Our student this week is Shahad Abdulrahman, a civil engineering major who accepted an internship at Brasfield and Gorrie located in Birmingham, Alabama. She describes the department he worked in and what his main responsibilities were.
“I worked with the Nashville Commercial department,” she said. “I spent the majority of my time working on the Tractor Supply Company Project. My main responsibility was to aid with the closeout process. I took full responsibility of making sure that all the items on the punch lists were complete to Brasfield and Gorrie’s standards. I contacted sub-contractors daily and communicated issues and concerns regarding the project. I also assisted with estimating for the Fedex ground project in Memphis, Tennessee. I made myself available and assisted other colleagues during my time as an intern.”
The assignment was a very new experience for Abdulrahman.
“I had to overcome being intimidated and not knowing what to do,” she said. “The key was just going out there and doing things on my own. My supervisors gave me the opportunity to take my time and learn at my own pace. I believe that I am more productive now because I am not afraid to do things on my own.”
The challenge of experience was also the most valuable benefit Abdulrahman.”It was doing something that I have always wanted to do — which is project management,” she said. “In addition to that, I believe that this internship has helped me know exactly what I want to do when I graduate.”