National Intern Day: The Actian Summer Internship Experience

Happy National Intern Day!

As a returning intern who has spent two memorable summers at Actian, I am excited to share what sets Actian apart and how their internship program is truly exceptional. 

One aspect of the program I absolutely adore is the in-person orientation. Unlike many remote companies, Actian offers a unique opportunity for interns to come together at the Center of Excellence office in Round Rock, Texas.  

Trust me when I say this is one of the highlights of the summer! Not only do you get to bond with fellow interns and spend quality time with your manager and buddy, but you also get to explore Texas together and engage in exciting activities. A personal favorite of mine was the gameshow-style intern competition at GameOn! ATX. Despite my team losing for the second year in a row, we gave it our all, making it an exciting and fun event.  

Während manche befürchten, dass man das Gemeinschaftsgefühl einbüßt, wenn man aus der Ferne arbeitet, ist das bei Actian kein Problem. Lachen und Witze sind ein regelmäßiger Bestandteil unserer Meetings, und es ist normal, lustige GIFs in unseren Teamchats zu sehen. Ob Arbeitsjubiläen oder Geburtstage, wir feiern die kleinen Dinge gemeinsam. Letzten Sommer überraschte mich das ActianTeam zu meinem Geburtstag mit einem essbaren Gesteck und Muffins. Diese Gesten sind ein echtes Beispiel für die fürsorgliche und unterstützende Atmosphäre innerhalb des Unternehmens.

I must also mention the remarkable Marketing team, not only because I am a marketing intern, but because the people at Actian are genuinely one of a kind. You cannot find a more collaborative, enthusiastic, and supportive group. Despite my short tenure as a summer intern, I even have my own nickname (the Sparkler) within the marketing team! Across all departments, Actian employees are eager to connect with you, help you learn, and foster your professional growth.  

Actian truly makes interns feel valued and appreciated, and I couldn’t be more grateful to be here another summer. I will carry the memories, experiences, and relationships I’ve built at Actian long after my internship ends!

-Madeline Heath – Demand Generation Marketing Intern  

Returning intern, Madeline, is pursuing majors in Marketing and International Business at Indiana University Bloomington’s Kelley School of Business. At Actian, she assists the marketing team with various projects but is primarily focused on the social gamification of the employee advocacy platform to leverage employee networks and achieve brand visibility and thought leadership. She cannot say enough about the people and culture at Actian! 

Meet more of our 2023 Summer Interns:  

Savannah Bruggeman – Conversion Rate Optimization Marketing Intern

Savannah ist Absolventin der Loyola University Chicago, wo sie Statistik und Public Relations studiert hat. Bei Actian entwickelt und führt sie A/B-, multivariate und kontinuierliche Optimierungstests durch, bringt erfolgreiche Ideen auf den Markt und integriert sie in die ActianWebsite! Ihr Lieblingsteil des Praktikums ist die Anwendung von Fähigkeiten, die sie im Klassenzimmer gelernt hat, und das Erlernen neuer Fähigkeiten!

 Caitlin Fuschetto – Cloud Operations Analyst Intern

Caitlin studies Information Systems at Fordham University. As a Cloud Operations Analyst intern, she works alongside her project manager to ensure efficiency of the Cloud Ops team. She enjoys collaborating with her buddy/manager on her Capstone project and the weekly intern events!  

 Ian Loo – DataConnect Engineering Intern

Ian is majoring computer science at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. At Actian, he carries out specific tasks for the DataConnect team through investigation, brainstorming, and implementation. His favorite part of his internship is learning new technologies and industry practices!  

Alexa Cole – DevOps Intern

Alexa is majoring in computer engineering at the University of Florida. As the Actian DevOps intern, she works to perform migration from Twiki to Confluence. She has loved learning about what DevOps is truly about!   

Ethan Avila – Cloud Security Engineer Intern

Ethan is majoring in Technology Management at Texas A&M University. At Actian, Ethan is learning how to build, maintain, and enhance protection and detection on cloud-based infrastructure. He is grateful for how much he has been able to learn in just a short time!

