Securian Financial
Michelle Cotton
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Provides individual insurance, group
insurance, retirement, and other financial
services
Headquartered in St. Paul
Over 9 million clients nationwide
Over 5,000 associates
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Training
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Distributed Batch Environment Migration
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HTML, JavaScript, XML, C++, Informatica, Lotus
Notes, Java Batch, Test ESP, AccuRev
C++, Internal FTP, Batch Utility, File Watchers
Other
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HTML – Maintenance
HTML - Testing
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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
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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…
if (DBE = local)
{
filepath = C:\…
}
if (DBE = test)
{
filepath = //test file share
}
if (DBE = production)
{
filepath = //production file share
}
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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
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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
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
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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
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Successful if it found the file
Failed if the file was not found
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Product Seminars
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Met previous interns
Learned about the company and the services it
provides
Leadership Seminar
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Met the CEO and CIO of Securian
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Social Committee
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Twins Game
Dinner Cruise
SkyZone – 3D Dodge ball
Other Activities Planned by Securian
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Arboretum
Feed my Starving Children
Katy Perry
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http://www.securian.com/Securian/Careers/Students
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Questions?
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http://www.archalliance.com/blog/?p=589
http://www.goffpublic.com/casestudies/lobbying-and-governmentrelations/securian-financial-group/
http://www.securian.com/Securian/About+
Us/Securian+Financial+Group
http://www.securian.com/Securian/Careers/
Students