- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Company: Greenleaf Industries, Eastman Chemical Company
- Graduation Year: 2025
- E-mail: smoody11@vols.utk.edu
Profile
I am a senior in mechanical engineering and have the privilege of serving three internships during my time at UT. The first company I worked at, Greenleaf Industries, is about 40 minutes away from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Greenleaf Industries is a poly injection molding company. There, I worked in quality control. I maintained and calibrated equipment, took data samples to determine product quality, and performed various other relevant tasks to the manufacturing environment.
My two most recent internships were at Eastman Chemical Company. Eastman is a massive manufacturing company that produces various chemicals, plastics, and is also pushing the future of plastic recycling forward in a process called methanolysis. During my first internship at Eastman, I was responsible for developing pipe and instrumentation diagrams, drawing isometrics of pipe layouts, and spec’ing out various equipment to be used. During my first internship with Eastman, I was also tasked with designing several safety and manufacturing components using computer aided design. In my most recent internship with Eastman, I worked in reliability and maintenance, often analyzing failures and providing recommendations aimed at enhancing process reliability.
These internship experiences have significantly contributed to my success as a student. Furthermore, these opportunities have significantly aided in my development as an engineer in a true manufacturing environment.
