Flying Tee Internship
I
have been in Flying Tee for a year now, and it has been one of the most
rewarding moments of my life. Normally has a boy who grew up in Nigeria, my
parents have given me a lot of things, so my work exposed me to the worth of
things. I really never knew what it took to make like $500 a week which is what
my parents would give me to expend for fun every week but then stopped last
year until I started working. So the internship has taught me a lot about the
hardware industry in particular to golf. I am put in charge of all the
electronic gadgets in the whole building. From whatever happens in the bays to
the LED’S and TV’s, so it has been quite a robust work. One of the best reasons
why I chose this particular internship was because CIT mainly deals with the software
side of the computer while in my Internship I never really did anything
software like except rebooting or recalibrating the screens of the computer. So
this internship opened my eyes to the hardware struggles of having a computer.
Firstly
when I came in, I had to learn how the systems worked, from what happens when a
customer interacts with the bays till the customer is done from the bays. So I
was worked through all the stages of the software from start to finish, and I
will have to say it is quite easy to understand. So I was shown how to work the
software by my former supervisor named Bryan Senger who helped explain the way
the computers work. There are also different accessories attached to the
computer which helps to make the bays function at the capacity they need to
function at. Honorable mention of such a gadget is the foresight, which helps
to track where the ball is being hit to at a particular time and space. So, in
general, I was tasked to maintain all electronic materials from TVs to monitors
to the computers itself, which was quite fun. One of the main problems I have
had since I was small was effectively following detailed instructions, which
kind of proved to be a challenge when I started working there. Most times when
I was taught how to do something, I would only implement some parts of what I
learned or I’ll try to reinvent some new stuff which would eventually not work.
But when I started trying my best to learn every detail of what I was taught,
then I started to succeed at my work.
I
was taught how to open a bay and then close a bay after use. Then during play,
there are a lot of things that could happen to a bay. Some of the things that
could happen are the ball might not track, or the screen might become
unresponsive, or a customer might break a club or TV. So there are a lot of
things that could happen when the bays are in use, one of the things that cost
50% of the problems is ball not tracking. So there are two tracking devices we
use to trackballs, one is the foresight, and the other is a pro tracer. The Pro
Tracer is what we use to track balls when they are hit very far, while when the
ball is hit at a little distance, the foresight is the one which helps to track
the ball. Sometimes when customers hit the ball, and the ball does not track, I
have to come and reconnect the computer to the foresight. Sometimes the flash
in the foresight dies, or the flash gets broken, once one of these things
happen, I have to replace the flash in the foresight. I was taught how to also
change the screens to help recalibrate it. I would get another screen and then
clean it with Windex and try it on; then I’ll test it again to see whether it
works or not. Also, I check the Heads Up Display to which are routinely checked
and replaced if a customer hits it.
A
good example of this was on the third floor during the summer when a customer
used his club to hit the heads of display; this dented the screen making me to
inevitably change the screen. Also, another thing I have learned is how to
clean the bay computers. So every year, the bay computers get cleaned every
year, this is to help remove the dust from the computers and to enable the
computers to work faster. Sometimes the dust clogs the fans, which makes the
fans not able to work well which in turn makes the computers overheat making
them extremely slow for the customers use. I was charged to dust all the dirt
of the computers and also make sure all cords were placed well through the
computers.
There
are a lot of things I think I could have done better, like probably going in
depth on how the systems works, especially the back end of the programs which
are being displayed for customers to use. Also, I could have asked for more
administrative access to help see how I can make the bay experience more
flawless from the moment a customer comes to the bay, till a customer leaves
the bay. I feel I could have done more for the software sides of things on the
internship, but I had to realize I was brought in to handle the hardware side
of things in the internship, which is kind of what I centered myself over. I
heard Flying Tee was to get a new tracking device to help track both far and
near balls, which would help erase 50% of the issues customers face when they
come to play in the Tee. This would also help in the overall customer
experiences which would, in turn, produce a good brand image. One thing I also
know I would have done more is devoted more time to the internship because I
work only about 15hrs per week which is about two days per week. So I would
work on a Saturday and then a Monday, which leaves a five-day gap, so once
updates are done, I would not even know because of how long I would have been
from work. So this kind of proved to be an issue for me, also some little
things I know, I might have forgotten because I would have been away from work
for just a little bit. So this was not a big issue for me. I just had to
manually adjust myself to be able to fully focus on the job I was doing there.
In
turn, I learnt a lot on the hardware components of a computer. This made me
value the hardware side of computer engineering. Personally reviewing it, I
learned a lot in this area, but it would not be an area I would love to stay in
for the rest of my life. I feel the hardware side is important but looking at
my major, we mainly focus on the software side of things. Mainly my main goal
now that I am leaving school is to make websites and apps which In will market
with my group of marketers once they are ready. So I believe a lot in the
software side of things, but this internship taught me a lot about the ware
about of a physical computer. I also apart from computer stuff, I learned a lot
on how to interact with customers in a cautious and productive way. I had to
learn this because when a problem happens, I have to meet with a customer and
help them, this helped to boost my confidence in talking with people and
helping them. So in turn how I view my profession differs from the way a normal
person views a CIT program. The program helped me understand the IT world and
helped me understand the work that goes through making computer systems and
structures. It showed me the importance of people who are involved in computer
architecture; it made me appreciate them more for what they do. So I love my
profession because I feel it is the profession of the future, I have always
known that some jobs will be gone in a few years to come, but I rest assured
that my profession will be here for a long time to come. CIT has taught me a
lot this past four years, and I cannot wait to implement all that I have
learned so far in my profession. Hopefully, sooner or later I can have my tech
firm and a marketing firm, which will all be birthed in the roots of Computer
Information Tech.
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