PPG Finance intern
During the summer of 2011, I was able to intern with PPG industries as a finance intern. Throughout the internship I was required to complete various projects within the collections department. Two stood out as being my signature projects for the summer. The first was the implementation of an alternative check processing software to reduce an audit risk. I was required to research various programs, that were efficient, accurate, and would reduce cost. As well as organize meeting with managers from prospective companies that could potentially provide the services that were we wanted from a system. The next project was an account reconciliation for a major customer. I planned meetings with a number of credit managers within the company to gather account information on the customer so the account could be updated accurately. These projects improved my public speaking and management skills. It also gave me experience using the oracle database software. Overall my summer at PPG was beneficial in my professional development, providing me with the experience and lessons learned that I still use today.