My Second Co-op

For my second co-op experience, I chose to return to Midmark where I was lucky enough to continue my work with a great team, mentor, and manager. This semester I was able to focus on sotware projects ranging from app development, UI/UX programming, low level data transmission, optimizing large scale processes and more!

The majority of my efforts were directed towards app development using C++, QML, and interfacing with the linux OS. Working in a small three person team, I was able to play an important role in the entire development life cycle where I could consistently produce high level solutions.

At one point during development, the team noticed that the speed of the app was noticeably low, meaning a clunky user experience and potential push back from new users. Seeing this, I was able to spend a day diving into the issue at a hardware level using low level tools.
Using what I saw at a low level, I was able to implement new systems for page loading, image processing, and function declaration leading to faster load speeds that were up to 210% more efficient.

This experience also allowed me to work on my teaching and leadership abilities when showing others how to implement the new system. I am truly greatful for the chance to have this experience and learn while having a real impact on the projects within the company. I came out of my experience at midmark with even more tech experience than before but I also left having grown more confident in all the soft skills required to be an effective engineer.

Thank you Jim, Vance, and the team for a great semester and experience!