Now for the next installment of our new series Intern Experiences: “What I learned at ATI“
Jameson Otto is a recent graduate of the Master of Science in Information Studies at the University of Texas at Austin School of Information (iSchool). During the summer of 2010, he worked with ATI in fulfillment of his capstone project—a semester-long project where iSchool students put their degrees to work. Jameson had this to say about his time at ATI:
In the summer of 2010 I had the privilege of fulfilling my iSchool master’s capstone requirement by doing competitive intelligence research for Austin Technology Incubator. Mitch Jacobson and Bart Bohn wanted extensive information on data transmission in the smart grid market — I was given a few specific guidelines but other than that was largely given a lot of freedom to research how I saw fit.
For ATI I compiled a large paper on the details, trends, and predictions where the smart grid market was going, an executive summary on said information, and a spreadsheet of financial data for 150 leading energy companies. It was challenging, rewarding labor and I thoroughly enjoyed working with the team at ATI. I have since taken an information management position in Washington, D.C., where I hope to utilize the skills that I picked up at ATI and the iSchool.
Jameson’s experience highlights another of the many ways ATI leverages the student community at UT. Every semester, ATI matches talented students from the McCombs School of Business, the Cockerell School of Engineering, the School of Information and other programs with start-up companies to work on real-world business and engineering problems. These projects benefit both the students, who are looking for real-world experience, and ATI member companies, who benefit from the fresh and diverse prospective offered by budding business and engineering students. With the Spring 2011 semester approaching, ATI hopes to match more talented students like Jameson with promising start-up companies.
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