CIM Student First to Participate in Unique Internship Program

A career in concrete can take you many places - even to a skatepark! Meet Chico State CIM student Paul James (PJ). His summer internship took him to Lenexa, KS where he is working with some of the best skatepark designers in the world, New Line Skateparks. While he received plenty of hands-on experience, his internship curriculum included touring an aggregate quarry, cement operations, ready mix plant and even a meeting with the city officials about permitting and inspections. New Line was so impressed with PJ that they offered him a permanent position with their company! Congratulations PJ!

“The internship was a collaboration between Skate4Concrete, CIM Chico, New Line Skateparks and the Concrete Promotional Group of Greater Kansas City,” said Crystal Howard, Executive Director. “The internship is designed to grow awareness of concrete careers among the skate community and moving forward, we will definitely be offering similar internships to other CIM students.”

Chico State Infographic Tells the CIM Story

The adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" refers to the belief that many ideas can be expressed through a single image, which does so more effectively than a simple spoken description. Chico State CIM definitely hit the mark by telling the CIM story in this simple infographic. Well done!

CIM Alum Joins MTSU Staff

The CIM program at Middle Tennessee State University has announced the addition of Cannon Lamb as its new Concrete and Construction Lab Manager. Cannon is a 2020 CIM graduate and has previous experience in ready mix and construction equipment sales. Welcome Cannon! Or should we say "welcome back!"

Intern Spotlight: Cole Dotson

Cole Dotson, a rising senior in the CIM program at MTSU, has interned with Garrott Brothers for five consecutive summers! During this time, Cole has worked at batch plants, on job sites and in the office learning about all aspects of the ready mix business. What is his favorite part about working at Garrott Brothers? "I really like the family atmosphere," says Cole. "Every day I get to spend time with people I enjoy and admire." Garrott Brothers is proud to call Cole part of their family and are excited to see what his future holds!

Photo credit: Garrott Brothers

Four MTSU CIM Students Conclude Unique Internship

How did four MTSU CIM students spend their summer? They participated in a unique internship experience through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education project grant. Read all about their experiences, which concluded with learning how to prepare a racetrack at an IndyCar series race in Nashville in the article found in this link: https://ow.ly/SbQK50PAqS

NJIT CIM Student Berzosa Gains Experience at Structural

This summer, Luiggi Berzosa had the opportunity to be a project engineer intern at Structural, working with the Industrial Rope Access team in the New York Building Envelope Repair and Facade Restoration division. Reporting to the project engineer and project manager, Luiggi was exposed to many aspects of the business including creating submittals for client review and approval, weekly client calls with engineers to discuss project status and scope of work, quality control and assurance reporting, and much more! "During my time at Structural, I was exposed to every aspect of the construction industry including estimating, project management, budgeting, business development and much more," said Luiggi. "I enjoyed being part of their team and the experience I gained in the industry."

Dib Gains Experience Through Structural Internship

NJIT CIM student John Dib spent the summer as a project engineer intern for Structural Preservation Systems. According to John, he was responsible for four large jobsites which are the biggest group of projects in the entire branch. "My responsibilities included working with suppliers and purchasing materials, getting quotes and finding cost-effective solutions, ordering/returning/ keeping all equipment up-to-date, and production tracking just to name a few," said John. "This internship has kept me extremely busy, but with my construction knowledge and my CIM education at NJIT, I can gladly say that I'm handling things well and learning very quickly."

Our Program is Growing

After an extensive search, the South Dakota State University (SDSU) CIM program is pleased to announce the addition of Jennifer Heller as its new assistant program director. While Jen’s primary goal will be increasing enrollment, she will also assist with promotional activities, student travel and possibly teach a class or two in the future.

Jen brings a lifetime of construction industry experience, along with incredible energy and experience in corporate recruiting, marketing, social media and digital promotions. She is a tremendous addition to our team and we are thrilled to have her on board.

CIM Students Continue Learning During Summer Break

SDSU CIM students understand the importance of pairing their hands-on learning and classroom coursework with industry experience through summer internships. Across the various Patron companies participating this summer, most of the students started out in quality control, testing and working with customers to ensure their project is receiving concrete within tolerance and the customer service they deserve. 

As they gain experience running job sites and building relationships, they are also job shadowing to learn about various roles in those companies so they can determine their best career path in the industry. From quality control and customer relations, to estimating and sales, to batching and managing plants these students are learning, growing, and on-track to becoming the experts the concrete industry needs for the future.

Special thanks to our CIM student summer industry experience companies: Lyman Richie Corp., DeGroot Concrete & Construction, Ace Ready Mix/L.G. Everist, Geotek, Knife River, Cemcast, and GCC. 

Stay tuned! In the next edition of the CIM eNews, we will release an exclusive video highlighting our CIM students and their supervisors discussing the details of their experiences!