End-of-Quarter Time Management

by bradleyl 29. February 2012 11:17
Posted by Bradley Lang
Senior, Engineering Technology and Management


It is two weeks before finals and the most important part about engineering is time management. All the time the last couple of weeks before finals the teacher gives everybody a final project that ties everything that was learned over the quarter and puts it all together to see if you have learned anything. In my classes I have two huge projects that I am currently working on. One is dimensional metrology using all of the calculations that we have learned over the quarter. In another class my group is putting together a prototype of our nightstand that we have designed in my senior design class. We are checking our design concepts to see if this product is actually able to make in production run. So we are actually having to look forward into the future and try to predict what will make our production run smoother and achievable next quarter.

ETM Capstone Design

by bradleyl 30. January 2012 19:57
Posted by Bradley Lang
Senior, Engineering Technology and Management


Currently I am in ETM 452 which is the first part of the Engineering and Technology and Management Capstone course. Even though it is one of the hardest quarters I have had at Ohio University, it is one of the most productive quarters that I have ever had here.

This is one of the most fun classes that I have ever taken because it is preparing me for the real world. We are learning how to apply what we have learned over the last four years. We are also doing group work which also helps you figure out how to work as a team. This is a huge help with your interrelationship skills. I am learning how to work with people and understanding how to communicate with them. Even though I might not always agree with what people in the group say I am starting to be able to figure out how to calmly argue with them to get the point across without getting mad. It is very nice to start using what we have learned over the last four years and putting it to good use.

Theta Tau and Cedar Point

by bradleyl 24. October 2011 17:36
Posted by Bradley Lang
Senior, Engineering Technology and Management


I recently was able to do something that, being a student, I never thought I would be able to do. Theta Tau the professional engineering fraternity did a fundraiser that we went to Cedar Point to work. I worked the Wind Seeker all weekend long. When we arrived to Cedar Point we had a two-hour training so we could check the seat belts on the rides. Then we were finished we were able to ride rides until midnight when the ride closed and everything was completely free. Meeting all the new people that were actual Cedar Point workers was a ton of fun. I also felt pretty important for putting up the thumb to let everybody know that the ride was ready to shoot off. That was an experience that I would never of had without being in Theta Tau.

 

ETM Summer Internship

by bradleyl 18. September 2011 10:22
Posted by Bradley Lang
Senior, Engineering Technology and Management


This past summer I finally was able to work an internship. I was always so worried about it because I always thought that people wouldn’t hire me because I didn’t have any work experience in the Engineering and Technology field. This was one of my big concerns for when I graduated also but when I was looking last spring and nothing seemed to be working for me. My dad called me up and asked if I was still looking for an internship. So I ended up getting an interview with Cool Containers in Marietta, Ohio.

I was so nervous for my interview but I must have done something right because I was hired for the summer. It is a small company so I was thrown right into the fire and started designing, checking out the design, and checking out if the design worked in the units we were producing. The work environment was not as scary as I thought it would be and I learned so many things that will help me receive a job after I graduate. This summer internship was one of my best experiences that I have received while I was at Ohio University.


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