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	CoE Links CoE Home CoE Alumni CoE Directory CoE Online Giving CoE Study Abroad CoE Student Services Contact CoE Paul Baran Receives National Medal Open Houses Engineers Week		Prospective: Undergraduate: Student Profiles ANTHONY CORATOLO '05 (MSE), B.S./M.S. Where did you do your co-op? ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc., King of Prussia, PA Job description Participated in PVC formulation problem solving for the Polymers Technical Service Division. How did you get the job? Online, through Drexel's Steinbright Career Development Center. I also had to go to King of Prussia for an interview. Duties on the job The job included weighing up and blending PVC formulations, running PVC processing equipment, and performing tests for material strength, color retention and molten PVC viscosity. I had to organize data and present it to my supervisors. What did you learn on the job? I learned a great deal about polymer processing and testing. ATOFINA is a very large company, which gave me the opportunity to learn about lab work outside the university setting. Job perks The hours were very flexible. I could start anywhere from 7 to 9 in the morning. If I needed time off it was not a problem. The people in my department were very friendly-I could not have asked for a better group of people to work with. Salary $610 for a 37.5 hour work week. There were also some opportunities for overtime. What's your favorite thing about Philadelphia or your favorite place here? The best thing about the Philadelphia area is the food. This area has the best variety and best tasting food. As for the best place, it would have to be Sonny's Cheesesteaks on 2nd and Market Streets. Forget Pat's and Geno's-go to Sonny's where you can eat indoors and their steaks taste better.