Big things are happening this semester! I’m happy to announce that I’ve recently received and accepted an offer from Deloitte, an internationally-known “big 4” auditing and consulting firm, for full-time employment following graduation. Beginning in July of 2015, I will join the firm as a Business Technology Analyst (BTA) in the Technology group of the consulting business. I’ll be working out of the Arlington, VA office as part of Deloitte’s Federal practice.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) is a private, UK-based firm. Its United States operations, Deloitte LLC, employs over 65,000 people who perform a variety of auditing and consulting services. Deloitte’s clients include firms in all industries, both public and private, who look to the firm to find solutions to the business problems they face. These problems range from compliance issues with financial regulations, to business process efficiency, to development and implementation of technology solutions. Deloitte employs some of the best and brightest people in the world. In recent years, the firm has increased its recruiting efforts at the Fox School of Business for both interns and full-time employees. It’s extremely gratifying to know that such a firm recognizes the power of Fox!

I’d like to use this opportunity to publicly thank everyone at Fox who has helped make this application process a successful one for me: all my professors in the MIS department, the entire staff of the Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD), the Academic Advisors, and all my friends and colleagues in AIS, both current students and alumni. Special thanks goes to Gregg Price, a Temple alum and consultant with Deloitte, for coaching and mentoring me over the course of the past year. It’s been a long, difficult journey to get to this point. This offer, and all the new opportunities it brings, makes all the former years of struggle worthwhile. Thank you all!

Beginning in early November, 2014, I have been interning at Genji, Inc, a firm in the food and beverage industry serving Japanese-inspired cuisine at over 180 locations in the US and UK. I first learned about the firm and the position at the IT Career Fair held at Fox in the Fall of 2014. I work in the corporate offices located in downtown Philadelphia as a Project Management Intern. Genji, Inc is a subsidiary of Peace Dining Corporation, with businesses that many Philadelphia residents will recognize, including the Genji sushi and sashimi kiosks located inside Whole Foods Markets in and around the city. Genji has recently opened its first stand-alone restaurant, Hai Street Kitchen Co., on 18th Street between Chestnut and Sansom in downtown Philadelphia.

As the Project Management Intern, I work with and report to the Enterprise Project Management Office’s IT Project Manager. The firm has a number of projects underway including expansion to new locations and the implementation of new, company-wide IT solutions. So far, I have assisted in conducting analyses of business processes and documented these processes in workflow documents, created and maintained project schedules, and other documents related to managing Genji’s ongoing projects like risk registers and communication management plans.

I was, and still am, very pleased to be selected for this position, not least of all because of the direct correspondence to the project management principles I’m currently studying in MIS 3535. My experience as a Project Manager leading my team of Business Analysts from MIS 3504 proved invaluable in landing the position and in performing my duties now that I have the job. My experience in 3535 has allowed me to hit the ground running, with a minimum of onboarding time. As a result of taking this course, I’m already familiar with the terminology, techniques, and software tools used by real-life Project Managers. I believe this knowledge has allowed me to become a real asset to my new company.