Intern experience at the Dallas office of Carter & Burgess, Incorporated.

摘要

This report describes an internship completed by the author between August 1999 and August 2000 at the Dallas Office of Carter & Burgess, Incorporated. A statement of objectives was prepared prior to the internship to provide guidance during the internship period and provide the basis for a meaningful assessment at the conclusion. The primary internship objectives were to provide the Carter & Burgess rail group with technical knowledge and support to address rail safety issues, and to gain an understanding of the administrative and managerial processes of the Dallas office.;The intern's previous experience with the Oklahoma and Florida Departments of Transportation as well as the Texas Transportation Institute helped develop a unique knowledge of rail grade crossing safety issues beneficial to the Carter & Burgess rail group. The intern was responsible for eight different engineering projects over the course of the year. Six of those projects were completed through phase one, one project was fully completed, and one project was cancelled due to circumstances beyond the control of author or the firm, and for no reason associated with the design. Additionally, the intern authored or co-authored sixteen proposals, which included several rail grade crossing-related projects, a rail relocation project, and an intermodal facility design.;The internship proved to be very beneficial to the intern's development by allowing a first hand look into the administrative and managerial aspects of a private engineering consulting firm's approach for the coordination of engineering design projects in several engineering disciplines. The insight gained from the various production units and support departments provided the intern with an excellent overview of the day-to-day operations of a multi-disciplined engineering office. The intern is confident that the internship fulfilled the requirements set forth in the final internship objectives as well as provided an in-depth look at the management structure of an engineering office that would require several years to acquire under normal employment.