Intern experience at Walton & Associates/Consulting Engineers, Inc.: an internship report
Abstract
This internship report describes the author's one-year internship at
Walton & Associates/Consulting Engineers, Inc., (WACE) in Bryan, Texas, which occurred
during [the] calendar year 1982. His primary internship objectives were to apply his knowledge
and trainig to solve engineering problems and to develop administrative and managerial skills
necessary to contribute to the successful operation of a small consulting engineering firm.
Prior to beginning his internship, the author was Vice-President of WACE and Head of the
Transportation Engineering and Civil Engineering Divisions of the firm. In the middle of 1982,
he was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of WACE. The author was responsible for twenty
(20) different engineering projects during the internship period. Thirteen (13) of the
projects were completed during 1982, and the remaining seven (7) were carried into 1983 to
completion. Nine (9) of the projects were categorized as Traffic Engineering projects while
the remaining eleven (11) were general Civil Engineering projects. Additionally, the author
wrote or co-authored four (4) project proposals, which ranged from a roadway optimization
program for the City of Houston to the nationwide study of roadway edgeline widths for the
Federal Highway Administration, and assisted in analyzing material for expert witness
testimony in highway traffic accident-related tort claim lawsuits. The author's internship
proved to be very beneficial. It allowed him to expand his engineering skills into various
engineering disciplines, to become more involved in the day-to-day operation of a small
engineering consulting firm, and to experience the difficulties inherent with the development
of a young engineering firm. The author found that the internship fulfilled the specific
objectives of the internship requirements, as established by himself, his academic committee,
and his internship supervisor.
Description
"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirments for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes vita (leaf 66)
Includes bibliographical references
Subject
Major Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering
Walton & Associates/Consulting Engineers
Engineering firms - Texas - Bryan
Consulting firms - Texas - Bryan
Engineering - Management
Traffic engineering - Texas
Civil engineering - Texas
Collections
Citation
Blaschke, J. D. (Joseph D.) (1983). Intern experience at Walton & Associates/Consulting Engineers, Inc.: an internship
report. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /PILO -TAMU -4024673.