internship experience eli lilly & company by osedra siler
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Agenda
Company History Benefits of Internship Summer Project Skills Learned Challenges encountered Overall experience
Company History Eli Lilly was founded in May 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly.
Headquarters located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Eli Lilly is a leading, innovation-driven pharmaceutical corporation committed to developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products.
Corporate culture -Lilly employees are viewed as the company's most valuable assets.
Diversity is promoted by company and within
management
Benefits of Internship Paid 12 week summer Internship (May – August).
Majority of housing paid by company as a stipend & reimbursement on travel mileage to and from university or home.
Student has an opportunity to choose summer project (3 options).
Mentor is assigned to each intern.
Opportunity to interact with top executives ( CEO, IO, VP’s)
Benefits of Internship (cont…) Activities available and paid by company
Indy 500 Black Expo including concert Welcome Dinners with executives Many festivals and many more…
Summer Project Area worked
Global Manufacturing Information & Control Systems (MI&CS)
Flashline tool Asset Lifecycle Management Tool which helps to manage and track assets
portfolio.Assets are all software, technologies, servers and hardware used in company
Tasks/Responsibilities Gather business & system requirements to help reduce user resistance Design reports & the processes Analyze & recommend potential integration of the Delta Plan and Technology
Roadmap milestones
Summer Project (cont…) Business Needs
Individual sites maintain/track assets in various ways Centralized Point of Access Enhance the ability to manage the asset portfolio
Goal Wide-visibility representation of how applications integrate with business
components within Manufacturing Information & Control Systems
Skills Learned Soft Skills
Enhanced communication skills Enhanced team building skills
Technical Skills Manufacturing process & automation software used in process Enhanced functionality of eclipse using Java language Web services Enhanced requirements gathering technique Process definition Solution design
Challenges encountered Learning enhance functionality of eclipse
Learning a new protocol called SOAP with Web Services
Learning how to write code to retrieve and work with metadata stored in XML format