Gallagher Koster IT Internship
Description of the company including the mission,
location, sales and market coverage. Please include your web URL:
Gallagher Koster (subsidiary of
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc" is a full-service
organization that approaches student insurance programs with innovation and
creativity. We work directly with our clients to thoroughly understand their insurance
objectives and develop customized insurance programs that best meet their
specific needs and the needs of their students."
Our mission "is committed to
being the nation’s leading full-service independent insurance program
administrator for the education community by providing high quality,
customized, and affordable health and sports insurance products and related
services to the schools, and the students and families they serve."
Our office is located in Marina
Bay, Quincy, MA. We have clients throughout the United States.
Primary duties and responsibilities: Work as the technical assistance for AJG in regard to
Gallagher Koster’s Information Technology services. Assist the GK IT team in
managing daily IT tasks including but not limited to setting up computers,
troubleshooting computer issues such as Virus/Spyware infection, hardware
problems, network connectivity etc, building web form by using our web service,
processing and analyzing dataset by using SQL query and MS Access, researching
data issues, writing and modifying PHP code to achieve some basic functions.
What will the student learn from this experience? Will learn the operation of our IT department; Practical
knowledge of web programming with database interaction; Skill sets of comparing
complicated data with tools like excel, access, SQL etc; Knowledge of
troubleshooting, analyzing and solving any kind of computer issue; Policy and
procedure of HIPAA, 201CMR17 (Mass Data Security) and other IT security
measurement.
Job Title: Information Technology
Assistant
Compensation: $10.00/hour
Academic preparation of the student required (graduate,
senior, junior, courses taken, GPA, etc.): College
student in good academic standing. Junior or senior will be ideal.
Skills required: Excellent
technical and writing skills are required; Working skill of Excel, Access and
SQL is a must. A good understanding of PHP, MySQL, MSSQL and web programming is
a plus.
Hours of work: Flexible schedule
25 hours a week
Start and end dates: Start
and End date are open
Primary supervisor: David
Ng
To apply, send resume and cover letter to:
Deidre Araujo
Senior Staff Accountant/HR Representative
Gallagher Koster
500 Victory Road
Quincy MA 02171
or email resume and email message of interest (in lieu of cover letter) to: deidre_araujo@ajg.com
