Alanna Markarian

As front desk, I spend most of my time organizing paperwork and assisting customers and salesmen during transactions. I also keep record of paperwork and payment information in preparation for the end of the year inventory.

Tasks:

• Receiving and transferring calls from customers
• Voiding, approving, and filing transfers and order tickets
• Recording order ticket numbers, dates, labels, and any other information in spreadsheets (Microsoft Programs)
• Creating bi-monthly reports on transfers
• Receive, record, and report cash and check payments for orders/accounts

Skills:

• Communication, both formal and informal
• Microsoft Programs (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Company Specific Programs
• Typing, 46 words per minute
• Creating Reports, tables charts and graphs
• Maintaining Accurate Data, updating data when necessary
• Multitasking

I had the opportunity to be a part of the 2024 Northrop Grumman Internship Program. As an civil engineering intern, I learned what it meant to be a part of something bigger than myself and how to be a part of a team. I was given tasks by my group such as reading source material, reporting on different details related to read source material, attending meetings, and replying to emails. I really enjoyed my time.

Tasks:

• Attend meetings
• Read and report on source material
• Gather data and connect it to the mission
• Learn basic regulations and laws

Skills:

• Communication between a team
• Time management
• Understanding of regulations and laws
• Applying information to the real world

Acute Engineering is an amazing structural engineering firm that works with architects, home builders, and contractors to create houses in Utah. I was lucky enough to be hired by Acute as an intern. As an intern, I was trained for a period of time before I was given minor tasks such as using Acute's engineering system to determine beam stability, whether a hole in a specific location would be safe, and creating engineering drawings to give clear instruction to the customer. This was a challenging internship and was the first job where I experienced engineering in the working field.

Tasks:

• Transfer information from plans into an engineering computation system
• Create engineering drawings from scratch using regulations and formatting
• Attend meetings and collaborate with teammates on jobs

Skills:

• Basic understanding of regulations and laws pertaining to home structures
• AutoCAD
• Excel
• Slack, the company communication software used