KRM Associates, Inc.
Student Intern Program

KRM Associates, Inc. (KRM) founded its Student Intern Program (SIP) in January 2003 with Shepherd University providing internships to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Cyber Security (OCIS), at the Network and Security Operations Center (NSOC) in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Under this program Interns performed IT security analyst services by monitoring network traffic and identifying abnormalities and threats to the VA’s network system thus becoming educated in the latest monitoring and analysis tools, intrusion detection technologies and other related security technologies. Additionally, Interns can be processed for security clearances providing them a competitive edge for post-graduation employment within the IT and security industry.

The KRM SIP was founded with the objective of finding a way for business, academia, and government to work cohesively within the information technology and security fields in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to specifically,

  • Create a total solution in educational offerings
  • Improve Academia’s understanding of employer requirements in the IT field
  • Provide income for students while developing skills
  • Produce technically accomplished students
  • Provide a trained and qualified work force
  • Gain a competitive edge, geographically and technologically
  • Create jobs and opportunities

The KRM SIP offers undergraduate students the opportunity to gain professional experience within real-world business environments and perform work that is directly related to their academic field of study. Interns are paid for their services, perform shift work, and can work up to 960 hours per year. The primary advantages of the KRM SIP for the Intern are,

  • The opportunity to explore majors and clarify career goals with professionals in the field to help determine that this field of study is right for them
  • Improve Academia’s understanding of employer requirements in the IT field
  • To develop knowledge, competencies, and experience related to their field of study
  • To gain practical employment experience that employers look for when hiring college graduates
  • The opportunity to take responsibility for their own learning and create a more rewarding college experience
  • To establish a network of professional contacts, mentors and references to provide support and options for post-graduation

Under the KRM SIP Interns learn more by integrating theoretical classroom study with applied hands-on learning and interaction with professionals in their field. As a result of participating in the program an Intern can,

  • Better understand what people in their field actually do and gain a technical edge
  • Gain more confidence in their abilities and enhance their skills
  • Lean how to manage time and priorities
  • Learn how to work with others, team build, and gain leadership
  • Improve their communication skills