Student Co-op Experiences

This section has been dedicated to the sharing of past co-op experiences that BMT students have had. Included in this section are the companies name, what the company does, and what the student did during his/her co-op.

If you would like to add your co-op experience to this page please click here: Co-op Experience Form

Christine Gagne '04
Summer 2002 Optional Co-op

Company:

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)

Location:

350 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02123

Co-op Title: Marketing/Media Relations Intern
Salary: $10/hr
Job Duties: Assist Marketing department with publications, media design, and media relations. Conduct research and write articles as necessary. Other administrative tasks
Helpful skills: Excellent oral and written communication skills, very
proficient in desktop publishing, self-motivated, able to work
independently and take initiative on projects.
Kunal Patel '05
Optional Co-op/Internship
Company: United Technologies - Pratt & Whitney
Location: Pratt & Whitney
400 Main Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: 860-565-4321
Co-op Title: Intern in eBusiness Program Office, Summer 2002
Job Duties: Developed databases, spreadsheets, programs, and websites to monitor and solve rejected users trying to log on to company’s Portal
Helpful skills: Accomplished these tasks by using Microsoft Excel, Access, Jrun, HTML, JavaScript, and Java
Accomplishments: Helped to successfully launch company’s official communication Portal. Saved the company $85,200 through tracking down unused computers in a PC reduction initiative.
Justin Ragsdale '04
Optional Co-op
Company: Bain & Company, Inc.
Location: Bain & Company, Inc
Two Copley Place
Boston, MA United States 02116
Phone: 617-572-2000
Co-op Title: Co-op in IT headquarters, PC support/repair
Salary: $12/hr
Job Duties: Maintain office laptop inventory database, Data transfer data between computers, Re-image desktop and laptop systems, test corporate software, repair laptops and desktop or send out to repair center.
Helpful skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Communication with group, timeliness and accuracy of project completion
Accomplishments: Helped redesign inventory system into an integrated database, helped with the implementation of a new laptop system type and updated procedure documentation

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Updated: 06/23/04