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We are happy to introduce to you our Summer Intern, Johnny Henderson. Johnny will support our Innovation Team, located at our Elmhurst facility. 1. Tell me about your educational background & what inspired you to pursue your career / education path? I have always been a STEM Person, but it hasn’t always been clear to me to do Engineering. I attended Princeton University for 1 year and felt confused as to the path I should take going forward, and did not consider engineering, so I decided to take a gap year to see what I really wanted to do. I discovered that Loyola University had a new Engineering Program and enrolled in Loyola instead of going back to Princeton. I fell in love with engineering due to Loyola’s Program. There, I was able to make great connections with my professors and fellow students.   2. What attracted you to this internship?   The Innovation Internship described to me seemed really up my alley. Based on the tasks at hand, I could use the skills I learned in college and apply them to real work situations. In college, I did a lot of prototyping projects and I like that this internship is ground level engineering. I will be able to come up with solutions for future problems.   3. Where do you see yourself 5 years into your career?   I hope to either be starting / finishing a Masters in Engineering. I hope to be focusing on projects that I gravitate towards and that I am excited to be a part of.   4. What would you say your greatest non-work accomplishment is?   I would say that pushing myself to try new things and get out of my comfort zone has been one of my major personal accomplishments. During my gap year, I lived in South America with a family that did not speak English, while living with them I was able to learn a new culture and how to navigate the unknown and get comfortable with uncomfortable.   5. What do you like to do in your free time?   I like to be outdoors as much as possible – I like spending time on the lake or skiing whenever I get the chance. I also like to make bad music and can play the guitar. Please join us in welcoming Johnny to our team!

Intern Spotlight!!! C&B is proud to recognize Trey Reynolds. Trey Interned with C&B this summer before returning to Auburn University to finish his Degree in Industrial Engineering.  Trey hit the ground running when he came on board helping us set up our new lining & coating facility.  He worked under the direction of our plant engineer to perform time studies, process flow models, and physical set up of the process flow that we are currently using today.  Trey jumped right in to learning our products and processes, and helped in many departments this summer. "What I enjoyed the most was being able to give my input on important projects and decisions, something that many lower-level employees/interns don’t commonly have an opportunity to do. I enjoyed learning the steps and procedures needed to complete a project. For example, how to go from the early development stage to getting the idea approved, then contacting vendors and getting the necessary material ready to actually implement the solution/idea." Good Luck this fall Trey!!! 

Leggera Technologies, LLC has had the great pleasure of working with our 2024 summer interns. They have brought positive energy, questioned why we do what we do, and completed projects for different departments. Alex Fahy is studying finance at Arizona State University and has focused his attention at Leggera on quality processes, marketing, and production KPIs. Learned/Quote: "When you are trying to grow a company, every piece, person, and task matters." Andrew Pleet is studying finance at Michigan State University and has focused on calculating our carbon footprint, cost, and AP/AR. Learned/Quote: "Every part of a company leads back to the product and all the details that come with it." I am so happy that these gentlemen are experiencing and working in an area that combines engineering, production, and running a business, learning about: - Drawings / Tolerances / Engineering - The importance of a strong process to ensure repeatable quality - Maintaining discipline both in the office and on the shop floor - "what gets measured gets done" In summary, we are going to be ok… the next generation will do just fine 😊 Tim Gould Dennis Collins Rivian Ford Motor Company Stellantis

Please join with us in recognizing our September 2023 Engineer Intern Spotlight feature Kathleen (McMackin) Inman, EI. Kathleen had the best and somewhat profound response to why professional licensure is import ant to her. To quote: "It lets others who are not familiar with your work recognize that you are qualified to be doing what you are doing." Well said, Kathleen! Learn more about Kathleen and why professional licensure is important to her at the link below: https://lnkd.in/dAJnZSd

At Reata Engineering, we’re always looking forward. There’s no such thing as “good enough” at our Colorado machine shop—as soon as we get comfortable, we ask ourselves what we can do next. This mentality is central to everything we do, from maintaining a summer internship program to giving shop tours to competing precision machine shops (yes, you read that right). In the years of putting our shop out there and chasing the next evolution of manufacturing technology, we’ve realized something fundamental about our industry: The growth of the contract manufacturing industry requires participation from every machine shop—including yours. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3UE7QlO #cncmachining #manufacturing

We are excited to begin our TEX-E Intern Spotlight Series!🌟 Over the next few weeks we will be introducing students participating in TEX-E's summer internship program which pairs students with different Greentown Labs climatetech startups, where they gain hands-on experience working in the energy transition. Meet Justin Xia from Rice University! Justin is working as a Mechanical Design Intern at Capwell Services.🛠️🏢 🦅 Fun fact: Justin is an Eagle Scout! Here are some lessons he has learned in his first month of the internship: "The most significant lesson I've learned during my internship is the importance of communicating progress and challenges to my supervisors. This has shown me that the climate tech industry is filled with people who are not only highly knowledgeable but also deeply committed to supporting each other and advancing environmental solutions." "Working at Capwell Services has made me realize that companies can thrive with very small teams, and that progress is achieved incrementally, day by day. This experience has taught me the importance of patience, especially since the climate tech sector challenges many established industry practices that are difficult to change. It has shaped my understanding of entrepreneurship by highlighting the resilience and persistence needed to drive innovation and sustainability in a rapidly evolving and demanding field."

Hosting an intern is a valuble tool, not only to your #business, but also to the #intern. That relationship is only beneficial if that intern is being mentored as though they were a new employee, not as the coffee maker, errand runner and grunt worker. Let that intern learn about your business and the various roles that are available, you could be helping them make a career decision. #nationalinternday

ROI: Interns make life richer whether hosting on your team, pairing up to companies or launching platforms that connect students with "micro" and "summer" work opportunities. Simply, it just feels great to do for this next generation. Over the last few days, the ROI (Return On Internships) has been awesome to witness for our VCET team and broader community. These little gems include: + An intern from 25 years ago reached out after being CTO or CPO at several leading global tech firms seeking help in starting their own next *BIG* thing. + VCET's two summer associates from Middlebury and University of Washington are now in the house and crushing it. + An MBA Fellow from 16 years ago asked for career advice and within 48 hours was speaking with the CEO of the company of "his dreams". + One MA based intern who had been paired with two Vermont hardware companies over last two summers started ** today ** in a full time engineering role at one of these. #boom + UVM ARC students are in-the-house once again making IP into a business. + Middlebury College Innovation Hub Summer Program kicked off Widewail offices in Hula. This programs places interns all over Burlington area. + Two McGill engineering students from Northern VT are making the next generation of solar cells and working on underwater robots! And on and on, these stories go. Way to go #Vermont for stepping up and focusing on the best ROI. What's your Internship story?

Exploring strategy and decision-making in a dynamic way—just like a game of rock, paper, scissors. Embracing challenges and adapting strategies, because success is all about making the right move. #GameOfStrategy #internpeintership #RockPaperScissors #internpe InternPe