Experience Matters - Grand Valley State University

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.

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.

First Semester at SoundOff Signal

Grant
Major: Electrical Engineering Much of my role as a starting EE intern revolved around learning the company's process and products and assisting with tasks to alleviate some of the more time-intensive work from the product development teams. This involved assembling various prototype PCBs and harnesses, establishing and executing thermal tests to compare products with that of competitors, managing the electronics lab and its contents, and many other tasks to assist the EE team and Product Development team as a whole.

Legal Assistant Internship

Jenna
Major: Political Science During my internship, I completed several tasks in both settings including co-hosting Zoom meetings for the Court and preparing court documents, reviewing written materials on law and ethics, working on client matters and directly with clients, reviewing and updating websites and social media, doing research relative to marketing and analysis of emerging trends in the legal field, and organizing paperwork in preparation for estate planning and client meetings.

Nick Cortese AJGA Internship

Nick
Major: Sport Management I am a part of a team consisting of nine interns and we have traveled across 11 states over the course of the summer and conducted 13 junior golf tournaments. We set up the golf course and serve as the rules officials throughout the tournaments.

Ops Never Stops

Mathew
Major: Sport Management In the first two weeks we were instructed to move a full metal gazebo on top of one of our concession stand outlets. The gazebo would then become our "Zipline Concessions" where we would sell beer and send the beer down a zipline to the customer. My day to day tasks would be setting up my areas on game day. Making sure everything is clean, set up correctly and having all food prepared for game day. Also, I was incharge of the part time staff that was assigned to my areas for the day and also volunteers when we had them.

USPBL Marketing Internship Experience

Rebecca
Major: Sport Management This summer I had the opportunity to work in the marketing department for USPBL. Throughout the season I have written ad reads for local radio stations and assisted in writing press releases. On game nights my jobs varied but I was responsible for clipping the live game feed and posting clips to twitter for in-game updates.

Summer 2024 Internship

Nathaniel
Major: Mechanical Engineering I helped program and debug a machine that made coolant reservoir bottles.

S24 First Co-Op Rotation

jack
Major: Mechanical Engineering During my first rotation, I mostly worked on making small additions to larger assemblies that the team has been working on for months. For example, if a change or modification is requested for an existing station on the floor, I would be tasked with designing and releasing my assembly.

Viastore Co-Op 1st Rotation

Noah
Major: Electrical Engineering While working with Viastore I worked on two separate projects for GM. This consisted of commissioning various parts of an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS). This involved debugging PLC code as well as installing I/O devices, connecting them via ethernet, ensuring communication, and setting conveyors speeds to meet customer specifications.

MAGNA Mirrors CO-OP 1

Jonathon
Major: Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering In my time working at MAGNA Mirrors, I was able to do a few gauge R&Rýs to test new and old measurement techniques and tools for repeatable and reliable measurements. Iýve also helped with building and testing mirrors at different MAGNA locations, and I designed and constructed a few fixtures that would for modifying mirrors, such as the one in the provided picture. I was also taken along and sent to different locations for our customers and dealerships to help diagnose problems and replace mirrors.

Athletic & Recreational Facilities Intern

Ethan
Major: Sport Management I conducted interviews of potential student employees, and Grad Assistants. I was delegated projects dedicated to renovating the rec center and working with vendors. I helped introduce leadership opportunities to the students working in our facilities by giving them chances to take on more responsibility.

Assistant Golf Professional

Kyle
Major: Sport Management Besides day to day golf course management duties, I was in charge of the rental clubs for the season. That including constantly taking inventory, as well as being in constant contact with the reps to ensure that if there were any issues with our clubs that we could constantly and swiftly pick any issues.