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Guest Post: SCANA Internship

May 8th, 2013 | Posted by Carmen Harris in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Intern Jack Lee talks about his accomplishments this week at SCANA.

As the semester is getting to the end, the time for me and SCANA Corporation to go our separate ways is also coming close. I will be deeply sad on my last day of employment at SCANA, but right now, I just have to not think about it and try to make the best of it.

This week is a slow week, with not a lot of jobs for the Workstation Support Department. I have been imaging some old machines occasionally and wiping old computers twice a week. According to my supervisor, the last day of my Co-Op at SCANA Corporation will be May 10, which is the day before my graduation. My co-worker Michael Taylor also told me that SCANA is about to bring summer students in for a new batch of Co-Op employment. I even helped set up a new workstation for the summer Co-Op students. Thinking about my time at SCANA, I have really learned a lot new IT skills, and I hope I can use them during my future career.

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Guest Blog Post: SCANA Internship

February 19th, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Intern Jack Lee talks about his accomplishments this week at SCANA. 

This is my fifth week working at SCANA Corporation. I have completed many projects this week, and I felt a strong sense of accomplishment by the end of the week. I assisted my co-workers in upgrading machines for an entire department, and helped install new applications on computers for other SCANA offices.

As soon as I stepped into the office on Monday, my co-worker Brian Vause asked me to help him with a project. The project was to assist some SCANA Gas offices upgrade their computers and install some applications that were needed. I used a special script written by one of our top scriptwriters. The operations were not difficult, and it didn’t even take long because the script allows the applications to be installed in 15 to 20 minutes without rebooting the computers. At the end of the day, Mr. Vause said that I did a great job and that I provided them a lot of help. Another highlight of my week was on Friday when I helped my co-worker install a new motherboard. This operation allowed me to refresh what I learned in ITEC 343 back in my sophomore year. Despite some small troubles that I ran into, I got the job done.  Seeing the computer I put together actually working made me very happy.

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Guest Blog Post: Updates and Software Installation becomes easier at SCANA

February 12th, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Intern Jack Lee talks about his work experiences at SCANA this week.

This is my fourth week working at SCANA Corporation. I had a very productive week–we have lots of projects going on, and I provided a lot of assistance for my co-workers. I feel more and more happy working at SCANA Corporation.

The highlight of my week came on Friday, when I was invited to a staff meeting. We talked about some up coming projects. It turns out that we have to help update all the machines for a big department. I guess there will be more computer imaging jobs for me to do next week. After the meeting, we also learned about a new script that was written by one of our co-workers. The script provides a special function that will allow the computer to update and install software on its own. Despite some occasional clicking and agreeing to software terms, the script has made life easier for staff and shortened program installation time. Normally, it takes many hours to install all the applications, but the new script only needs about 15 to 20 minutes. This script is incredible, and our workstation department is looking forward to using it in the future.

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Guest Blog Post: SCANA Internship

January 22nd, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Grow IT - (0 Comments)

Jack Lee is an international student doing an internship at SCANA corporation.

After a long Christmas break, I returned to SCANA for my spring semester Co-Op. I have to admit to the fact that I truly missed working at SCANA. Everyone welcomed me back when I returned, and I told them how much I had missed them and that I will work extra hard this semester.

I resumed my primary job duties as soon as I stepped into the office. I checked in equipment and imaged more desktop machines. My mentor Mike Taylor taught me how to fix the black square on the computer monitor. My workstation support team leader Mack Anderson taught me how to install a USB video adapter in order to hook up a third monitor to a work station. I also got the chance to meet an old member of the workstation support team, Bryan Bright, who had been out of the office due to a knee surgery. I worked on various projects with my co-workers and gained more knowledge.

I will continue to work hard and I hope I will be hired as a full-time employee in the future.

 

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Guest Blog Post: SCANA Internship

November 30th, 2012 | Posted by Emily in Grow IT - (0 Comments)
Jack Lee is an international student doing an internship at SCANA Corporation.

