This summer, HAAS Alert launched our third and largest-ever internship program, bringing talented high school and college students onto our team to shape the next leaders in public safety and automotive innovation. Over the course of 12 weeks, our interns made enormous contributions to projects and initiatives in engineering and technology development, customer service, marketing, and policy and regulatory research. We were consistently impressed with the commitment, hustle, and talent demonstrated by this year's class. Read on to learn more about each intern that joined us this summer, what they worked on, and what they enjoyed most about their time with us.
Name: Brook Agulnek
School: Whitney Young High School
Major/Minor: General Studies
Role: Marketing and Communications
"I enjoyed learning so much about marketing and HAAS Alert!"
Name: Ellie Agulnek
School: Whitney Young High School
Major: General Studies
Role: UI/UX Design
"I really enjoyed creating some graphics for HAAS Alert to use. I loved to experiment with different ways of putting the logo over various images that represent parts of what the company does."
Name: Scott Albert
School: Johnson & Wales
Major/Minor: Marketing/Economics
Role: Sales Analytics
"I most enjoyed being given the opportunity to grow professionally."
Name: Brandon Figueroa
School: University of Notre Dame
Major/Minor: Business and Economics/Data Science
Role: Investment Analyst
"I really enjoyed joining the investor calls and learning how the funding processes worked."
Name: Jacqueline Gesbocker
School: University of Notre Dame
Major: Neuroscience and Behavior
Role: Public Policy
"I most enjoyed interacting with company employees during weekly meetings, who often presented about their own experience in the industry."
Name: Vincent Goyette
School: University of Notre Dame
Major: Computer Science
Role: Website Development
"It was really cool to get a peek at all of the different aspects that go into running a business week-to-week, especially a startup-type company. As someone whose major is often associated with startups, it was really great to work with genuinely good people that also had the business savvy and teamwork skills to make their business work. I was really happy to learn from all of them!"
Name: Katie Lee
School: University of South Florida
Major: Medical Technology
Role: Communications and Design
"I really enjoyed creating, editing, and finalizing design proofs, and receiving feedback for my work to focus on areas that needed help and to create an even better outcome."
Name: Wavian Li
School: University of Chicago
Major/Minor: Economics, Global Studies
Role: Market Strategy
"I most enjoyed the company intern calls because it gave us an opportunity to engage with team members by personally asking questions and learning from their experiences."
Name: Luke Sheridan-Rabideau
School: University of Notre Dame
Major/Minor: Finance/Political Science
Role: Legislative Research
"I enjoyed getting to work on real and meaningful projects as well as learning about the startup industry in general."
Name: Candice Wang
School: University of Chicago
Major/Minor: Economics
Role: Marketing Strategy
"I enjoyed the meetings where I got to know other interns/people's work. It has helped me a lot in understanding the business as a whole."