Brady Philippines

The first company we visited is Brady Philippines. Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect premises, products and people. Its products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels and signs, safety devices, printing systems and software, and precision die-cut materials. Founded in 1914, the company has millions of customers in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, education, medical and a variety of other industries. (http://www.bradycorp.com/en/about/company-overview)

Ms. Carol Co was the first one to speak. She is the Site Director of Brady Manila. She gave us a brief introduction and showed us a video about Brady Philippines.

After the video, Mr. Allan Goh was introduced. He is working at Brady in Singapore for 7 years. He is an IT Infrastructure Manager for APAC and has 17 years of experience in the IT industry, 10 years in the vendor environment and 7 years in the user environment. He talked about how IT is important in BPO.

I gained knowledge about the evolution of IT infrastructure and the key factors in an IT career. This are the key factors according to Mr. Goh:

• Good work ethics
• Positive attitude
• Good communication skills
• Time management abilities
• Problem solving skills
• Interpersonal relation
• Self-confidence
• Flexibility/adaptability
• Working well under pressure

I think these are only some of the factors you need to develop to become successful in the IT field.

So why did I post a picture of a box of Krispy Kreme here? Because this is the best thing that happened to me in this company visit! It was so delicious that I needed to come back three times to get more donuts. Not to mention the free C2 drinks.

I really liked this visit to Brady. Not only that the speaker taught me a lot but also because of the tour inside the company.