Ideal Group Interns

Today has been a really long day for me. I had a lot to do and on top of that it was the last day before Christmas break so time was going by very slow. I started my day off with a cup of coffee and a fresh pair of drawings to plot out. It took me a while to get that done since they had to be converted to PDF’s but nothing I couldn't handle. Afterwards Amanda came to visit me in the conference room and said she had a gift for me. I was really surprised but I knew it was going to be something good since she has good taste and knows what I like. I wasn't disappointed it was a really soft and awesome V-neck sweater that I’ll be wearing on Christmas day. I was really happy and grateful to have someone like her in my life she’s like a big sister to me.                 My day was going great but it only got better for lunch I was going to eat the lunch from school but Chris offered to buy the guys upstairs Pizza. I ...

Today was a good day, although it went by fast. I came to Ideal an the first thing I saw was material checks on my desk. It wasn’t a lot of checks so I knew it wasn’t going to take me a lot of time, so I took my time to finish it. When I was done, I went to Chelsea to tell her there were missing invoices for three checks. She then helped find them. When I was done I went and filed PDPM and hard dollar folders. Lunch came and I went downstairs to join Jose Perez.         For lunch I had a sandwich and later they brought pizza. When I was finished with my food, Jose and I had a good talk. It was one o’clock so I went upstairs and continued working on my task.         When I was done filing PDPM and hard dollar folders I ran out of stuff, I saw that Bonnie had a stack of invoices to mail, so I went and did that. When I was done mailing out the invoices I started to file other invoices. When I was done Julie gave...

Today when I got to work, I asked Alex for some scans. When I finished the scans, I went to Amanda, so that she could sign a paper. I helped Sylvia put some stuff in her friend's car. I asked Amanda if I could go upstairs and ask people for some work and she said I could. I asked Bonnie if she needed some help, she assigned me to do some labels and to mail some  envelopes. I finished in a hour and took the extra envelopes to Bonnie. Amanda asked me if I could take something upstairs for her, when I went upstairs I met Yesi. I helped Virginia set up the food for the Potluck. After I helped Virginia, I asked Alex for some more work and she gave me some letters to mail out. I did only 5 and then it was time for lunch.  Today was the Potluck day and the workers brought food. I ate some many different foods that I felt like going to sleep at the end, but I didn't.  My favorite desert was the dirt pudding. After lunch I finished mailing out the letters. I helped Osmara an...

Today is my last day at Ideal before Christmas break so I won’t be back until next year. I will miss coming to work and seeing some of my co-workers. Today I didn’t have the chance to interview Amanda Kowalski because she was pretty busy so we rescheduled for when I come back. This morning I filed for Setech and then I had the privilege to help Theresa with something new today. I helped her email request to customers for their tax except certificates. Towards the afternoon I vouchered for Setech on Symix. It was something I hadn’t done in a while but after I vouchered a couple of them I got the hang of it. Today I had a very great lunch. Tri Star Steel, one of our vendors, provided lunch. It was really good and I ate a lot of pasta and salad. My mom also made tamales that I brought in for everyone. They seemed to have enjoyed them so I’ll make sure to bring more sometime after my Christmas break. Overall it was a very amazing day at work.

Today went great. I came to Ideal and said good morning to everyone upstairs. I saw Julie come in, it was good seeing her since I haven’t seen her this past 2 weeks. As soon as I got to my desk I saw material checks. It was not a lot to do, so I took my time doing them. When I was done with material checks I started to file invoices from last Friday. Half way done, I took my lunch.             For lunch, I went downstairs with Jose Perez. This time we were in Amanda’s office, which was weird because we usually eat in the conference room. We had a good talk about college and work. Later on, Osmara came and joined us. We had a good lunch break. It was time to get going so I went upstairs and continued my task.             When I was finished filing the invoices, I started to mail out invoices for Bonnie since she wasn’t here in the afternoon. Then I started to file PDPM and h...

