About
Hello again! I’m Malcolm Bornmann, Animax’s Summer 2021 Marketing and Events Intern. Welcome to the Animax Interns Blog, where I share first-hand accounts of what it’s like to work at this awesome company!
Today’s post is about Animax’s Summer 2021 Mechanical Engineering Intern, Melody Sivri:
Engineering At Animax
Melody’s background is in mechanical engineering and drafting, which she uses to help the Animax Engineering Team in their creation of dynamic characters. Thus far in her internship, she’s revised the drawing packages for three hero figures that were then submitted to a major client for use during assembly and maintenance, she’s collected data that helped the team internally, and she now is designing a water mitigation feature in SolidWorks that will help a figure withstand climate conditions.
When not assisting the Animax Engineering Team, Melody loves to shadow the other Animax departments to learn as much as she can! Most recently, she witnessed the first-motion of an animatronic, a major accomplishment for our Controls Team, Assembly Team, and Engineering Team. This experience taught Melody more about the innerworkings of show control, which helped reinforce the importance of her own work.
Reflection
Throughout her internship, Melody’s been able to learn and grow as a result of each department welcoming her with open arms. In interacting with each department, she’s learned that teamwork is crucial to the Animax design system. “Learning something new every day is beyond exciting: the techniques, the materials, and seeing the parts on paper assembled in real life!” says Melody. “Above all these things, it's exciting to see everyone come together to bring these figures to life and come up with amazing solutions. It's truly emphasized the importance of teamwork and supporting one another.”
