Jacob Freemyer Co-op with Intermec Inc in 2009

Jacob Freemyer, a senior student of computer science department. For 7 months, January through August 2009, Jacob Freemyer did a Co-op with Intermec Inc. in Cedar Rapids. At Intermec he was a Bluetooth Automated Test analyst, developer, and tester on Intermec's rugged mobile PC's bluetooth throughput, connectivity, and discovery ability. This was his first experience in the field and he learned that "you don't have to know everything; you get opportunities to learn new things". He was given the opportunity to participate in all group meetings and able to give input when needed. He also picked up two pretty interesting languages, xml and xsl, which he used to transform test data into graphs that could be viewed in browsers. Using C# he was able to improve a 3 day automated test cycle by developing an application to organize otherwise tedious tasks. Intermec provided a pleasant and laid back work environment while still keeping schedules strict and getting what needed to be done completed and completed right. He would definitely recommend students to Intermec, they have nice employees, a good work environment, and a strong company background.