Brian Kurtz is a sophomore at The Ohio State University who is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Brian found out about his internship through a career awareness luncheon. While there, he ran into Mr. Friebel and expressed his interest in an internship. Two months later, he was receiving hands-on experience that would help him tremendously in the future.
Brian started his internship in the spring of 2013. He worked for Cooper Enterprises and focused on product design. During his internship, he worked as a draftsman on CAD (Computer Aided Design) work and learned to make models of product designs. He did so by taking customer sketches and turning them into 3D models. The experience that he gained during his internship allowed him to become knowledgeable and confident within the world of modeling and product design. Brian found his internship to be extremely rewarding and a great learning experience. When asked what he found most rewarding, he stated, “being able to see something I put so many hours into come together without any problems. To be able to actually see it there, talk to the guys, they didn’t have any problems machining it…just all went together real nice and the end product looked great.”
As a result of his internship with Cooper Enterprises, he is currently employed part-time with the company. He is now able to see how everything one can learn, whether it be in class or an internship, is valuable to your future and professional goals.
When asked what he would say to those thinking of pursuing an internship, he replied, “I definitely encourage that. It’s a great opportunity that you just can’t compare it to. You can learn so much in a class but when you’re actually out in the world applying those things and learning new things from that, it really helps bring everything full circle.”