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Meet the Interns: Evan CarrManager: Ryan Gilmore (@Ryan_Gilmore)
Evan Carr (@Evan_Carr) is a student at Elon University. Evan is working as a Technical intern in the User Enablement department this summer.
"Each of Evan's projects will move us closer to where we want to be in growing the Community offerings so I’m excited to have someone dedicated to working on them," User Community Manager Ryan Gilmore says. Evan will be working on several projects this summer, including:
• Creating content to allow for the transition of the Support area from JMP.com to the Community.
• Developing an AWS solution to be used for delivering curated content on Community pages.
• Researching Generative AI for use within User Enablement.
• Developing a method of alerting Technical Support when a Jira story associated with a JMP Knowledge Base article has been updated.
Let's learn a little more about Evan.
Where are you located?
Elon, NC
What department are you working in?
User Enablement
What is your job title/position?
Technical Intern
What made you want to intern at JMP?
The interview process was great – I could not have asked for a better panel of interviewers. I love to program in my free time and am a Computer Science major, so these projects sounded fantastic to work on. I also love solving interesting problems and working on interesting projects.
As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A linguist.
What's something most people don't know about you?
I played lacrosse in high school.
Of the places you've visited, what's your favorite?
Sevilla, Spain
What are you most excited about this internship?
To learn!
What do you hope to accomplish during this internship?
I hope to contribute something meaningful to my assigned projects.
If you could splurge on one item and cost was no object, what would you buy?
A house.
What would be the title of your autobiography?
Exploring Contentment: An Analysis on the Meaning of 'Enough'
What advice would you give prospective intern applicants?
Interviewers are often looking for ways to hire you, not to reject you.
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