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UM mechanical engineering alumna Lauren Kiel is an advanced management program trainee at Ingersoll Rand. Submitted photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Like a “Trane,” it’s hard to stop Lauren Kiel. Following her sophomore year, the University of Mississippi mechanical engineering<\/a> major with a minor in manufacturing accepted a 15-month co-op internship with Trane Manufacturing Co. in La Crosse, Wisconsin. While a member of Trane\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team, Kiel served on a new product development team that took a heating, ventilation and air conditioning compressor product from the design phase to full production.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce my co-op was over, Ingersoll Rand (Trane\u2019s parent company) offered to keep me on remotely as an intern for them,\u201d said Kiel, a Chicago native who graduated from the university in May. \u201cFrom August 2017 until now, I transitioned into a project management intern.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her latest role, Kiel has been tasked with managing the resource allocation and capital expense spending of all the HVAC manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. She holds training sessions for all Trane employees who fall under the manufacturing, materials or quality title in all plants throughout the year. In addition to working with plant managers to track data on resource allocation and spending, Kiel also assists in planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m on an accelerated track to becoming a manager when I roll off from this program in January of 2022,\u201d Kiel said. \u201cMy co-op set me up with the network and mentors I needed to validate my performance and helped me outline my career goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiel said she would repeat her path from intern to professional if given the chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so fortunate to have gotten on with Ingersoll Rand,\u201d she said. \u201cWithout completing the co-op, I wouldn’t have discovered so early on in life what I wanted to do. I could not have asked for a better experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an intern, Kiel organized cell work groups, ordered equipment, determined manufacturing build playbooks based on volume and performed various other tasks to support implementation in the factory. While her studies were important, she found the real world isn\u2019t entirely theoretical.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployers are looking for students who can come out of college and hit the ground running,\u201d she said. \u201cHaving hands-on experience sets up for success in the future. Instead of pulling from textbooks, you can pull from firsthand accounts of issues and propose innovative solutions you have seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the project management experience was the most eye-opening part her co-op internship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found my niche and my true passion going forward,\u201d she said. \u201cNow I have a 10-year plan to reach my long-term goal of upper management before I even start my first postgraduate, full-time gig.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiel\u2019s supervisor at Ingersoll Rand said what he found most impressive about her was that she continued to grow and take on challenges without hesitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cLauren acts self-sufficient even in situations where the direction wasn\u2019t clear,\u201d said Jim Cahill, process group leader in project management at Trane Commercial HVAC. \u201cShe responded to people\u2019s requests and always was there to support people with questions. She also communicated and even trained full-time professionals on specific topics, so that alone shows her ability to communicate well and to lead others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiel emphasized the importance of real-world experience to future graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy co-op was my first steppingstone to a long-standing career with Ingersoll Rand,\u201d Kiel said. \u201cI think it’s an incredible advantage for students who take co-op opportunities. You get to learn what you do and don’t like over a period of time. That experience is invaluable and so important in figuring out the answer to the age-old question, \u2018What do you want to be when you grow up?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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