When I walked into the door I saw Amanda at her desk. I went to say hello and had a talk with her about grades and me getting accepted into Lawrence Tech University. I was really excited because that’s the first big school I got accepted too. I just start thinking about my future and the person I will become and the places I’ll be. After thinking about it for a while I think Lawrence Tech is my first choice of college. When I was finished talking to Amanda I went to work on some plotting for Tony. I had a lot of convert some DWG into PDF so I had a busy morning. The shop wanted four copies of drawing now so it was a longer process than usual I had to organize staple and give all the drawing out so that they could get their work done. I also knew that I was going to be working on the job myself since I was going to work this weekend.         I heard it was going to snow five inches of snow so I better get myself ready for the cold. At lunch I went...

  When I got here I went to my desk and then Sylvia told me that Virginia would have something for me to do. Later Amanda told me that I was going to go to Academy of the Americas with Alex and Osmara. Virginia wanted my help to set up the Christmas tree. We set up the tree and we started putting up ornaments. Osmara came and told me we were going to go to the school. I helped out by passing some presents to the kids in the school. After 2 hours we went back to Ideal Group.For lunch I had a sandwich, apple, and some yogurt.   After lunch I finished putting up the ornaments on the tree. Sylvia asked me to put some items away. After I finished, I went back to my desk and started to write my blog. My computer wasn't working right, so I went to go ask Osmara if I could use her laptop so I can write my blog. Amanda told me to go to ask the marketing office if I can use the computer. This was how my day was.  What would I do if I had a limo for the whole day with my bes...

Jacqueline Perez- December 10, 2013 It has been an interesting day. I did a lot of different things. I filed first thing in the morning for Setech. After that I helped Theresa with mailing customers invoices which is something I really like to do because it’s more hands rather than working on the computer. Then I continued finishing the list of Florida tax exception certificates. I also helped Theresa sort and deliver the mail to different people and departments like Contracting upstairs, Frank’s mail, checks for Theresa, Shield and Setech invoices. I then filed again for Setech again in the afternoon. I am planning on interviewing my next co-worker from accounting next Tuesday which will hopefully be Amanda Kowalski. Finally for lunch I had peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple juice and carrots that I really enjoyed.

Today was a busy Friday. I Came to Ideal and the first thing I saw was the material checks on my desk. It was a lot to do, so I went and did them ASAP. While I was doing them, Bonnie wanted me to mail out invoices, so pretty much it slowed me down a little. When I was done mailing out invoices, I continued doing material checks. I had lunch early, I went to the bending machine and got myself some snacks since I didn’t bring my school lunch. When I was done eating, Terry and I had a good conversation and what I was doing this weekend. Mostly my brake went great with Terry, we always have good laughs. It was one o’clock so I went to my desk and continued my task. I was done with material checks which was good. Then I went to file PDPM and hard dollar folders since I didn’t have anything to do. When I was done filing Dave wanted me to make copies of waivers, since he needed help. Overall, my day went by fast and great. Jose Patino

Another wonderful day at Ideal Group where my day went by very fast. I started my day with a cup of coffee and a bagel. You can say that my morning was pretty great. I was looking for some work, so I went upstairs to talk to Stephen he gave me some drawings to plot out and I was ready to get some work done. I went to the printer but unlucky it was out of paper. I changed the paper then went on with my task.                 Afterwards, I went to lunch and had a really good talk with Osmara. We talked about school and just life in general. It was nice having someone to talk to while I ate my cookies. I then went back to work and Tony gave me a few tasks. I got that done and went to the accounting office for more work. Ideal Setech gave me the task to work on the check run so I did that for a while until I got an email from Tony to go upstairs.            ...

