Internships Craig Emett
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Internships
Craig Emett
Why do an internship?
Real engineering experience Find interests (process, R&D, etc) Gateway to full-time position Networking $$$
– Hexcel (Utah)- $15/hr – Celanese (Texas)- $25/hr
My Internships-
Process/Project Engineering Intern (Feb 2007- March 2008)
– Several process improvement projects (equipment acquisition)
– Process development project
Process Development
Boeing 787- resin bars
Original Design
Note: All designs I learned how to do during the internship
Shorter Hose
S.S. piping and angled for closer arrangement to mixer
Heat Trace
Poly Unwind
Forced Air Cooling
Poly Change
Tension Wheels
More Cooling
Final Setup
Process Improvement
Made up the bulk of the internship Includes:
– Project Design – Capital Request/Approval – Contract Specification/Bidding – Safety Review – Handover
What did I gain from Hexcel?
Knowledge of what process is like Many, many contacts and offers Engineering Experience Skills (design, computer, etc) $$$ Direction in my career
My Internship-
R&D Engineering Intern (Summer 2008 and future Summer 2009)
– One project that took the entire summer – In depth engineering application
Expansion Project- Background
Vinyl Acetate to Polyvinyl Alcohol
Hydrolysis Initiator
Expansion Project
Lab Experiments – Approximately 30 – Viscosity Profile – Concentration Profile
Modeling/Simulation – Fitted kinetic constants vs. lab data – Predicted results for expansion – Tool for other grades
What did I gain from Celanese?
Experience in R&D Direct application of engineering classes (I
know, I couldn’t believe it either) $$$ Direction in career Marketability
Other Internships
Oilfield Pharmaceutical Environmental Biochemical Data entry
How to get an internship
Career Services (http://www.careers.utah.edu)
Technology Career Fair (Spring and Fall) – Next up: Spring 2009
Information Sessions (Chevron on Thursday)
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