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Maxx Taga, EIT


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From Engineering Intern to Manager (and the Lost Year Between)

Posted By Maxx Taga 08-02-2021 06:36 PM
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“I am sorry, but we are not actually looking to hire anyone at the moment.” If you were a recent graduate, and/or let go from a job during this pandemic, this might be a phrase you have gotten used to. None of us were truly invulnerable to this; but I thought I was. I was in this sort of position ...

RE: Your view of what "Engineering" is - before/during/after school

Posted By Maxx Taga 07-24-2021 11:27 PM
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Before College: Civil Engineering is all about working on buildings, roads, and bridges. During College: It can also include sewers, dams, foundations, water treatment plants, and all sorts of utilities. After College: You can even work on theme parks, rocket launch sites, naval shipyards and a ...

RE: Your Most Valuable Internship Experience?

Posted By Maxx Taga 07-24-2021 11:25 PM
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The local firms were accommodating to my school schedule. The Disneyland one, I took a semester and summer off. And the NASA one was during a summer. I was able to take online classes virtually during those times. And then I did as much classes as I could the whole way through, so during my last semester ...

RE: How you found an internship

Posted By Maxx Taga 07-24-2021 11:25 PM
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I have had quite a few internships. For the first one, my end goal entering community college system was to work at the local federal shipyard: Pearl Harbor. It is one of the biggest employers on the island and had a lot of people looking to work there. So I applied there through USA Jobs. Then ...

RE: Your Most Valuable Internship Experience?

Posted By Maxx Taga 07-17-2021 10:13 PM
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Internships: 1. Student Intern with Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Pearl Harbor Shipyard, HI 2. Civil/Structural Engineering Intern in Architecture and Facilities Engineering Dept with Disneyland Resort at Disneyland, CA 3. Campus Planning Intern with NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, ...

RE: What were you before you became an engineer?

Posted By Maxx Taga 07-17-2021 09:37 PM
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First job: Cold Stone Creamery Associate Next job: VFX artist Other jobs: Event Security for celebrities, board game tester, football analyst, etc. I learned to be flexible and adapt quickly to whatever is thrown my way. ------------------------------ Maxx Taga EIT Student/Intern Glendale ...

Maxing Out the Mulligan: Getting a Redo on College and Doing It Right

Posted By Maxx Taga 02-07-2021 12:01 PM
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My first go at college was rough to say the least. I moved to Canada, struggled with school work, switched my major twice … all before dropping out after my first semester. I went to film school, stuck around for a couple of years; and when my work visa ended, I found myself back home, right where I ...

RE: Accurate and Inaccurate Portrayals of Civil Engineers in Movies and TV Shows

Posted By Maxx Taga 11-23-2020 08:49 AM
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As someone with a film school diploma and civil engineering degree I love this topic. Saw: John "The Jigsaw Killer" Kramer was a former civil engineer Family Affair: Bill Davis is a civil engineer, I think. Gotham: Jeremiah Valeska, one of the "proto-Jokers". In comic books, Ex Machina, the main ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop

Posted By Maxx Taga 11-02-2020 07:55 AM
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Hello, My name is Maxx. I am a recent graduate (12/19), and have been looking for a job since. I would appreciate any feedback and guidance. Thanks, Maxx ------------------------------ Maxx Taga EIT,A.M.ASCE Student/Intern Glendale CA ------------------------------

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop

Posted By Maxx Taga 11-02-2020 03:52 AM
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RE: Putting your extracurricular activities to work on your resume

Posted By Maxx Taga 03-21-2020 05:57 AM
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I used to be a VFX artist for movies. I also used to do football analytics, test board games, and protect celebrities. In community college, I helped out on research on super massive black holes and multiferroics. None have them have much to do with civil engineering, but they definitely helped ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop

Posted By Maxx Taga 03-21-2020 05:57 AM
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Thank you Nicolai for taking the time to go through my resume. I purposely blacked out my contact information for visibility reasons. Thank you for the note on the objective section. I often go back and forth on having it or not. Same with having a 2 page or one page resume. I greatly appreciate ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop

Posted By Maxx Taga 03-15-2020 03:16 PM
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Thank you for this opportunity. I have constantly been refining my resume. Attached is the latest iteration with some input from my respective ASCE resume coach. Aloha and Mahalo, Maxx ------------------------------ Maxx Taga EIT,A.M.ASCE Student/Intern Kaneohe HI ------------------------ ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop

Posted By Maxx Taga 03-15-2020 02:59 PM
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