This is my third week working for SCANA Corporation. I have to admit that I am really happy that I have a chance to work here. The staff members are friendly, and they treat me like their family. It gives me the feeling that I do belong working for SCANA.

This week is in fact my second full week of work due to the Thanksgiving Holiday last week. I have become more familiar with the application called Magic. Magic is the special application that the work station support team uses. Every day we receive multiple incident reports from different departments within the company, and as work station support staff members, we have to help resolve the issues. Due to the fact that I am still new to the team, I have up to now only taken care of the incidents that involve re-installing computer monitors. However, as the week progressed, I have taken on different incidents and resolved them easily. I am also learning new information technology skills from solving the incidents.  My mentor, Mike Taylor, taught me many new computer skills, such as imaging computers and encrypting the operating system. When I master those skills, I will be able to apply them in the future incidents.

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Communication

June 8th, 2012 | Posted by Dakota in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Communication.

A simple enough word that in recent years with the advancement of technology has come to mean even more than previously thought. It used to be that effective communication was the way in which you spoke to a person. Now with email, text messaging, IM, Skype, Twitter and Facebook, communication has changed into a completely different beast. When I took business communications at Carolina (the real Carolina, USC) we learned about how to send memos, letters and even resumes. Now that I am in the business world, I am finding that things I thought were common practice are not. I am realizing that I have to change the way that I send and receive email. Now I respond to about half of the emails I receive on my cell phone. I find that now I have to copy people in, send response timelines and put very accurate subject lines. In college, I have found that these simple “rules of thumb” are not necessarily practices I have been embracing. The time has come where these are no longer suggestions but necessities. I thought that it would be difficult in mastering one area of communication, but in the project management field it is necessary to be effective in all areas.

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Next Generation IT Intern Series: Meet Dakota Hunter

June 4th, 2012 | Posted by Dakota in Education | IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

My first couple of weeks at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina can be described in one word: exciting. When I first came to BCBS, I went through new hire orientation and started training. Immediately, I was thrown into the mix and started to attend training within my department. Within a matter of days I was assigned my first project. My goal after attending the University of South Carolina is to get a position as a project manager. This internship will prepare me for the intricate job of being a project leader. My classes have prepared me in methodology and approach, even dealing with clients on some extent, but nothing can prepare you for dealing with many different people, in different environments, all working toward one goal of finishing a project on time and on budget. Overall these first few weeks have been extremely challenging but also very rewarding. I look forward to the next 8 weeks.

Some of you may remember Dakota from our profile on him while he was an instructor at a computer camp last summer. If not, check it out here:

 

About Dakota Hunter
Dakota is an Integrated Information Technology major at the University of South Carolina. He was previously an intern at the State Department of Vocation Rehabilitation and IT-oLogy. A graduating senior from Wagener, South Carolina, Dakota hopes to take on roles in project management. He hopes to be working on his masters in an IT or project related field very soon, and his dream is to one day become a CIO. Dakota is a member of the Midlands Chapter of the Project Management Institute, and enjoys playing golf, watching movies and cooking.

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IT Gateway – Your IT Career Connection

October 25th, 2011 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Careers - (0 Comments)

IT GatewayWe are thrilled to introduce IT Gateway – IT-oLogy’s newest job and internship portal! As we grow as an organization, we have found a need for a resume and job site where both employers and job seekers can connect with each other.

Are you looking for an internship or an IT position? Job seekers can register on IT Gateway, upload resumes and experience and instantly search for jobs. Are you looking for a candidate for an open position? Employers can register, post jobs and search through the resumes for qualified candidates.

IT Gateway will also be used to post various upcoming events and information sessions related to IT careers being held by IT-oLogy or our partners!

Whether you are looking for an IT job or a qualified candidate to fill your open IT position, visit IT Gateway today and register!

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