   My day started off by doing some scans for Alex. Alex sent me a lot of scans. While I was working, Amanda told me that Bonnie needed my help with something. When it was 10, I went upstairs to Bonnie. Bonnie wanted me to wrap wine bottles, put them in a gift bag, and tie them in a bow. I started working and when it was 12 I went downstairs for lunch    For lunch I had a sandwich, apple and some Cheetos. During lunch, I told Osmara what I was doing. After lunch I went upstairs to finish my work. While I was working my back started to hurt and I started to sweat. After I finished I went to go tell Bonnie and she told me that I did a great job and she gave me some candy. When I went downstairs I went to the vending machine to get a Gatorade because I was tired.    I went to ask Osmara for some work and she told me to highlight some receipts. After I finished, Sylvia wanted me to throw out some paper. After I threw the papers, Sylvi...

Chris Lara 12/3/13 Today’s tour was jaw dropping. I, along with some other students, had the opportunity to receive a tour from Jessica I Lilley, an Environmental Engineer, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Center. We began by greeting one another. After I introduced myself, we went on a cart that drove us around the whole plant. We first had to see a safety PowerPoint on what we can and cannot do. It was short, so Jessica answered some questions that we had. After, we had lunch and moved onto the tour. The first thing we saw was the initiation line. This was a line full of robotics that were welding the first part of the car. This part was the belly/ front of the car and supported many of the future parts that would be added. We then moved onto the body parts such as the rear wheel holders and side door holders. These were brought up by robotic machines and placed by human workers. These people had to have very good coordination to place the holders in place exac...

Jacqueline Perez- December 3, 2013             It was good coming back to work because I really do like my job but I also like school. I had the privilege to interview Kelly and work with something new. I worked with Theresa today and I’m glad I did because I learned something new. I learned how to update customer tax exempts status and  prepare information.             For lunch I went to a Mexican restaurant called “Mexican Village” with Amanda, Theresa and Kelly. I got burritos and they were really good. I almost got locked in Amanda’s car and everyone thought it was really funny, including me. For the most part lunch was great today.             Today, I did my third interview and I interviewed Kelly. I got to learn more about the different jobs she has within the company. I asked Kelly about the jobs she pe...

Chris Lara 12/2/13 A new level of pride appears.             I began the day with a few small tasks. I checked my email, returned emails, and researched a local garden. My research began with Sylvia handing me a magazine with a special article inside. The article described a community garden that was being recognized for its great achievement in its neighborhood. A student from UM-Dearborn started the garden with a couple of friends trying to clean up a lot. As the residents started to observe over time, they began to help the students. Eventually, they were allowed to begin a garden with the help of volunteers. I looked up the location and informed Sylvia.             After, I began updating the 2014 calendar based on Cadillac Urban Gardens. The calendar was claimed ‘weak’ by Frank; who gave Amanda and Sylvia an idea to what they needed to improve on. They told me to ...

Jacqueline Perez December 2, 2013 Today is my Monday rotation.  I like coming to work so I don’t mind coming an extra day throughout the week.  I was really busy today since it’s the Monday after Thanksgiving break.  I worked with something new while I helped Theresa. I learned how to attach customer credit approvals to each individual customer account. I also learned how to attach customer remittance onto their invoices. Tomorrow I also come to work since it’s my regular work day and I hope to interview someone from the accounting office that I haven’t interviewed yet.

Chris Lara 11/26/13 I disbursed my knowledge today. I walked into the office knowing my main task for the day. A German film crew, Galileo TV, came from Munich, Germany to shoot a documentary of Detroit and its great progressions throughout the community. I prepared my clothes for the cool temperature, and I went to the Garden. When we arrived, Sylvia told me to stage some tools and to prepare for the crew. When the group arrived, Sylvia and I greeted them. They proceeded to interview some of the people that have worked in the garden such as John Bradburn, Sylvia Gucken, Sarah Clark, and me. I harvested vegetables while I waited for my interview. When it was my turn, I gave a complete answer to the question being asked. After, Sylvia, Sarah, Jacqueline, and I all had to harvest some parsley for the interviewers. It took many attempts to record the activities we were doing, but we m...