So during our program’s spring break, I travelled home to spend the week with my family. While I was back home, I tried to hit the gym as often as possible. My friend Jamie and I were in the sauna at the gym when we entered into a conversation with another man in the sauna. When I asked what he did, he replied, “I’m the Senior VP of Human Resources for Pelco.” I was actually so surprised by this I had to ask him again! of the 1.5 million people in Fresno county, I meet the senior VP of Human Resources of the largest company in the area! Ahh... the power of networking!!
Here is a little about the company from their website:
Pelco is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of video and security systems and equipment ideal for any industry. With a long and prestigious history of offering high-quality products and exceptional customer service, Pelco has become the most sought-after product supplier in the security industry.
Pelco is owned by Schneider Electric, a French owned technology company. Schneider Electric has over 120,000 employees and operates in 190 countries. Pelco specifically has offices in 20 countries and approximately 2,400 employees.
Operating from the industry’s largest manufacturing complex, Pelco produces the most respected offering of discreet camera domes and enclosures, electronic access control, video matrix systems, next generation digital video recorders, IP solutions, and fiber optic transmission systems for video/data – and much more – in the never-ending pursuit of achieving 100-percent customer satisfaction.
Respected as a major product innovator, Pelco also manufactures a large number of special equipment items, including explosion-proof and pressurized camera enclosures, high-security housings, and thermal imaging pan-tilt-zoom positioning systems. Pelco produces the industry-acclaimed Spectra®, Camclosure®, Endura® and Digital Sentry® product lines.
In addition, Pelco demonstrates its commitment to being an Open Systems Provider with successful integrations and partnerships in such areas as Electronic Access Control, Video Analytics, Central Station Alarm Monitoring and Video Monitoring, Cellular Phone-Video Monitoring, Command and Control, Mobile Digital Video Recording, Point of Sale and Loss Prevention Systems.
Pelco constantly strives to maintain its position as the most reliable manufacturer in the security industry. And to that end, the company offers an impressive array of customer service programs including: Guaranteed Ship Dates, 24-Hour Technical Assistance, and 24-Hour Turnaround on Replacement Parts and Repairs, to name a few. Above all else, Pelco attributes its continued success and growth to the company’s ability to provide courteous, on-time service and dependable products.
From its impressive manufacturing facility located in Fresno California and through a responsive global network of professional sales representatives, Pelco continues to offer new technologies, products, and services that constantly confirm the company’s position as the premier security systems and equipment manufacturer and strongest end-to-end player in the security market.
My internship with Pelco will start upon my return from my study abroad program in Oxford. My internship is in the exact field that I would like to work in, Organizational Effectiveness. I will be put in charge of a new program at Pelco that I will design, implement, track and improve during my time with them this summer. I am very excited about this great opportunity!
