IS480 Internship with C4

Write a journal entry that addresses how you plan to implement or have implemented the internship. During the Fall quarter, the night internships were brought up I was not present in the lab since I had stayed home due to a cold.   I had missed the important speaking parts of the internship discussion, and also missed the opportunity to ask questions as I normally would have done.   However, since Stephen Foster was present during that night, I asked him about it the next day while we were waiting for others to join the class. He mentioned that he knew of an internship opportunity with Todd Stablefeldt and would initiate contact with him.   Thanks to Stephen I was able to connect with Todd to set up a Zoom session/interview with him.   During our initial Zoom session, Todd shared his company’s story and his personal journey of how his company C4 Database Management came to be.   I was really impressed with his story of how he got to where he is, and figured that I could learn so mu

 As an immigrant and a member of Generation X, one of my traits I pride myself with having is my adaptability, which also applies as one of my professional skills.  I have been able to adapt and overcome any sudden changes in previous work environments that were not part of the planned scenarios. Strong communication and being able to think quickly on my feet have served me well to also overcome difficult situations to manage snags in the plan during work events. These would also tie into my professional IT strengths, since it is already some of what I am observing and learning while serving my internship with C4.  I already see how Todd demonstrates how a server alert’s specific message requires a specific action to fix the problem.  Each client has unique needs, so each server is configured differently thus requiring different actions when problems arise. I came across a wonderful quote that I think applies to anyone in the position of learning to grow.  Sonya Renee Taylor says “

·         What is your internship? Describe it as if you had an elevator ride to do it in. My internship with C4 Database Management will consist mainly of learning as much as I can from Todd Stabelfeldt, the founder and CEO. C4 Database Management provides LIS (Laboratory Information Systems) Services as well as Database Services for several Healthcare organization across the US. C4 Database Management’s main clientele include healthcare laboratories and a few dental practices. My duties include managing and organizing all DBA and LIS alerts and reports that are automatically generated and sent to a specific email account. I will also be working with other C4 IT team members to learn how to manage a SQL Server operating within a healthcare industry environment.  ·         What do you know about it? I will be getting hands on experience with working with SQL Servers and how they operate in a healthcare industry. Prior to this internship I have only had classroom experience with

This is my last Winter quarter at OC, and this blog is going to cover my learning experience with my internship this quarter and my expectations for this class. For this class itself I expect that I will be reflecting on my experience with C4 as the days and weeks progress.   At least that is what I gather that is the purpose with all the assigned weekly journal entries, weekly progress reports, and weekly meetings with Rich. I think it will be interesting to have an actual record of my internship journey so that I can compare baby intern me with slightly seasoned intern me at the end of these 10 weeks. For the most part I am excited to embark on this internship journey. I will be forever grateful to Stephen Foster for starting me on this road and helping me make the connection with Todd Stabelfeldt. As I am composing this paragraph I have yet to officially start my internship with C4 Database Management. I am of course also nervous since I still don't have an idea of what is exp