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SJSU Mechanical Engineering Student 17Oct13

Engineering 10. Engineering @ E&J Gallo Mr . Branden Andersen. SJSU Mechanical Engineering Student 17Oct13. Why do an internship?. Provides you with real world experience Employers prefer applicants that have work experience Helps you decide what you do and DO NOT want to do.

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SJSU Mechanical Engineering Student 17Oct13

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  1. Engineering 10 Engineering @ E&J Gallo Mr. Branden Andersen SJSU Mechanical Engineering Student 17Oct13

  2. Why do an internship? • Provides you with real world experience • Employers prefer applicants that have work experience • Helps you decide what you do and DO NOT want to do

  3. A production engineer improves the efficiency of manufacturing processes • Use statistical analysis to determine optimum process settings • Excel and minitab are the major tools of the trade • Uses human intuition and actually experiences the problem • A production engineer is an engineering investigator

  4. E&J Gallo Winery • Located in Modesto • Family owned and operated since 1932 • World’s largest winery by volume and revenue • Makes their own glass • Produces the brands: Barefoot, Gallo, Carlo Rossi, Bartles&James, New Amsterdam (Vodka), E&J Brandy, Andre, Boone Farms

  5. What I did • Paperwork for the senior engineer • Met with line operators to help discover problems • Did an ‘A3’ on the champagne line

  6. An ‘A3’ is a critical thinking process • A way to organize thoughts on paper using the Define Measure Improve And Control (DMAIC) process • Helps you get to the true root of the problem • Helps convey your solution to other engineers

  7. Major discovery

  8. Internship largely successful • Helped resolve issues with the champagne line • Helped the company produce an extra 81,000 cases annually

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