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2018, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering, Steel, Structural Engineering

Week 4 – UofM LSA – Miranda Zamora

This week I’ve been looking into the different types of steel that are used onsite. Two steels that I constantly see on drawings are A36 steel and A992 steel. These types of steel are more common structural uses of steel.…

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2018, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering, Steel, Structural Engineering

Week 3 – Walbridge UofM LSA First Floor Renovation – Miranda Zamora

This week I’ve been in the field observing how the iron workers detail the steel.  By detail I mean, welds, bolts, etc. This is an important job for the detailer and it is given on a drawing that shows what…

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2018, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering, Mentor

Weeks 1 & 2 – Toyota Ann Arbor/ BuildU Orientation – Andrew McElwee

Morning everyone! First and foremost I am really excited about this opportunity to learn and grow so much this summer with Ideal. My first day was 4/29 and I was placed at the Toyota Ann Arbor site with my mentor,…

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2018, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering, Steel

Weeks 1 & 2 – Walbridge UofM LSA / WTC – Asset Sustainment Project/ BuildU Orientation – Miranda Zamora

For the past two weeks I’ve been learning about steel, connections, drawings, etc. It’s been interesting to see the erections be set into place and watch the erector place tons of steel and the laborers weld and bolt the pieces…

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2017, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering

Week #12 – Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora

This week I was able to learn more about the boiler’s devices we have here on site! The devices on the boiler 3 are all complete, the devices on boiler 2 will be complete on Friday, and devices for boiler…

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2017, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering, Tour

WTC Asset Sustainment Project Visit – Tony Saucedo

I was able to visit Miranda at the hard dollar trailer at the GM Warren Technical Center. I was able to visit this site last year when Paulina was here so it was great to see all of the progress…

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2017, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering, Tour

Week #11- Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora

This week the BuildU program got the chance to visit Vultcraft in Indiana! It was a very exciting experience because I was able to see how trusses were made. Seeing that reminded me of my statics course in school. Learning…

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2017, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering

Week #9 – Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora

It’s only Tuesday and work is always busy here at the Tech Center. There’s been many schedules needed to be updated, punchlists, placards, G-Comply, and meetings to attend to. I’m looking forward to getting in touch with the mechanical engineer…

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2017, Build U, Ideal Contracting, Intern, Mechanical Engineering

Week #8 – Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora

It was a busy week as usual. This project is constantly busy with its new device and pipe installments of the new boilers. This week the team and I were making sure that punchlist items were completed, G-Comply tags turn…

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About Ideal Contracting’s Summer Internship Program!

Designed as challenging, yet exciting, the Build U Program will provide interns with the chance to apply formal classroom training in their work assignments, enhance the value of their classroom education, communicate with and learn from professionals, and understand new ideas and concepts. This will be an invaluable learning opportunity for the Build U Interns as they will gain great work experience and confidence, as well as an understanding of the business as a whole!

2019 Interns

 Trevor Tank

  Brandon Makowski

  Kinzie Baad

 Dylan Madurski

  Josh Smith

  Michael Penland

  Sabella Ammiano

  Thomson Scaria

Stephen McGregor

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