Back to Profiles
MINGGANG GUO
Internship Field: Engineering, Car Industry, Management
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Economics
Host: Volkswagen AG
Location: Wolfsburg
Duration: 3 months in Summer 2006
Description: "My duties included: Communication with Northern and Southern Chinese Joint-Ventures to get a consistent testing plan for the development of a new car. Making testing plans for cars at various development stages. Ground-level testing coordination. Working with Augmented Reality to create a user-guide. Also extensive use powerpoint presentations and excel sheets. The work helped me to understand the complexities of coordination within large projects. Communication skills and attention to details are important."
Comments: "I had a first-hand insight into the development of two new car models and also got to experience and work with some Augmented Reality. /.../ It was simply great to work in a foreign country and get a first-hand view of how they work. I also appreciate meeting some helpful coworkers who are from diverse backgrounds."
German language skills: "My German somewhat improved, mostly reading and writing. All of my coworkers always tried to speak English to me..."
For further information, please write to guo.minggang@stanfordalumni.org