Worked as an overnight freight associate and on occasion worked the earlier shift and helped unload truck. I spent my time getting the product out of receiving and to its proper home on the floor quickly and neatly. This was a fast paced working environment that required the use of many different styles of forklift like equipment. I learned to quickly memorize product locations and sku numbers to aid me in my ability to put stock away faster. During my time at The Home Depot I was awarded with two "Homer Badges". The first was given for being the quickest at putting away stock and the other for receiving freight associate of the month.

Over the course of the summer of 2016, I completed over 240 hours of ride along time with the Department of Natural Resources law enforcement division. This was an exciting opportunity for me because it gave me an opportunity to deeply explore a possible career path within my major. The Lieutenant of my district was more than happy to have me aboard and put me in touch with Sergeant Brandon Kieft ( who has since been promoted to Lieutenant) who was in charge of the eight officers within my area consisting of my county, as well as the three counties adjacent. Historically, student internships accommodated by the law enforcement division of the DNR consisted of one or possibly two conservation officers responsible for having the ride along for the duration of the internship. Sergeant Brandon Kieft however, did me the great service of formulating me a schedule that allowed me to get time with no less than ten different officers, including himself, allowing me to see the job from different avenues, mentalities and skill sets.One of the most key attributes in any law enforcement officers arsenal is their ability to be amiable. I was fortunate enough to be able to get a front row seat to seeing how each officer interacted with the public differently and was able to further mold my own ability of being personable. On the other hand, law enforcement officers must also be exceptional problem solvers. With a wide variety of arising issues, officers must use discretion as a primary tool to resolve the dilemma at hand. The conservation officer's would frequently discuss their thought process on why they made a certain decision or rather ask me what decision I might have made and why. This greatly developed my critical thinking skills and aided me in seeing many different angles of any given situation as I began to practice it during our future encounters in preparedness for the officers inquiries.