{"id":1547,"date":"2018-09-12T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/?p=1547"},"modified":"2018-11-07T14:55:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:55:35","slug":"a-summer-of-learning-for-adev-interns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/12\/a-summer-of-learning-for-adev-interns\/","title":{"rendered":"A Summer of Learning for ADEV Interns"},"content":{"rendered":"

One sign that an intern likes the company is if he or she signs up for full-time employment.\u00a0 Such is the case for Team ADEV\u2019s 2018 summer interns John Brandenburg and Zach Carrill.\u00a0 Each has tentatively agreed to return to SuprTEK after graduation to continue developing a suite of web applications for the Air Force Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command.\u00a0 They want to continue to be part of a team that they say is inviting to young developers – but also to work on challenging, leading edge technology that serves an important purpose.<\/p>\n

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“I’m thankful I received the opportunity to intern at such a phenomenal company.\u00a0 It was a great overall experience and i couldn’t have asked for anything better.”<\/em><\/strong> – John Brandenburg<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

First Impressions<\/h2>\n

Both John and Zach admit they felt nervous on their first day at Team ADEV,\u00a0but they quickly felt at home and part of the team when they received their assignments.\u00a0 Instead of being shuffled from one job to the next to give a basic overview of the business as they had feared,\u00a0ADEV placed each as a software tester on a specific team for the whole summer. \u00a0Both interns appreciated this, as it allowed them to specialize in certain fields and make distinct impacts on ADEV projects. \u00a0\u201cI felt like I belonged,\u201d says John.\u00a0 \u201cI wanted to have a more impactful role where I worked, and I felt like I did that here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valuable Lessons Learned<\/h2>\n
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“The experience working here this summer has been invaluable.\u00a0 No class could have given me the kind of experience I’ve had working on a project of this magnitude and I’m forever grateful for that.”<\/em>– Zach Carill<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Of course, both interns have much to say about their experience and what they learned over the summer, and teamwork is one of their main take-aways.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s sharing workloads, asking questions about a task, or discussing uncertainties, both describe how rewarding it is to work closely with a team as it ensures project problems are addressed and solved.\u00a0 The interns also felt their teammates were friendly and helpful, making their learning process much smoother and less intimidating.<\/p>\n

Though the work was sometimes daunting, neither intern shied away from his responsibilities. \u00a0Both hit the ground running and got along well with everyone, their team leads say.\u00a0 They impressed everyone with their tenacity and enthusiasm, making it no surprise Dan Shaffer, ADEV\u2019s Director of Operations, offered them each a full-time job upon finishing school.<\/p>\n

Goodbye for Now<\/h2>\n

Nor is it a surprise that John and Zach accepted.\u00a0 While at first they took the internship mainly for the professional experience, they now say they appreciate it most for showing them how it feels to work for people who respect them.\u00a0 Neither can wait to return to the team next summer, and likewise the team can\u2019t wait to have them back.\u00a0 But as Mr. Shaffer told them as they returned to school, their priority now should on completing their degrees.<\/p>\n

Thanks again for all your hard work, guys.\u00a0 We look forward to working with you again soon.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Nathan Reames is a Junior Technical Writer with the ADEV program.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Team ADEV’s 2018 summer interns gained a lot of valuable experience, from overcoming first-day nerves to learning the importance of teamwork in developing code for leading-edge web applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,14],"tags":[33,32,24,36,23,38],"class_list":["post-1547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-news","tag-agile","tag-interns","tag-java","tag-software-development","tag-team-adev","tag-web-applications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1547"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1588,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1547\/revisions\/1588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}