Experience Matters - Grand Valley State University

Game Operations Intern

Zachary
Major: Sport Management My responsibilities included a wide range of tasks that ensured smooth operations for various sporting events. These included pre-game and game-day setup for venues, managing parking and traffic control on football game days, and serving on the sideline as soccer ball crew to support in-game operations, as well as substitutions. Additionally, I operated scoreboards for volleyball, basketball, and baseball games, maintained game statistics for basketball, and assisted with setup and teardown for track and field events.

Viant Medical Fall 2024 Co-Op Experience

Zephaniah
Major: Biomedical Engineering I was on an a New Product Introduction (NPI) line that will produce a remote subcutaneous suturing and stapling device. Tasks related to this included executing test method validations on the line, Process development and assembly aid design, and designing programs for automated data collection and analysis.

Ready for Launch

Ian
Major: Electrical Engineering This rotation I had the incredible opportunity to work on a microsatellite for a company called Spacecoin, this satellite will be launching in late December and is the first launch in the plans for a whole constellation.

Third Rotation Engineering Co-Op

Rylan
Major: Computer Engineering As a co-op I participated in a lot the design of experiment process. This means that I helped create test plans to characterize the problem at hand. It then goes further to then suggest how the problem could be resolved. One of my biggest projects was characterizing changes of the performance of an embedded system after the software was changed. This meant testing the battery to make sure there wasn't an increasing in energy being used and making sure the functionality works as expected.

3rd Co-Op rotation at Rose Medical

Justin
Major: Biomedical Engineering For the majority of this rotation, I worked to update and redesign fixtures used in production so they were easier to use. Another project was to analysis the measurement tools and methods in place for a product and report the results back to the customer. I also took measurements on incoming components when a new shipment arrived.

The Falcons

Dylan
Major: Sport Management Observed the day-to-day tasks of what an athletic director does. Attended a meeting with all the local athletic directors. Worked on the admissions table. Setup for different sports events. Learned how to use the different computer systems they use every day.

Fall 20224 Co-op at EBW Electronics

Logan
Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering I collaborated closely with manufacturing engineers and technicians to enhance the ergonomics, optimize cycle times, and increase throughput across some of the highest-volume work centers in the facility. Additionally, I supported the ramp-up of new products to full production capacity, ensuring a smooth transition from the safe launch phase to active manufacturing.

Semester 2 in CAS

Izik
Major: Electrical Engineering Some key items I worked on this semester included: adding additional capability to testing equipment, developing cables, developing test station code, managing test equipment, ordering equipment, documentation and sustaining duties.

Magna Mirrors Co-op Rotation #3 - EGR 490

Tyler
Major: Mechanical Engineering Throughout the course of the semester at Magna, I was involved in a variety of projects and tasks that were assigned to me. These projects consisted of benchmarking competitor products, operational checks on products, designing test fixtures, building and testing prototype products, along with running the additive manufacturing room with both FDM and Resin 3D printers. Additionally I would create reports and documentation to provide additional information in terms of benchmarked products along with tested parts for the various projects I was assigned.

Video Coordinator & assistant coach

Cal
Major: Sport Management My tasks were as follows: Organize camera crew, create schedules for all student assistants (SA), train and hold all SA accountable, Upload practice, game video, breakdown all practice, game, opponent's game video, communicate with opponent's video coordinator, assist wide receiver coach on the field at practice, assist with offensive scout team, lead on campus recruiting for next season SAs, assist with operations task around the office.

3rd Co-op Rotation

Freddy
Major: Electrical Engineering I have worked mostly on Outside Mirror products in my three co-op rotations. In this last one, I worked on debugging PCB boards using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and DMMs for some projects that are currently being developed. I was part of the testing process in which involves learning customer's specifications and concepts such as EMC and best design practices on the automotive industry. With the Outside Mirror product line, it involves a good amount of building harnesses, making prototype boards and helping the Validation group with any test that needs to be done.

Manufacturing Engineering Co-op

Kyle
Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering I provided support to the production floor by addressing real-time issues and minimizing operational disruptions. I analyzed machine capacity to optimize production targets. I developed a performance tracking system using Excel and Python to monitor key metrics like downtime and output, which helps engineers identify what issues are most important to address. I created detailed process instructions to standardize operations, reduce errors, and empower team members to solve problems independently.

East Athletics Intern

Teague
Major: Sport Management At East, I worked in the athletic department, performing various tasks, such as setting up and tearing down events, working game day operations, Hosting events, and managing events.

