Post Co Op Reflection At The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

As I’ve progressed in life I’ve found that maturity has always been one tool that I’ve held over the majority of my peers. Turning eighteen and realizing that my cushiony life will soon turn turbulent due to the thunderstorm that is adulthood has made for extensive research in the career that I want to pursue. It’s difficult to assess the career that I want to hold in all phases of my life in eight pages, however, research and planning has alleviated headache for the future. The HVAC industry is a complex network of exciting positions that offer job security and healthy salaries. Due to the relatively expeditious schooling that is required to be qualified to work in HVAC and the apprenticeships available, the future will be fruitful. From

I have attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the last two years. I will be entering my junior year pursuing a Bachelor Degree of Science with a major in Environmental Studies. My career interests entail green energy and natural resource management. I was a young child when I started attending a summer camp program that emphasized nature and environmental conservation—ever since I have made outdoor activities into hobbies and continued interest in environmental sustainability. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh focuses on sustainability through green building, alternative and solar energy, and curbing pollution.

As a member of the class of 2016, I was given the opportunity to perform any graduation project I wanted. After hearing about so many positive experiences with Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week, I decided freshman year that I needed to attend later on. This past summer, I spent a week at Lycoming College attending Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week. Throughout PFEW, I was given the one-of-a-kind opportunity to operate my own business with high schoolers from across the state. I worked with a ‘management team’ of sixteen complete strangers to turn a failing company into a prospering one. This project was not only significant to me, but to all of Perkiomen Valley. PFEW is an amazing resource for anyone remotely interested in business to learn the ropes before being thrown into the real world. During my time at PFEW, I opened the door into a world that I now love, made connections that will last a lifetime, and learned lessons that will stick with me forever.

These three interconnected goals alongside my optimistic attitude connect me to my future because they lay the path toward its realization. During college, I plan to major in physics and mathematics, but I expect to take a wide variety of courses to maintain my well-rounded nature. With this broad background and focus on personal goals, I feel confident that I will meet my career objective and dream of becoming a physicist. How do my goals provide the means to meet my objective? My avid pursuit of volunteerism encourages me to maintain a career path on which I may develop technologies that will help people. Once I obtain employment, I hope to be able to utilize my leadership skills on the job site as an expert in my field; however, in order to obtain that employment initially, I must complete college and graduate school, which will require that I excel in my classes. If I achieve my goals, I will certainly set myself up to successfully meet my ultimate objective.

The purpose of this final report is to summarize my experiences as an intern at Anslow Bryant Construction, Ltd. I will discuss the internship orientation and preparation, activities and experiences, and the application of technology. I will continue on to the energy and environmental awareness, and sustainable construction, and communication shill enhancement. I will conclude this report with legal and ethical issue awareness, lessons learned, and the overall assessment and recommendations of the internship.

My cooperative position as a recreation assistant working with the elderly at Brookside Court and Hilltop Place has provided with an immense amount of benefits. It gives me the opportunity to witness and shadow the life of a nurse, work around individuals who share the same passion as myself and helping the elderly continue to enjoy each day to the fullest. With that being said, I really enjoy the time spent at my placement and I look forward to finding a career just like this. The topic of what I like about my Co-op experience is important to me as it is very similar to the career I want to pursue of nursing and it’s important for me to enjoy what I’m doing for myself and for my future. Working with my supervisor Patrick and alongside the nurses has taught me so much in which I plan to use for my future.

During my co-op work placement, I was employed at Evichat Inc. in the position of Full Stack Developer. The total size of the company is 5 people. The Software Development team where I worked with was relatively small compared to other companies as it is an early stage startup. Throughout the work placement, I was worked on projects that involved integrating with third parties including Relativity and Clio, improving web app security with role based authentication and improving site SEO.

