Lenovo Tech Trip II

Good afternoon everyone!

It's been an absolutely unreal day!

This morning, right off of the bat, we met with Human Resources representatives.  These people were incredibly bright and honest.  They say the truth hurts, but it's also the perfect motivator.  The most important lesson they offered was to showcase your experience in the light most applicable to the job you're applying for.  Employers want to see right away why YOU'RE the right fit -- and they only take 10 seconds the first time around to decide.

Then we presented our Marketing campaign! It was fairly nerve-racking until we actually started.  There were about 9 in the audience including the Woo Agents.  Regardless, we found our rhythm and let it flow.  I have attached the powerpoint, so please check it out.

I just want to give a shout out to Adam for all of the filming and time he committed to us.  He's done a fantastic job.  Please check out his work and contact him for any videography - <a href="www.blueberryfusion.com">Blueberry Fusion</a>

After lunch we had the exclusive opportunity to shadow an employee for a few hours!!! I was fortunate enough to be placed in the Imaging Center.  This place was really cool and the employee I shadowed was brilliant.  He is exactly the kind of person I want to become - job wise. 

He has anywhere from 15-65 different projects at one time with many many clients and works on almost every ThinkPad system (product).  Imaging is really the way your computer looks when you buy it and turn it on the for the first time.  There are certain prompts to pick your time zone and language, or to set up your wireless.  These are all decided and then built (by the imaging department) and sent to manufactures to have preloaded onto all of the machines before the client (company) gets them.  This is much cheaper and faster than the company personally loading the image of each computer!!

It was really cool to shadow a Software Engineer Developer and realize that some people play such an integral role in the efficiency and effectiveness of a computer even BEFORE the box is opened.

It's been an incredible experience that I'm sure to miss here in Raleigh (Morrisville), NC. 

Off to Los Angeles in the morning.

Later ya'll (as they say down here!)

The Team mid fire drill today =]

Hey all,

After a full afternoon of brainstorming we were beat last night and rested up for the full day of work today.  We started the morning off with a great breakfast -- just like you should everyday -- and headed to Lenovo to begin our official work on the Major Challenge!!!!

I did a ton of work and brainstorming last night -- I felt shockingly motivated to begin working so I did.  We worked all morning and probably went through over 100 ideas on the wipe off board.  It was an excellent experience of working together in a professional setting.  It took cooperation and understanding.  A lot of frustrations arose and it was a good lesson in patience and teamwork.

Come lunch time we had our BIG idea.  We had rough wording, but nonetheless we had a good footing and a bearing on direction of where we wanted to go.

The idea was simple: A computer should not be the source of your computer, rather Lenovo enables students to define their own personality.  Everyone uses technology different, and everyone is different, so how can a brand or company expect everyone to conform to the same fad?  In any regard, we have put together an incredible presentation highlighting exactly how Lenovo and Intel create an experience that lets users maximize their potential no matter what they're doing, no matter what major they are or what area they're studying.

I'm really excited to present to Lenovo Managers and Directors tomorrow.  In the afternoon we are scheduled to shadow Lenovo employees.  I will either be in the I/T departement, Web Development department, or Working with someone in ENterprise Imaging -- All excellent insights to what I could be doing in less than 2 years! 

I'm having a blast, they weren't kidding when they said "all-expenses-paid"

Thanks Lenovo, The Woo, and Intel.

Cheers,

Trip Update and Recap of Day I - Presentation of Laptop, implied mini-challenge, and the Major Challenge for Raleigh, NC

Enjoy

Cheers,

Today's a good day. a darn good day. Lenovo has given me the incredible opportunity to visit the North American headquaters in Raleigh, NC! 

As I walked through the front door at 9 AM, I was greeted with an incredibly professional and welcoming corperate culture.  The Project Managers, Team Leaders, and Lenovo Educators broke treated us as young professionals and have given us the opportunity to jumpstart our own "DOER" careers with brand new Lenovo Ultrabook U300 Laptops.

I'm no computer reviewer, but this is one slick machine.  From performance to appearence, the U300 takes the cake.  I wish I had a way to truly and accurately communicate how thin and sexy this machine really is!!

I'm looking forward to continuing to interact with professionals and exploring the possbilities of these incredible products.

Cheers,