Meet the Interns - Corporate

Matt - IMLP Intern - GE CorporateMy first day at GE I had a meeting in a Virtual Collaboration Space to introduce myself to the assignment leader of my IMLP internship.  As an intimidated intern I had no idea what a Virtual Collaboration Space was, hadn't met my assignment leader, and had just moved to a brand new city.  I walked into the room to meet my AL and without looking around I stuck out my hand to introduce myself.  "Hi, my name is Matt and I'll be a Senior at Indiana University majoring in Informatics and Business," I nervously stated.  Little did I know, but I had not only introduced myself to Drew (my assignment leader) but also to people in Georgia, New York, and Poland!
 
It turns out that Virtual Collaboration Spaces are a new initiative in GE that integrate Cisco Telepresence (a cool way for people to video conference in high-definition) and other collaborative technologies.  My first experience with VCS is a microcosm of my internship at GE:  I've networked with others on a global scale, learned more than I could have ever imagined, and worked with a variety of cutting-edge technologies.  I may have to wake up a little earlier than I do for school but the daily challenges and rewards make it all worth it.