HP Innovation Journal Issue 01: Winter 2015 | Page 4

HP’S CHIEF ENGINEER
ENVISIONS THE FUTURE
BY CHANDRAKANT D. PATEL,
HP SENIOR FELLOW AND CHIEF ENGINEER
As I see it, the new era
ahead will make life better
for everyone—including
our employees.
The new HP can be thought of as a vessel
with a powerful engine built from the
experience and curiosity of HP’s multi-
disciplinary employees. Based on that core
of talent and knowledge, the leadership
team at the helm is steering us to an exciting
future of innovation based on a clear and
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solid vision: We engineer experiences that
amaze. Experiences that will make life
better for everyone, everywhere—including
those of us working at HP.
Support for innovation has always been
part of HP’s DNA, and I’ve experienced that
support first-hand. As a young engineer,
I once found myself lost in a maze of
test and measurement instrumentation.
I was unclear on the fundamentals the
instruments addressed, and unsure of
how the instruments and computers came
together as a system. Darkness and panic
changed to light when someone handed
me an HP application note on “Spectrum
Analysis Basics” from April 1974. Soon I
had an entire binder full of HP app notes
that covered every subject necessary for
a novice like myself to construct the system
I needed.
HP’s support for curiosity, education,
and knowledge–the building blocks of
innovation—has never lessened during
my 28 years here. One thing has changed,
however. As the launch date of the new
HP approached, I saw a new excitement
about our company’s vision. Over the past
year, our engine room has been abuzz
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