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Le Moyne interns make an impact at Mission Critical Group. Published: August 19, 2026 Share options. For the second year in a row, Texas-based Mission Critical Group (MCG) hired multiple Le Moyne students for summer internships. Working in human resource and finance, the three students - Madyson Simmons, Diego Martinez and Katie Kees - were involved in a number of initiatives during the summer and presented to senior leadership about projects they were charged with during their internship experience. Madyson Simmons '27, a human resources major, worked on how to improve MCG's talent interviewing process, determining that the secret to successful people at MCG is alignment with the company's culture as much as the role they are being hired for. She gave recommendations on ways to improve the interviewing process to help ensure a cultural match. Madyson was offered for a full-time role at MCG and will join the company in December. Katie Kees '27, also a human resources major, worked on ways to launch benefits to a recent acquisition transitioning to the MCG. After studying MCG's insurance, health care options, retirement savings programs and other benefits, she gave presentations to 300 newly acquired employees during their open enrollment, a task typically done by HR specialists with at least five years of experience. The company is working with Katie to find a full-time role in an area of the country that would work best for her. Diego Martinez de los Reyes '27, a finance major, worked on building a competitive comparison analytical model, taking a public company comparison group and developing a framework that can be updated each quarter to compare MCG and the public companies financial and operational dimensions. His work involved building a model that not only compared numbers but also factored in where strategy and intention drive the differences. He is undecided on next steps but is leaning toward going to graduate school. "In sitting in the presentations and watching the reactions of our team who have no connection to Le Moyne, these great young adults made me and should make everyone at the College proud," said Chris Curtis '79, MCG executive chairman who recently served as chair of Le Moyne's Board of Trustees. "All three of these students nailed their presentations with poise, confidence and were very well spoken." Curtis noted that the students gave great feedback on how the internship program at MCG could be improved. Le Moyne has been allocated four of the expected 40 interns the company plans on hiring next summer. "Chris and his team created a best-in-class internship experience and the chance for them to earn their first full-time job out of college" said Meredith Tornabene, Le Moyne's director of career advising and development. "These internships truly can change the trajectory of a student's life and Chris made that possible. Each of these students have excelled in the classroom and it's wonderful to hear that their critical thinking, communication and problem-solving skills were on full display at MCG as well." Le Moyne alumni and others interested in hiring student interns can contact Tornabene at [email protected]. Mission Critical Group delivers electrical engineering, manufacturing, integrated power systems, and aftermarket services for critical infrastructure, through a broad portfolio of electrical equipment, modular power solutions, engineering, manufacturing and lifecycle services supporting both behind-the-meter and mission critical applications.

Mission Critical Group acquires Anchor Automation to expand connected services. Mission Critical Group has acquired Anchor Automation, adding industrial automation and controls integration expertise to strengthen its connected services and field support for data centres and other mission-critical facilities. Mission Critical Group ("MCG"), a provider of electrical infrastructure solutions for mission critical facilities, including data centres, manufacturing plants, and energy infrastructure, has announced its acquisition of Anchor Automation, a provider of industrial automation, controls integration, and connected services. Headquartered in Florence, South Carolina, with field teams serving customers nationwide, Anchor Automation expands MCG's connected services capabilities and complements its existing field services organisation. According to the companies, MCG and Anchor Automation will provide customers with a single partner for engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, field services, automation, remote monitoring, and lifecycle support for electrical infrastructure. "Transformers are a natural extension of our integrated power solutions platform, and CORE is the ideal partner to bring that capability to MCG," said Jeff Drees, CEO of Mission Critical Group. "CORE's deep technical expertise, strong manufacturing relationships, and proven speed of delivery will enable us to offer customers a more complete solution and an accelerated path to power." "CORE will continue to deliver the same level of service and responsiveness to its reseller and distribution customer base. This includes maintaining an inventory of more than 1,000 transformers available for immediate deployment and drawing on more than 5.5 million square feet of global production capacity to deliver custom transformer solutions in as little as 16 weeks," said Randall Maddox, co-founder of CORE Transformers. "The combination with MCG adds a new channel for CORE while reinforcing its commitment to the customers and partners who have driven its growth."

Strengthens the industrial control, automation, and connected services expertise in MCG's integrated power systems platform Enhances remote monitoring,...