IMLP Blog: Behind the Scenes.

Behind the Scenes... Thanks to flickr's StephenMitchell for this photo!Hey, it's Alana- your friendly blog editor.

Although you may not be able to tell just by reading this blog or one particular post, there's a lot going on behind the scenes...

The IMLP Blog "went live" in August of 2008 (so we're coming up on our 1 year birthday) and was the first leadership program blog of it's kind here at GE (We're pretty proud of it!).

The premise behind the blog is to provide you (the reader) some background on what life is like as a member of the Information Management Leadership Program directly from those who are currently experiencing it (interns too!). So, as IMLPs, we write in this blog as a side gig (in addition to managing systems projects).

Every six months, members of the IMLP program take on a new project and learn to work directly with a new team... and sometimes this takes place in a different city, state, or country.

Take June 2009 for example. Right now, those in their 4th (and final) rotation of the program are interviewing for off-program jobs, while 2nd/3rd rotationers are waiting to hear about their next assignments, and 1st rotationers are getting ready to kickoff the program at the end of this month before heading to Junior Bootcamp for the month of July.

So,  let us know how we're doing. Send me an e-mail directly (I'm nice, I promise), leave us a comment, or bookmark our site to keep up-to-date on the life happenings of an IMLP.

life update 6/17: My next rotation will be in Houston, Texas for Oil & Gas. More to come in the blog on my cross-country adventure.

What Happens after IMLP?

IMLP is an intensive two years of learning while on the job- not just from your assigned project, but from your additional classes, peers, and project team members. However, after an IMLP finishes the program, many wonder "what happens?"

When an IMLP graduates, the business pools together career opportunities for IMLPs coming "off program." Then, these graduates interview and select a job that fits what they are looking for.

Continue to read the post for information on jobs Infrastructure IMLP graduates took within the business after successfully completing their rotations.

As Tina Nguyen, IMLP Program Leader for Infrastructure wrote, "One of the most exciting aspects of Program is coming off program!  GE Infrastructure had 25 new IMLPs for the 2008 Class, 12 in February and 13 in August. "

Congratulations to the February 2008 Graduates!

• Silvia Baroncini, O&G - Off Program:  IM Project Manager Business Solutions - Finance


• Tess Carter, Aviation - Off Program:  Business Intelligence Project Leader


• Navdeep Chawla, Energy - Off Program:  Energy Services OC Project Manager; Sondex SAP ERP Integration


• John Damalas, Energy - Off Program:  Business Intelligence Leader, GE Hitachi Nuclear energy


• Alexis Herve, Energy - Off Program:  IT Corporate Audit Staff


• Sanjay John, Aviation - Off Program:  Aviation Customer Solutions


• Sekou Langevine, Energy - Off Program:  IM Process Lead for Finance and Pacing - ES Contractual Services


• Alvaro Munoz, O&G - Off Program:  O&G Project Manager


• Bill Pikoulas, Transportation - Off Program:  Energy - Nuclear, Engineering IM Project Manager, Workforce Planning + Scheduling


• Dmitri Prigojev, Aviation - Off Program:  IMpact Shared Services - Business Intelligence Project Leader


• Smitha Upadya, Aviation - Off Program:  TSG Problem Manager


• Imran Vohra, Water - Off Program:  Project Leader - Web Applications

Congratulations to the August 2008 Graduates!

• Charles Belmer, Transportation - Off Program:  TSG Oracle Applications ERP DBA Operations Leader


• Erin Boyle, Aviation - Off Program:  TSG KPI Integration & Portal Manager


• Jeff Cunningham, Aviation - Off Program:  TSG Problem Manager


• Rachel Herrington, Energy - Off Program:  Energy Services IM Project Manager - Business Solutions


• Aaron Hoy, Transportation - Off Program:  TSG Solution Architect


• Nicholas Jordan, Energy - Off Program:  Engineering Tools Global Engineering Software Vitality Leader


• Donovan Joyner, Aviation - Off Program:  Shared Services Kronos IM Project Manager


• Jonathan Lechko, Aviation - Off Program:  TSG PC Client Engineering Architect


• Adam Lilienthal, Energy - Off Program:  Aviation Services SAP Oasis Technical Leader


• Adam Tarter, Aviation - Off Program:  Supply Chain IM Project Manager Business Solutions - Logistics


• Rodi Tountcheva, Aviation - Off Program:  IT Corporate Audit Staff


• Jason Wallace, Energy - Off Program:  Energy Services IM Solutions Leader, Parts ERP


• Keonda Williams, Aviation - Off Program:  Energy Services Business Solutions Program Manager, Shops SAP