Alex Wiggins
1st Internship
Who We Are
A new independent company with a proven
track record and $2.5 billion in revenue
Formed when Onex Corporation
purchased Kodak’s Health Group
A world leader in:
• Medical imaging… digital and film
• Healthcare information technology
• Dental imaging and dental practice
management software
• Molecular imaging
• Non-destructive testing
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Who We Are
8,100 employees serve customers in over
150 countries worldwide
We hold more than 1,000 patents
for technology and
intellectual property
Our products are at work
in 90 percent of
hospitals worldwide
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What We Do
We are a leader in digital capture solutions
• Nearly two out of every five computed
radiography (CR) systems sold in the U.S. and
Canada are ours
• We are the only company that designs,
manufactures and sells both CR and DR
(digital radiography) systems
We continue as a leader in all categories of
film—digital output, radiology,
mammography, dental and molecular
imaging
We continue as a leader in digital output
solutions, with more than 50,000 Kodak
DryView laser imagers on the market
worldwide
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CH Oregon Manufacturing
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White City Key Numbers
Employees
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Hourly
Contract
Salaried
Total
~280
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~340
Plant/Site
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Built Site Plant Leased Warehouse
1964
80 Acres
237,000 Sq. Ft.
12,500 Sq Ft.
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Product History
“From Black & White to Continuous Tone”
Copy Paper - 1965
Microfilm - 1972
Graphic Films - 1977
Reader/Printer Paper - 1980
DryView™ Medical - 1996
DryView™ Graphics - 1997
DryView™ Medical Generation II - 1998
DryView™ Digital Mammography - 1999
Approval™ Graphics Proofing Film - 2000
DryView™ Medical Generation III - 2003
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Pay & Hours
• Pay - $18.50/hr
• Overtime was allowed with approval due to time constraints and
people shortages
• Extremely flexible hours
• Benefits:
• Health club membership
• Company Events (BBQ, Picnics, raffles)
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Reporting Structures
France Tuncq
Head Of Global IT
Herb Wipf
CHO IT Supervisor
Glen Putnam
Dennis Keaton
DBA/Network Admin
TSA/ Desktop Support
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Jeff Gibson
Lauri Bellamy
Alex Wiggins
Lead Developer
Developer
Network Engineer
Joe Watson
Mark McDonald
TSA/ Developer
TSA/ Desktop Support
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Projects
 Application Portfolio Assessment
 Business and Manufacturing Network cutover
 Wireless Network Implementation
 Process Control Network Design and Implementation
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Application Portfolio Assessment
• Examined site application portfolio
• Interviewed supervisors and people using programs
• Determined from feedback what programs were Critical/non-critical
• Determined which programs needed upgrading or consolidation
• Provided feedback on functionality of programs to IT supervisors
• Gained understanding of the manufacturing facility
ROI: Low
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Network Cutover & Wireless
Network Cutover:
• Needed to exit the Kodak network
• New Switches, Routers, Active Directory, ect.
• Help Design a cutover plan for Printers and workstations
• Helped TSA’s move PC’s and Printers to new network
Wireless:
• Deployed Access Points throughout the Plant
• 100% Coverage throughout the building
ROI: Low
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Process Control Network
• Designed and Built a Industrial Ethernet Network
Infrastructure for Connectivity and Integration of factory
floor to business systems
• Vital to all Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
System Support
• Highway for connecting factory floor to the business
ROI: Medium
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Valuable Courses
Computer Networking Courses
• CS 372
Software Engineering Courses
• CS 361, CS 362
Writing Courses
• WR 327
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What I Learned & Impressions
• Design Documents are critical for projects
• Finishing projects on time
• NO matter how long you spend on this document you will always
receive more requirements during the project!
• Communication is Important
• Great work environment
• Laid Back
• Flexible hours
• Helpful people
• Endless amount of things to do just depends on how fast
you work!
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