Main Roles

At Greeley Hansen, my title was Electrical Engineering intern. Greeley and Hansen is a specialized consulting business that designs water and wastewater systems for mostly public clients. In not fluffy terms, we designed the buildings, pumps, and motor control systems that manage waste and water.

• Revit
• AutoCAD
• Power analysis

Day to Day

My mentor was the Controls and Instrumentation Engineer Bart L. Godziejewicz. My day usually began by taking two trains from the south side of Chicago, then walking to our high-rise, which was a block away from Willis Tower or Chase Tower if you are old-school.

The day usually began with project deliverables reporting to our team heads for I&C(Instrumentation and Controls) and for the general Electrical group. Afterwards, I would quickly get my assignments and start work.

Mostly, I would work on markups of all kinds, one-line diagrams, or matching panel scheduling. I would also work on continuous education of various types, like sizing motors, loads, overflow(water), and disaster resistance of a system.

Additionally, I created a presentation for conference dealing with how IIOT(Industrial Internet of Things) will revolutionize the HMI(Human Machine Interface) and SCADA(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) fields. Things like secure AR and high connectivity will allow clients to safely look at dangers. Example… A technician can use AR to see exactly where a problem is without heavy or useless disassembly. As for HMI, clients will be able to control major incidents completely remotely.

Conclusions and References

I really enjoyed this internship, Chicago is a great city. My team was very involved and helpful. Additionally, this was a fantastic introduction to the MEP world. While, I enjoy the people, I am looking for something more challenging and forward as my long term career.