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FROM INTERN TO LEADER
Some lucky HP employees — not to mention our Chief Executive — launched their amazing careers right here . The six below started out as interns , and no matter whether they ' ve been with HP for decades or a few years , they have all made contributions to push the company ' s trajectory forward .
ENRIQUE LORES IXIA RODRIGUEZ DAISY XIN JOHN STOFFEL CHRISTOPH SCHELL SUE RICHARDS
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1983 Chemical researcher
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1989 R & D engineer intern
“ HP ’ s inkjet printer was the second product I helped develop , and it made the first product I worked on , the DraftMaster , obsolete . That taught me the importance of always challenging the status quo — even when you helped to create it .”
1996 Factory support engineer intern
“ I led the development and introduction of HP ’ s largest printing press , the T1100S .”
“ We successfully separated lab-grown cancer cells from human blood using our lab prototype . To see all our theorizing and hard work bear out was a very fulfilling moment !”
2017 Postdoctoral researcher
“ I developed the first pigment ink for use in inkjet printing , and later led its refinement as it became the highest-volume ink sold at HP .”
1995 Business analyst intern
“ During my time managing the HP 3D Printing business , I realized that disrupting applications and end-to-end businesses through digital manufacturing is fascinating .”
1991 Mechanical design engineer intern
“ I brought HP ’ s first color DeskJet printer and cartridge to market . In fact , I still have one of the original cartridges given to staff that supported a manufacturing milestone of 10,000 cartridges a day . Today we make over 900,000 cartridges a day .”
2020
CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT President and CEO
Product Development & Engineering Section Manager
Research Engineer , Microfluidics & Systems Technology , HP Labs
Distinguished Technologist and Head of the Chemistry Center of Excellence
Chief Commercial Officer
Global Head of Print Microfluidics , Technology & Operations
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