Working at Summer Consultants has been an invaluable experience for me. Over the course of several weeks, I have had the benefit of working on five separate projects, each with their own unique assignments. My work ranged from area takeoffs on Bluebeam, to load calcs on Trace, pressure drop calculations in Excel, and drafting in… Read More

I worked at Summer as an intern for 12 weeks, mostly under the mentorship of an engineering designer named Christian. Prior to this internship, I had knowledge of AC power systems and motors, but no experience with AutoCAD MEP or structural engineering (and how it fit in to what I was doing). However, I quickly… Read More

My experience at Summer Consultants over these last 3 months has been very enlightening for me in terms of skills and professionalism. I began my internship working on two barracks buildings at a military base in Maryland. The scope was to remove the existing HVAC system and replace it with a fan coil unit (FCU)… Read More

Summer of 2020, the height of the coronavirus pandemic. I was but a mere intern. The office was nearly empty, with just the two other interns, our respective mentors, a few administrative employees, and some transient management. With how small in numbers we were, everyone who stepped into the office felt like a mentor to… Read More

Although the percentage of women in engineering has been increasing over the years, it still remains at only 15%. With this low number, many women report that they have to prove themselves repeatedly in order to get the same recognition as their male colleagues. While women make up around 20% of engineering graduates, only 11%… Read More