The pursuit of knowledge helped me love books and which brought me to Creighton University. Since my childhood I was eager to learn as much as possible, specifically the environment. I was fascinated about wildlife and how beautiful it looked. Being a native from Nairobi, Kenya; I was able to go to the safaris and learn about the different animals. These are the memories which I vividly remember and keep close to me. When I went back many years later, I was disappointed to see how my city has changed. This was disheartening because the city didn’t change for the best. This caused me to go for a minor in Sustainable Energy. The Energy department at Creighton is being cut back on and is limiting our class options to learn. Northeastern University

In 2014, Hewlett Packard’s (HP’s) headquarters in Palo Alto, California partnered with SolarCity, a clean renewable energy solar provider, to outfit their headquarters with over 4,000 solar panels (Canales, 2014, para. 1). HP, a 75-year plus veteran of international technologies, understands the importance of creating and investing in sustainable solutions throughout its value chain. HP states: “We set bold targets to lead the IT sector. We are committed to sourcing 50% renewable electricity for our operations by 2025 and reducing operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25% compared to 2015,” (“Living Progress,” 2017, para. 5). This commitment is not limited by HP to their products and services, but extends to, literally, their work environment. A small, but significant step to demonstrating this belief, is their project of installing solar panels over the heads of their top decision makers. “… [The] 1 megawatt system… is expected to offset more than 20 percent of HP’s current power usage onsite… [the] installation is expected to help HP reduce its utility power costs by approximately one million dollars over the next two decades,” (Canales, 2014, para. 1). To a company that earned a net income of 3.1 million in 2016 (“Cash Flow,” 2017) one

I am currently doing my masters in Applied Engineering and Technology Management at Murray State University and it’s my second semester at Murray. This program has been designed in such a way that people who want to improve their knowledge of Industrial Management, Leadership and Technology will prefer it. This program is mostly for the students having backgrounds in technology, engineering, science, or business management. My long standing goals comprises of rising with a company where I can take more responsibilities, learn new work and contribute as much as I can. I want to see myself as a top performing leader in a well-developed company as well as I plan to enhance my skills and continue my involvement in the professional companies.

internship has always been a goal of mine. Fufilling this goal has really made this achievment

Leading this team was an incredible opportunity that has shaped my entire approach to fostering community collaboration. I continue to co-chair the advisory board of this grant, and since I have supported additional grant advisory boards, coalition meetings, and integrated resource teams to serve our local community and ensure that we are investing our dollars and time to right areas. The most important lesson I have learned when leading a team and building partnerships, is that the focus must be on collaboration not coordination.

Setting goals has allowed has helped me to become a more successful and creative person. I’ve noticed when working on my assignments, I perform better and my grades have improved. Now that I am closer to my goals I am much happier and less stressed. Another thing I learned about goals are that they must be my own in order for them to work for me. Owning my own healthcare agency one day is one of my most important goal. Networking allowed me to get an idea of places I would like to work upon graduation. Some of the nursing homes in the area where I live would be a great place to start because it would give me a sense of direction. Visiting these places will be a critical part of my success. Preparing myself by setting goals and networking have made me a stronger candidate to enter the business

At the beginning of the internship, each intern was required to make a list of goals they hoped to accomplish throughout the internship. We were given four categories to consider. The first area was Leadership Effectiveness. My goals here were: be focused and committed to the engagement and willing to overcome obstacles; maintain a professional approach, especially when representing the organization; and keep a positive attitude and respect others. The second area was Management Effectiveness, and my related goals were: stay within the constraints of time budgets when managing responsibilities; continually seek feedback, formal and informal, to know how/what to improve; and communicate clearly and often to keep team updated on progress of project. Service Excellence was the third area, and my related goals were: understand the why, not just the how, of assignments; learn team expectations and client’s business; and maintain high-quality services using knowledge gained from team. The last area was Marketing, Sales, and Communication. My goals here

My goals for the start for my internship were simple, but quickly evolved. My goals were to gain experience and build my resume, while bringing the lessons I have learnt in college, and using my skills as an engineer to help the department of public works. Now my goals have become more specific; I would like to learn more about sewer operations, I would like to develop my computing and design skills using the tools available to the Hydraulic section and I would like to mature as an engineering professional. While at the hydraulics section, I have access to programs like MUNSYS, as well as ArcGIS. As an intern, I update and maintain sewer related features on these programs. I would like to learn everything I can to develop my skills as a designer to help me become a better engineer.