Hopping Projects – From Boston Scientific to GMI

Last week at Boston Scientific was full of practical experiences for me to reflect on. One notable topic was time management in a corporate setting. My two main projects are the supplier investigation and my team’s focus on finishing the test method validation phase...

Let’s Get It Done!

My product team and I had an eventful week! Here’s what was going on at Boston Scientific: Two corporate-level R&D engineers were visiting Speed and volume of our production line output increased The supplier investigation continued and is somewhat urgent We in...

Hooray for Engineering – Graphs and Meetings

We’ve completed internship week five. A main focus of work this week was the continuation of the quality investigation of supplier material. Initially, I was told that the project was of secondary importance, but it turns out that this issue affects thousands of...

Quality – It’s All Over the Place

During this week in the process development department, I was all over the place! More specifically, I used instruments in all parts of my building (at Boston Scientific). Some were new to me, some I had used before, and all of them gave me different insights into our...

Work and Play in San José

Friday – 6:00 am – Costa Rica vs. Brazil. The score was tied at 0-0 for 85 minutes until Brazil scored twice in the last two minutes. Hundreds of Boston Scientific employees watched this soccer game together in the cafeteria, and the energy in the room was incredible....

Corporate Experience, Here We Come

My first week at Boston Scientific is complete! A surprising challenge this week was to reflect on the experience; I think this is because the project I’m joining encompasses topics and skills that are new to me, and because I did a lot of acclimating and learning by...