Henry McKinney – Cloud Operations Analyst Intern

Der wiederkehrende Praktikant Henry hat vor kurzem die Nazareth University mit dem Hauptfach Psychologie und einem Dreifach-Minus in Mathe, Analytik und Finanzen abgeschlossen. Als Mitglied des Customer Cloud Operations-Teams nutzt Henry Kubernetes , um nativeCloud zu verwalten. In diesem Sommer hat er viel über Kubernetes gelernt.

Sayali Dalvi – DataConnect Engineering Intern

Sayali is majoring in Information Systems at Northeastern University. As Actian’s DataCloud Engineering, she is working to build new features for the Integration of Actian’s flagship product, the Actian Data Platform. She looks forward to the weekly intern events and weekly 1:1 meeting with the employee experience team! She really appreciates the personalized guidance and feedback!

Phuong Tran – Employee Experience Intern

Phuong macht einen Master in Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie an der University of Central Florida. Als Praktikantin im Bereich Employee Experience ist sie in erster Linie für die Förderung des globalen Corporate Volunteering unter den ActianMitarbeitern verantwortlich, indem sie ein Corporate Volunteering-Programm einrichtet, das Actians Werte der Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) widerspiegelt. Sie liebt die wöchentlichen Praktikantenveranstaltungen und genießt es, ihr Wissen über die Branche durch praktische Anwendung zu erweitern!

 Gabriela Flores Diaz – Online Media Review and ESG Intern 

Gabriela hat ein Doppelstudium in Marketing und Kommunikation an der W.P. Carey School of Business der Arizona State University. In ihrer derzeitigen Rolle entwickelt sie einen neuen Online-Medienprüfungsprozess und implementiert eine ESG-Marketingstrategie.
Sie hat es geliebt, sich mit anderen Praktikanten und Mitgliedern des ActianTeams auszutauschen, besonders während der persönlichen Einweisung! Die Zusammenarbeit mit Fachleuten aus verschiedenen Funktionen bei Actian hat sie mit wertvollen Einblicken und unterschiedlichen Perspektiven inspiriert.

Matthew Jackson – Zen Engineering Intern  

Returning intern, Matthew Jackson is majoring in Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines. As the Zen Engineering intern, Matthew works to create a standalone utility application to assist developers with integrating Zen and working out a sample to demonstrate a possible Zen use case. He loves learning more about the industry through hands-on applications and working with incredible people! 

 Skylar Ng – Employee Experience Intern  

Skylar is majoring in Psychology at Michigan State University. As an Employee Experience Intern, he primarily focuses on helping Actian on its path to sustainability through research and policy implementation. He loves connecting with other interns and employees across Actian and gaining insight into their roles and responsibilities. 

Aditi Purandare – Sustainability Engineering Intern  

Aditi is majoring in Economics and Urban and Environmental Policy at Occidental College. As a Sustainability intern, she researches and collaborates with the engineering team to ensure Actian’s software is environmentally friendly and works to solidify Actian’s ESG mission! She has loved getting to and working with her fellow interns!  

Sahithi Eslavath – Software Engineering Intern 

Sahithi is majoring in Data Science at Greenwich University. As an Actian Software Engineering Intern, she works to establish the connection from DBT to Ingres. During her time at Actian, she has loved developing the new adapter

Josh Reyes – Financial Planning & Analysis Intern 

Josh, der wiederkehrende Praktikant, studiert Finanzwesen an der Universität von San Francisco. Als Praktikant bei Actian im Bereich Finanzplanung und -analyse erstellt er Dashboards, um die Finanzen und Unternehmenskennzahlen zu verfolgen. Er liebt das Actian Praktikantenprogramm und genießt es sehr, mit dem Finanzteam zusammenzuarbeiten, etwas über die Technologiebranche zu lernen und sich mit seinen Mitpraktikanten auszutauschen!

About Actian Corporation

Actian empowers enterprises to confidently manage and govern data at scale, streamlining complex data environments and accelerating the delivery of AI-ready data. The Actian data intelligence approach combines data discovery, metadata management, and federated governance to enable smarter data usage and enhance compliance. With intuitive self-service capabilities, business and technical users can find, understand, and trust data assets across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Actian delivers flexible data management solutions to 42 million users at Fortune 100 companies and other enterprises worldwide, while maintaining a 95% customer satisfaction score.