This week was the busiest week of the course so far. From the problems that we faced on over the weekend, to the revision and submition of the final draft, it was a great learning experience. I am in Chicago, and I was communicating with my group members over the phone all weekend and on Tuesday, when they held a group meeting in Krannert.

Our group met earlier this week, and everything seemed to be going rather well, until this very moment. Our first draft for the white paper is rather convincing and effective in its purpose; and it seemed like we were headed in the right direction.

This past week our group members gathered a lot of material related our our topic. However, since we did not delegate the research areas, everyone covered a variety of topics, and what we have accumulated is a rather comprehensive amount of material. I believe we could have been more structured if we had specifically delegated the topics, but it would have resulted in a one-dimensional perspective towards each topic.

Roberts, Bob. "CTA To Install GPS Tracking System." 5 March 2008. WBBM 780. 5 March 2008.

http://www.wbbm780.com/CTA-To-Install-GPS-Tracking-System/1765339

The articles focuses on the new endeavors being undertaken by the Chicago Transit Authority to improves the experience for customers. Even though it isn't primarily focussed on GPS technology, and is a rather generalized report, I found the concept extremely interesting.

Blakely, Rhys. “Microsoft makes big noise over voice computing.” 15 Januray 2007. The Times. March 3, 2008.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technolo...

The article discusses software giant Microsoft's commitment towards the developing field of voice computing. The company has labeled speech recognition software as the next "macro revolution" in computing. The company is promoting this feature as a major advancement in Vista, its new operating system, which is expected to be used by 500 million homes within the next five years.

We have managed to communicate rather effectively via email and AIM. The group met online on Monday, and today, even though we did not meet online, we were able to effectively delegate the duties for the project within a few email exchanges.

I feel sooner or later, we will have to meet in person, especially Tom, Jon and myself, to discuss the the material that we are going to cover in our body in detail. It seems like an exciting idea, and it should not be difficult to find information and further delegate roles within the project body.

DISCUSSIONS / STRATEGY

The group met online on Monday to and decided upon how to further pursue this project. We have decided to use the "divide and conquer" strategy. Even though our main source of communication has been AIM and Emails, it has been adequately effective until now. If the near future, we will probably meet in person so that we can better synchronize our efforts and dicuss our research more thoroughly.

DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

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PepsiCo
Frito-Lay Division
Kathleen, GA

Title: OPERATIONS RESOURCE

PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with 2005 revenues of more than $32 billion and more than 157,000 employees. The company consists of Frito-Lay North America, PepsiCo Beverages North America, PepsiCo International and Quaker Foods North America. PepsiCo brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories and generate sales at the retail level of about $85 billion.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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HR Student Advisor
IT at Purdue University (ITAP)
West Lafayette, IN
Oct 2006 – May 2007

- Advised ITAP on the improvement of their Reward System & Organizational Structure
- Conceptualized a new advertising platform, forecasted to generate $300,000 annually
- Project includes the possible implementation of an ITAP - Krannert student Internship Program
- worked with Dr. Gerry McCartney, VP for IT & CIO, Purdue

Operations Intern
Overseas Handicrafts