I’ve had a very exciting week at work. Unfortunately, I am legally bound not to go into detail about it here, as this is a public space. I really hate posting cryptic messages on blogs (which are supposed to be for sharing), but I want to post something, and I signed an NDA so I could get a summer job. Totally worth it (at least for me), but annoying nonetheless.
It’s no secret that I am on the Concept Prototyping Team (CPT) at Synaptics as a college intern this summer. This Tuesday, I finally got a prototype of a device I’ve been working on for a few weeks finished and totally working. As soon as I did, my supervisors/mentors informed me that they have been meaning to make one of them for two years now, but never had the time. Now the device could potentially be a give away item that Synaptics hands out to clients or distributes at trade shows. I can’t tell you what it is, but it’s really useful. In fact, I’ve been using my prototype to help plan and create the next iterations.
I’m also spearheading a movement to dramatically change the way Synaptics does business. It will be my presentation for Spring Chicken, a competition among interns, who present ideas for new products or business practices. After that, I will have a meeting with some very high level executives and pitch an idea to them. If things go well, I could land myself a part time job at Synaptics during the school year. If all goes well, I will be able to post much more detail on this last development.
Next week, my three supervisors and mentors will be on vacation. While it is somewhat inconvenient to have them gone, us interns have much work to do. I especially have a lot of work to do with two major projects now under my control.
I am also trying to get the American Red Cross (ARC) to do a blood drive at Synaptics. It’s a bit of paperwork, and a lot of relaying information back and forth between those who have it and those who need to know it. I’m worried that the drive will happen after I am gone for the school year and that nothing will happen, though I hope to set things up well enough that HR can take over after I leave.
Tags: ARC, blood, blood drive, intern, job, prototyping, summer job, synaptics, work
