IBM Background

To:                   Mr. Jorge Gomez

From:               Michael L. Carlock

    

Date:               October 6, 2011

Subject:           Employer research

Very recently I have been attempting to outreach professional employment and finally a business venture I may feel comfortable presented itself in the form of International Business Machines, more commonly known to people as (IBM). It is my goal to gain an understanding of the business structure no matter the complexity it may entail, and to fuel an interest which will lead me to further pursue possible employment. After lengthy research both in the form of investigating and consulting the following points were of the most relevance.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Thomas Connor, a Hiring Manager about the possible position, some positives coming from our conversation is that although headquartered in New York this job calls for traveling only to Austin Texas. Further interest on the part of the company would allow me to work full-time as a hardware developer, which would give me a chance to work in development teams on quality control projects towards advancement in our company.

After consideration on my part I felt the next step would be to be to gain a stronger understanding of the company which I had indeed heard about however never truly grasped the structured company’s way of doing business.

A.    International Business Machines (IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting firm headquartered in Armonk, New York. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. As of September 2011, IBM is the second-largest publicly traded technology company in the world by market capitalization.

B.     IBM holds more patents than any other U.S.-based technology company and has nine research laboratories worldwide, one being in Austin Texas. Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, nine National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science. Famous inventions by IBM include the automated teller machine (ATM), the floppy disk, the hard disk drive, the magnetic stripe card, the relational database, the Universal Product, the financial swap, SABRE airline reservation system, DRAM, and Watson artificial intelligence.

In closing my eventful talk and lengthy research conducted I felt that IBM is the ideal company to fit the direction and path I am pursuing. As an Industrial Engineer a position in a hub center such as Austin, opportunity in quality control, and chance to work in a design team with eventual leadership role is everything I am looking for at the present time.