1. Michelle Cotton Securian Financial

2.  Provides individual insurance, group insurance, retirement, and other financial services  Headquartered in St. Paul  Over 9 million clients nationwide  Over 5,000 associates

3.  Training  HTML, JavaScript, XML, C++, Informatica, Lotus Notes, Java Batch, Test ESP, AccuRev  Distributed Batch Environment Migration  C++, Internal FTP, Batch Utility, File Watchers  Other  HTML – Maintenance  HTML - Testing

4.  Year long project (June 2011 – June 2012)  Convert all files in scope to use new logic  Sets variables based on DBE environment  DBE variable: local, test, production

5.  Retrieved and printed financial information  Added programming changes  Created testing plan  Ran program on two computers at once to compare output  Didn’t quite go as planned…

6. if (DBE = local) { filepath = C:\… } if (DBE = test) { filepath = //test file share } if (DBE = production) { filepath = //production file share }

7.  FTP: Copies files from mainframe to hard drive, or vice versa.  Used Test ESP to test  Completed PCR/ Job Requisition forms for production testing  Submitted LBT document changes  Sent Testing Sign Off form

8.  Generally used to move or rename files  Added logic similar to C++ files  Used similar testing process to FTP jobs  Example: Move test files into dated folders

9. set today=%date:~10,4%date:~4,2%date:~7,2% if “%DBE%” = “” ( echo DBE variable not set exit 7 ) if “%DBE%” = “local” ( set filepath = C:\... ) … move %filepath% %filepath%today% exit 0

10.  Waits a certain amount of time for a file to be FTP’d  Stops running after it finds the file or the time limit is exceeded  Check mainframe for result  Successful if it found the file  Failed if the file was not found

11.  Product Seminars  Met previous interns  Learned about the company and the services it provides  Leadership Seminar  Met the CEO and CIO of Securian

12.  Social Committee  Twins Game  Dinner Cruise  SkyZone – 3D Dodge ball  Other Activities Planned by Securian  Arboretum  Feed my Starving Children  Katy Perry

18.  http://www.securian.com/Securian/Careers/Students http://www.securian.com/Securian/Careers/Students  Questions?

19.  http://www.archalliance.com/blog/?p=589 http://www.archalliance.com/blog/?p=589  http://www.goffpublic.com/case- studies/lobbying-and-government- relations/securian-financial-group/ http://www.goffpublic.com/case- studies/lobbying-and-government- relations/securian-financial-group/  http://www.securian.com/Securian/About+ Us/Securian+Financial+Group http://www.securian.com/Securian/About+ Us/Securian+Financial+Group  http://www.securian.com/Securian/Careers/ Students http://www.securian.com/Securian/Careers/ Students