During my time at Western CAT, I had the opportunity to work with an amazing team in Business Intelligence. I was tasked with creating an application for internal use that would help keep track of the computer networking hardware at their various store locations. During the process I learned to work with SQL databases, Microsoft Power Apps, Copilot, APIs, project management methodologies, corporate structure, DevOps, and more. It felt great to make something that will actually be used within the company, and to have some great mentors to help along the way.

I’m excited to try some project management techniques in my pre-engineering classes so that students can know what to expect when they step into professional roles. I’m also happy to now have the skills to create applications to help automate classroom processes so I can focus more on my students.

Overall, this was an absolutely fantastic experience, with even more amazing people. I’m looking forward to participating in the CTE externship program again!

Grade Level and Subject Taught: High School Pre-Engineering