From June to July a lot of growth and learning has happened for me at Ideal. I have been hopping between sites and learning how Toyota and GM operate. For a couple weeks I filled in as a safety admin.…
Category: Global Tech Center
Week 13 and 14 – WTC / Executive Interview: Scott MacIntyre / Intern Visit: MPG / Intern Speech – Jacob Rhodes
Hello everyone, Last Tuesday I had the opportunity to interview Scott MacIntyre. He is a Senior Project Manager at the GM Warren Tech Center. It was great to learn more about his background, experiences, and responsibilities. Scott had his first…
Week 12 – GM WTC – Jacob Rhodes
Good morning everyone, Last week at the Warren Tech Center I continued helping Dan with his projects. On Wednesday, I was able to participate in a large flow fill pour of 380 cy at the AEC building. The pour was for filling in a…
Week 11 – WTC / Ironworkers Training Center – Jacob Rhodes
Good morning everyone, Last week, at the WTC I continued helping Dan Salkowski with many of his jobs. I was also able to see how new technology can be used on a job site. I went out on-site with Chris…
Week 10 – GM WTC – Jacob Rhodes
Good morning everyone, Last week I continued helping Dan Salkowski with many of his jobs here at the WTC. We had a very interesting emergency job later in the week at the Climatic Wind Tunnel. One of the engines powering…
Week 9 – GM WTC – Jacob Rhodes
Hello everyone, Last Monday, I started off my week with an emergency job. There was a serious leak in a previously thought shutdown steam pit that was flowing onto a highly trafficked intersection here at the WTC. After investigating the…
WEEK 8 – GoCanvas SOP Chart – COURTNEY ILER
Good Afternoon! Last week was a busy one for me, I was all over the place. I started the week in Warren at the Tech Center then had a meeting in Marysville for the City Hall project we are completing.…
Week 8 – Michigan Laborers’ Training and Apprenticeship Institute/GM WTC – Jacob Rhodes
Good morning everyone, This week started out with the Build U interns taking a trip to the Michigan Laborers’ Training and Apprenticeship Institute in Perry, MI. While there we were able to tour the training facilities and get classes on PPE, silica,…
Week 7 – GM WTC – Jacob Rhodes
Good morning everyone, Last week was busy here at the WTC, everyone was preparing for the July 4th shutdown. I have continued working with my mentor, Dan Salkowski, on many of his jobs. We’ve had lots of paperwork to do…
WEEK 5 & 6 – Detroit, GM GTC & Intern Site Tour – COURTNEY ILER
Good Morning! Had some vacation time these past weeks. Much needed! The week after I returned has been full of lots of excitement. After I returned, I sat with Gaetano, an estimator for Ideal. He had a bid due by…