Greetings!

The great behemoth that is Intel is in fact made up of many, many tiny cogs...and I am one such cog.

Working as a program/project manager within Intel's Information Technology group, my efforts are focused on addressing the IT aspects of Intel's acquisitions and divestitures activities (aka mergers and acquisitions...aka M&A...although it seems lately that we've been doing a fair amount of the ‘divestiture' projects...but I don't think you'll see the term M&A&D being used anytime soon! It's just not very sexy.)

I'll probably take a trip down memory lane in a later post, as this is in fact my second foray into the world of IT M&A.

In short, my role involves working with the various business units within Intel when they decide to acquire a company or divest a piece of their business, and ensure that all IT aspects of the transaction are addressed successfully. The PM role is responsible for everything from network connectivity for desktop and laptop systems to servers and storage to telephony and Blackberries. We work closely with our "partners" within Intel (we used to call them "customers," but I prefer the term "partners"...later post topic?) to ensure that people, assets and intellectual property are 1) brought in smoothly to the Intel fold in the case of an acquisition, and 2) handed off/out smoothly in the case of a divestiture.

Wow, so much more I could add on this topic alone, but I'm a brand new blogger, so I must pace myself!

Thanks!

Chad Clemons