AGENDA: Click Here to Download
MINUTES: Click Here to Download
Arrival and Attendance.
Exec Team Announcements
Secretary
-N/A
Treasurer
-N/A
Communications
-Working on the Website
Outreach
-Great day at Engineering at the Mall
Events
-Wed April 24th Ice Skating!
-8 to 930pm
-$5 (?)
Tutor
-N/A
VEISHEA
-Build Lock-in on Friday (6pm-midnight)
-There will be a shuttle back around 10
-Karaoke
-Movie
-Cupcakes! (thanks Lainey!)
-Pizza
-Think of more group activities or games
-Send Katie music ideas for the parade (family friendly)
-Last weekend to build!
-Try to build at least once!
-The parade is NEXT SATURDAY!!
-10:30 am (plus set up time)
President
-Next meeting will be for Parade Prep!
-Next Saturday is the parade
-Please where jeans and FLiE tshirt
Presentation
Freshmen Leaders in Engineering
Meeting Minutes
April 11, 2013
Marston 114 6:00pm-7:00pm
Rockwell Collins
Lee Smith (Campus Recruiter)
Shaun Humes – sbhumes@rockwellcollins.com
-Platform Systems Engineer
-2010 to present
-Aerospace Engineer from Iowa State 2012
General Information
-60 locations, 27 countries
-19,000 employees
-Headquarters àCedar Rapids, IA
-Other locations include: UK, Brazil, India
-Commercial and Government Applications
-Rockwell Collins Core Expertise
-Cabin Electronics
-Mission Communications
-Simulation and Training
Engineering Fields
-Fighter Jets (F-35 JSF)
-787 (Avionics)
-X.47 (Unmanned work)
-Battle Field communication
-AWACS (missions in the sky)
Engineers Impacting Projects
-Ground approximation warning systems
-displays, flight management systems
-Auto pilot work
-Controls
What Engineering at Rockwell Collins means
-Various Projects
-Reaches global customers
-Diverse engineering
-Competitive and successful
-Stable company
Ashley Kohagen, FLiE Secretary
Agricultural Engineering
akohagen@iastate.edu
(319)-215-9044
Leadership in Rockwell Collins
-In the past 2 ½ years, 20 outstanding awards
Freshmen Leaders in Engineering
Ashley Kohagen, FLiE Secretary
Meeting Minutes
Agricultural Engineering
April 11, 2013
akohagen@iastate.edu
Marston 114 6:00pm-7:00pm
(319)-215-9044
-Top 50 Company for diversity
-1 of the world’s most ethical company
-You can gain….
-General Personal Performance
-Community for Involvement and Leadership
-Higher Education pursuit
-LEAN Engineering
-Striping waste
A day for an Engineer at Rockwell Collins
-Interact with customers
-Update design
-Create Avionics Test
-Systems Labs Testing
-Troubleshoot System
-Analyze Test Data
Career Growth and Opportunities for Shaun
àPlatform Systems Engineer
-Diverse Engineering
-Program Bidding and Executions
-Technical Project Manager
-Engineering Leaders
-High Customer interaction
-Team Management
-Engineering Management
-Corporation Leadership
(end goal)
FLiE to Rockwell Collings
-Get Co-ops
-Get internships
-Gain Experience
-The earlier you start the better
-Use your time as a student to learn and get involved
Future of Engineering
-Trend 1 Global Growth
-Trend 2 Drive for Information
-Trend 3 Demand for efficiency and cost effectiveness
-Rockwell Collins will always strive to be the best
QUESTIONS
What do you recommend to freshmen who didn’t get an internship for the summer in order to keep preparing
for next year’s career fair?
-Learn.
-Reseach companies online, find out about the companies you like
Freshmen Leaders in Engineering
Ashley Kohagen, FLiE Secretary
Meeting Minutes
Agricultural Engineering
April 11, 2013
akohagen@iastate.edu
Marston 114 6:00pm-7:00pm
(319)-215-9044
-Keep current with their new projects
-Lay out a plan for yourself for the next few years
-Find companies who do mentoring
What is something you figured out in the first few months on the job you with you had known sooner?
-Work ethic and performance
-how important it is!
-Set goals and accomplish them
What are intern’s roles at Rockwell Collins?
-Get feet wet in engineering
-Utilize what you learn in school
-Testing, design, learn software
How long until you can move up(time frame) in the company?
-The first 2 or 3 levels maybe 5 or 6 years
-Seniority doesn’t really matter there
-If you’re capable you will move up
What programming languages does Rockwell Collins use?
-Java
-Python
-MatLab
-A model based coding system
What was the most valuable course or activity you took away from ISU to prepare you?
-Systems Engineering class
-462 Design Course
-Get involved with professors
-getting a good internship
How valuable is a minor?
-Depends on what you make of it
-How does it compliment your current major
-what you want to do with it
COMMENTS
-Contact Shaun with ideas or questions; he is willing to help and share his knowledge.
***Austin will email out info about his presentation, more information, and more contact information!***