally since it gave me great exposure to an array of units and modifications.