The New Job
Well, last time I posted, I was going to leave my old job and move on, mostly for financial reasons. As I expected, Mark has been good to me, having me help with a few projects we were working on and continuing some development. I felt free to embrace the new job now.
I actually forgot what being around a group of professionals was like. Not that my co-workers before were unprofessional, but this is also a professional atmosphere with goals, expectations, and fortunately for me, a need for someone like me. I fit in.
I think change can be good when you aren't challenged or pushed to achieve something you haven't done before. We need that to grow. Maybe that's what I like about a smaller company with a dream. Remember the dot-com-era commercial where the staff is all standing around a computer as they launch their website? They're excited when - ding! - they get a sale. Then two, then six, then 50? When it hits 10,000, they're all a little scared. That's how it is at ITAN.
The company is really "InTheAirNet," a division of Rogerson Aircraft, which manufactures many airborne devices, electronic and mechanical, from the cockpit to the bathrooom. This division is going into the IFE market, or In-Flight-Entertainment. We will place live TV, Movies, Games, and Wi-Fi access to the Internet onboard any airline that will give us a shot. Getting in is a "Catch-22" affair, because an installed base gets you customers, but you need a customer to first get an installed base. There are some big players like Panasonic and Rockwell, but we've got agility and hunger. We just need a chance... We're excited and anxious to get a system in the air. We've got skills and we've a solid design. We've got veterans of the inductry (myself included), and financial backing from an established aerospace company with the Rogerson reputation. If we land even a small airline, we'll be like those people in the commercial. Yippee... and Uh-oh.
I'll keep you informed. Wish us luck!
Be nice.
p.s. today is the 30th anniversary of my entry into the work world, all of it in the engineering arena. I think I've got another 30 in me... sometimes.
I actually forgot what being around a group of professionals was like. Not that my co-workers before were unprofessional, but this is also a professional atmosphere with goals, expectations, and fortunately for me, a need for someone like me. I fit in.
I think change can be good when you aren't challenged or pushed to achieve something you haven't done before. We need that to grow. Maybe that's what I like about a smaller company with a dream. Remember the dot-com-era commercial where the staff is all standing around a computer as they launch their website? They're excited when - ding! - they get a sale. Then two, then six, then 50? When it hits 10,000, they're all a little scared. That's how it is at ITAN.
The company is really "InTheAirNet," a division of Rogerson Aircraft, which manufactures many airborne devices, electronic and mechanical, from the cockpit to the bathrooom. This division is going into the IFE market, or In-Flight-Entertainment. We will place live TV, Movies, Games, and Wi-Fi access to the Internet onboard any airline that will give us a shot. Getting in is a "Catch-22" affair, because an installed base gets you customers, but you need a customer to first get an installed base. There are some big players like Panasonic and Rockwell, but we've got agility and hunger. We just need a chance... We're excited and anxious to get a system in the air. We've got skills and we've a solid design. We've got veterans of the inductry (myself included), and financial backing from an established aerospace company with the Rogerson reputation. If we land even a small airline, we'll be like those people in the commercial. Yippee... and Uh-oh.
I'll keep you informed. Wish us luck!
Be nice.
p.s. today is the 30th anniversary of my entry into the work world, all of it in the engineering arena. I think I've got another 30 in me... sometimes.
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