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Ajsic_Semir_ENT(601)-SME Interview
ENT 601 SME Interview
By: Semir Ajsic
Interview with: Mr. Javaid Ikram, the Engineering Manager at Intel Corporation
Short Intro:
Ladies and gentlemen, today I have the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Javaid Ikram, the Engineering Manager at Intel Corporation. I have known Javaid since 2006; we met during my undergraduate studies at UNC-Charlotte. Mr. Ikram graduated UNC-Charlotte with Masters of Science in Optical Science and Engineering and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University. Javaid joined Inter Corporation in 2008 as an intern and has been working with Intel Corporation since then. During his tenure, Javaid authored and co-authored several publications for the Intel Assembly & Test Technology Journal, SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics, and the American Society of Precision Engineering.
Mr. Ikram, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to grant me this interview today. I greatly appreciate your willingness to share your journey with us as we go through some questions regarding your journey at the Intel Corp.
Cardiology Consulting and Innovation Opportunities – Jessica Kenney – Abbott Medical – Integrated Heart Failure Solutions Program Manager
Jessica Kenney has been working the Abbott Medical for several years and has been integrale in their Integrated Medical Solutions program development. This team has been working towards creating new opportunities and services in the healthcare field to make Abbott a more well rounded and competitive company. I was able to interview Jessica between projects and found it was best to transcribe the interview.
Q. Tell me a little bit about how you started with Abbott, or why you were attracted to Abbott, sort of an overview, please…
A. Working in Cardiology I was already familiar with a most of their products, and the hospital I worked with had been using Abbott devices specifically. Some of the ones our program were using was their mitral clip device, pacer, defib, and LVAD. I was looking for a job that would be a challenge and when I saw this listing I knew it was exactly what I was looking for. They needed someone to be a project manager of their digital solutions that they were drafting, and to take these solutions, implement them, and lead the products to commercialization. Abbott was looking for someone who could specifically be customer facing and knew the internal workings of a practice and help programs move them through the solutions. It was exactly what I was looking for and played into many of my strengths. I was also attracted to Abbott because they are so well known and has over 100,000 employees, and are very stable in that regard. Most companies who are doing this kind of work are startups and do not have the credibility of the Abbott name.