My Past Internship Of Working With History Maker Homes As...

Introduction The intent of this report, is to convey a summary of my past internship of working with History Maker Homes as a superintendent. This assignment will include various aspects of my internship from the first hand experiences I have encountered. Topics such as orientation and preparation, experiences, communication enhancement and lessons learned will all be covered in this report. Internship Orientation and Preparation One requirement that I feel should be significantly stressed, is check with the company multiple times on where one will be working. I was informed early in the previous semester to starting my internship that I would be set in a particular area of south Fort Worth. As soon as I acquired this information,†¦show more content†¦As far as knowledge learned from lower level courses are concerned, I used this information every single day while on my internship. Although most students see them as merely the basic classes that we just need to get through, they come to be extremely relevant over the course of working in the field. Everything from estimating to materials and methods come into play and it is always exciting to see the knowledge learned in those classes come to life in the real world. Application of Technology Technology did not play a significant role during the course of my internship. The only software that I worked with was the company’s main scheduling system, Field Management System, or FMS. This program entailed every activity and event that was to be accomplished on the houses under construction. Events included brick and masonry work, inspections, foundation work and paint to name a few. I was put in charge of accomplishing the task of ensuring that the homes under construction stayed on schedule. If a task was not marked as completed or assigned to a different work day, our office would get a notice and email us about the issue. It was quite the task when I first began my internship because I did not know the addresses by memory or the current progress of each house. After a few weeks, however, I was able to promptly submit the schedules on time on a daily basis. Energy and Environmental Awareness, and