
2017 Trailblazers

1. Cason Robbins
Purdue University
Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology
Junior (’18)
Projects: Reviewed RSLogix 5000 PLC programs, electrical diagrams, and equipment manuals. Evaluated an Arc Flash Safety Analysis and Coordination Study using EasyPower in order to increase factory safety and equipment up-time. Studied the complete operation and control system of a shrink packer

2. Curtis Teter
Purdue University
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Junior (’18)
Projects: This summer I worked on mechanical design, documentation, and restructuring of the HMI for the in house demonstration called the FlexFactory as well as projects with the business intelligence team at Flexware. The final three weeks of the summer, I ventured into 3D laser scanning at Riley Hospital with a local 3D laser scanning company.

3. Delaney Sunbury
Purdue University
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Sophomore (’19)
Project: Worked at a local metal manufacturer with their engineering team to design CAD drawings for medical trays for tools used in operation rooms

4. Denis Ulybyshev
Purdue University
Major: Computer Science
PhD
Projects: Developed meeting room reservation system integrated into Ignition – a SCADA system. Developed FMEA project for battery manufacturing

5. Lauren Sailor
Purdue University
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Freshman (’20)
Projects: The projects that I worked on were very diverse, ranging from market research and training for a high altitude balloon launch to creating 3D models and 2D drawings in various CAD programs, and with working onsite at two client companies in addition to Flexware, I was able to work with many different people and experience several company cultures.

6. Michael Wilkins
Rose-Hulman
Major: Computer Engineering
Sophomore(’19)
Projects: Completed project-based design work for the company’s Business Intelligence team. Developed a full-stack BI database solution analyzing employee and revenue data. Designed an innovative RFID tracking solution to repair a malfunctioning inventory locating system

7. Sam Javed
Purdue University
Major: Computer Science
Freshman (’20)
Projects: During my third summer at Flexware, I worked on an ASP.NET web application called SlickSub that allowed contractors to track their jobs and the employees/subcontractors performing the jobs. The database for the project was written in SQL and the frontend was done with C#, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Needless to say, I gained a tremendous amount of experience in software development in the span of three short months.

8. Willie Ratekin
Purdue University
Major: Electrical Engineering Technology
Sophomore(’19)
Project: Worked with another intern to create an asset tracking solution for a client in Illinois using RFID technology, C# .NET, and SQL Server