wmajoring in aerospace engineeringarren Tichenor, a senior at theUniversity of Southern California and economics, had dreamed since childhood curve sales and marketing experts.This summer, his dream came true when he“I’ve been an aviation nut since the age of 6 andIn Everett, Tichenor gathered engineering dataTichenor’s internship ended in August, andof one day working for Boeing.worked for Boeing as an intern with CommercialAirplanes in Everett, Wash.felt like working at Boeing was the right fit,” he said.for customers and collaborated with Boeing’searningl Boeing interns are given real-world he’s now back at school. work problems to solve ence. “It was very meaningful work and gave me-“I was part of a team,” he said of the experi By Tim Houston and Marcy Polhemus tremendous opportunities to learn the business.” At some companies, internships are seen PhOTO: Warren Tichenor, left, a University of Southern California aerospace engineering and economics major, spent his summer as an intern at Commercial Airplanes in Everett, Wash., working with manager Wendi Shirley, right. MATThEw ThOMPSON/BOEING BOEING FRONTIERS / OCTOBER 2012 39
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