Horsepower Students

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Seeking innovative and entrepreneurial students who are excited about the future of agriculture. We'll work with you to craft internships and careers around your skills and passions.

Employment

To submit your resume and cover letter eiter:

• email landon.frend@horsepower.com or
• mail to: P.O. Box 1417 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

Web Developer

Overview

This position will work closely with Cal Poly interns, Director of Operations, and Director of Software Development on Cal Poly's campus in our new office at the Technology Park. You will have an opportunity to learn from our team of innovative, and professional entrepreneurs whose backgrounds range from agriculture, computer science, to business.

You will play a critical role in the direction, design, development and implementation of the next stages of Horsepower.

Skills

• C# or C++
• ASP.NET
• SQL Server
• Javascript
• AJAX
• A solid working knowledge of OOP/SOA concepts are a must with WCF a plus.

Personal Qualities

• Unafraid to suggest new ideas
• Well informed of new technologies and their application
• Respects farmers and cares about how food is grown and where it comes from
• The ability to work independently, but lvoes working with a good team
• Ability to follow timelines and meet deadlines
• Enjoys coming to work, maintains a clean working environment and dresses accordingly
• Communicates openly, and appreciates honestly
• Desire to work with entrepreneurs in building a company from the ground up
• Organized, punctual, disciplined, efficient, self-motivated and responsible

Compensation

Competitive hourly rates and based on level of skill and experience.

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Networking/Sales Team

Overview

• Focus on sales and signing up new Core Members.
• Develop relationships with new users, and organizations.
• Managing and maintaining Core Member and Sponsor accounts: including ordering, supplying and designing gift bundles for use.
• Research and report on potential new markets.
• Facilitate Horsepower events

Skills/Requirements

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable with MS office
• Basic understanding of the agriculture industry
• Bachelors degree or higher
• Prior sales or agricultural experience a plus
• Graphic design experience a plus

Personal Qualities

• Unafraid to suggest new ideas
• Well informed of new technologies and their application
• Respects farmers and cares about how food is grown and where it comes from
• The ability to work independently; but loves working with a good team
• Ability to follow timelines and meet deadlines
• Enjoys coming to work, maintains a clean working environment and dresses accordingly
• Communicates openly, and appreciates honestly
• Desire to work with entrepreneurs in building a company from the ground up
• Organized, punctual, disciplined, efficient, self-motivated and responsible

Compensation

Competitive hourly rates and based on level of skill and experience along with milestone incentives/commission.

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Internship

Overview

The purpose of the Horsepower Internship Program is to create lasting educational benefits for Cal Poly students in fields ranging from Computer Science to Agriculture Business. Students will learn to:

• Build an innovative agri-technology company from the ground up.
• Manage a team of volunteers and/or paid interns.
• Collaborate with interns of multiple disciplines.

Students will have the unique opportunity to work directly with the VP of Operations, CTO, and CEO to:

• Research, build, and implement marketing events and PR campaigns (Marketing Team)
• Manage existing and develop new relationships with local agri-businesses (Networking Team)
• Design and build new product enhancements (Development Team)

Application Process

To submit your application packet either:

• email landon.friend@horsepower.com or
• mail to: P.O. Box 1417 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

Applicant must choose to do one of the following:

• Plan, execute, and document a "Horsepower: buy local" event on their campus or in their local community.
• Create an outline for a creative PR/marketing campaign.
• Submit a proposal for product enhancement
• Create a unique set of promotional resources (incl: pictures, videos, flyers, posters, mailers, email etc.)

Applicant must submit a brief summary (500 words or less) that includes the following:

• Desired team (Marketing, Networking, or Development)
• Applicant's contribute to the team
• Desired learning outcomes.