Junior Micheal Gilbert has been taking engineering classes since he came to the highschool. Engineering is something that caught Gilbert’s interest years ago.

“My brother led me to engineering because I was interested in what he was doing in his engineering classes,” said Gilbert.

For his third year in the engineering program, Gilbert was tasked with securing an internship with an actual company.

“My internship is with a mechanical engineer from an engineering based firm.” said Gilbert.

This mechanical engineer is Michelle Blosheteyn of American Engineering Incorporation. Throughout the experience, Gilbert was taught many different lessons.

“I learned never to give up on trying to communicate with people,” said Gilbert.

After much deliberation, Gilbert decided to focus on cranes. 

“Cranes are interesting to me because they work in many applications to make work life easier,” said Gilbert.

Gilbert is currently using a software known as Autocad Inventor to create and design a fully functioning crane. This has become his end of year project. Autocad Inventor allows the user to build and design 3D objects which can then be 3D printed and assembled.

“The crane I am designing is going to have a rotating duplex hook, which is a double hook,” said Gilbert.

Gilbert hopes to pursue a future career in engineering, and further explore crane technologies.

“I am looking forward to seeing my drawings be fully scale for opportunities and applications in real life situations,” said Gilbert.