Floatin' High
Zachary
Experience Information
Employer: Disher Design & Development
Job Title: Product Development Engineer
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Disher Design & Development is a full-service product development firm specializing in innovation and problem solving. Since 2000, they have helped numerous Fortune 500 companies, independent inventors and everyone in between successfully discover, engineer, manufacture, and commercialize new-to-the-world products.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
I spent most of my term working on an office chair project. The chair had started as a concept and we were in the phases of prototyping new ideas to make it a marketable chair. I created many of my own prototypes to fix some of the issues with the chair. When I was not working on the chair, I was brainstorming, designing, and building a parade float for a local company in Holland. I was assigned to the project by myself and I had an opportunity to really let myself shine.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
I learned how to use a CAD program called Solidworks. I used this to help develop my prototypes. I also learned about product development.
Favorite Part of the Experience
My favorite part of my co-op was building the parade float.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
I can see myself being a product development engineer, bringing a concept to market.