NAND Flash is cool

Today was my first day of work at Intel in Folsom, CA. I made it to work right on time for orientation (7:45am) to sign papers to prove that I am a citizen, I understand the rules of Intel, and so on. Orientation got out early because NEO was not scheduled; I will be taking that next Monday.

My hiring manager was off on vacation, so I met with my manager that I report to, Thamir. He introduced me to two of the guys that I will be working with, Matt and Ben, and they took me to a meeting that they were heading to. I had no idea what was going on during the meeting, but it was something to do. I will mostly be working with Matt, who has been at Intel for about a year now. It will be nice working with someone who is closer to my age.

After the meeting, Matt took me down to the lab to explain some of the equipment and how it works. It was all a little bit confusing, but I was mostly able to follow what he was explaining to me. As of now, I will mostly be working on writing scripts for some of the test equipment. I will be using Perl to write scripts, which is a programming language I have not used before, so it will be something new to learn!

Also, Intel's Folsom site is HUGE! Much bigger than MMDC in Hudson, MA. There are 7 buildings on site, all connected. I work in FM3, while my roommates work in FM5. It is a bit of a hike to get over there to see them. I hope I can learn my way around this place!