Co-op at Phase 1

Isabelle
Major: Electrical Engineering At Phase 1, I completely tasks such as surface mount soldering, EMC emissions scan, GPS sensitivity testing, PCB design, circuit design, data analysis, and RF design.

EGR 490 Engineering Co-op

Halle
Major: Biomedical Engineering During my third engineering rotation, I led a quality plan to remediate a product within our category. This involved updating documentation to ensure alignment with ISO standards, planning verification and validation testing, managing tasks, and creating a detailed project timeline. Additionally, I supported design changes for another product, which included conducting testing, analyzing results, and presenting findings to upper management and the cross-functional project team.

Final Rotation - Navico Group

Brett
Major: Mechanical Engineering A few projects that I have completed this semester include multiple fixture designs and assemblies, running a thirteen trolling motor prototype build, and rapid prototyping to rework unfinished products.

Grand Rapids Griffins Game Day Internship

Adam
Major: Sport Management Worked mainly with the game day ticket sales team to assist in the box office. Helped with areas such as the Will Call line for anyone picking up tickets left for them during game days, the Ticket Resolution line for anyone who is having issues using their mobile tickets, and the Ticket Selling line for any walk-up ticket purchases. Throughout the game, our team also contributed with aiding the promotions team by participating in the T-shirt toss and Throw for Dough promotions which positively impacted fan experience.

GVSU Football Operations

Nathan
Major: Sport Management As the GVSU Director of Football Operations, my tasks include coordinating day-to-day team events, distributing gear and equipment to players and staff, planning and ordering meals, coordinating transportation to and from all games. Additionally, help plan and execute youth and summer recruiting camps, coordinate official and unofficial recruiting visits, and game-day operations. Managing football equipment and supplies, maintaining effective communication with coaches, players, and staff. And ensuring NCAA regulations and university policies are followed.

Automation Engineering Co-op at Miller Knoll - EGR 490

Jonah
Major: Mechanical Engineering During my time as a co-op at Miller Knoll I have helped with many different projects on the manufacturing floor. I have helped with machine installation, created layouts in AutoCAD, worked with our operations, MES, controls, and quality teams in order to improve the efficiency of our processes.

GVSU Marketing & Fan Development

Cooper
Major: Sport Management Being a marketing student assistant, I have done various tasks. This includes playing music, operating the videoboard, handing out promotional items, facilitating in-game promotions, writing game scripts, sponsorship fulfillment, on-campus marketing, etc. These tasks are in every sport we host: soccer, volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, lacrosse. Within my time in this position, I've been fortunate enough to have gotten to run some of these events myself, with other students being my main assistance during the games.

Engineering Co-Op Rotation 3

Benjamin
Major: Mechanical Engineering This semester I worked in solidworks to design a couple different machines and redesign some parts of other machines. I worked on a machine that makes a headliner for a Honda vehicle, and a large machine that assembles air compressors. half of my day was taken up by solving complex design issues and half was doing tedious "paperwork" style tasks.

Game Day Ops

Sydney
Major: Sport Management As a game day ops intern, my job is pretty wide spread. We show up a few hours before puck drop to ensure everything is set up and prepared when doors open just an hour before game time. There are some roles that we get assigned per game: working the team store, following the mascot, helping photographers, shadowing Calvin (our game day ops manager), help with intermission games, and my personal favorite... Chuck-A-Puck! We let all the kids in the arena come out on the ice to help clean up all of the pucks that have been thrown and its so fun seeing them so excited to be out on the same ice that some of their favorite home town players skate on.

Recreational Sports Opperations

Devin
Major: Sport Management I am the Director's Aid and right hand man as I am constantly helping Matt schedule practices and games, take care of fields and equipment, order and deliver uniforms and make sure everything operates well. This includes dealing first hand with parents, coaches and the school.

Outreach and Engagement Intern

Immaculata
Major: Political Science In my role, I assisted Common Cause Michigan staff with grassroots mobilization and public messaging, focusing on engaging CCMI members in nonpartisan election protection activities and legislative advocacy. My tasks included tracking legislation in state government using tools like Plural to coordinate nonpartisan legislative policy advocacy and researching policy and grassroots actions in other states to inform CCMIýs strategy regarding recent changes in Michigan election law. I also contributed to the redesign of the CCMI website, wrote content on current events related to Michigan redistricting, and worked collaboratively with the team to coordinate these activities in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.

Controls Programming at Koops Automation

Charles
Major: Electrical Engineering All tasks surrounded programming Programable Logic Controllers (PLC). My entire time at Koops, the work I did was in direct support of an ongoing project. I was doing real work.