Before moving to Oregon, Hugo Rojas, Global Labs Program Manager, had spent 21 years working in Intel labs all over the world -from South America to Southeast Asia.

“The values are the same everywhere. That’s one of the good things about Intel. Costa Rica, Malaysia, you feel the core values everywhere. Culturally, there’s a lot of differences, but that depends on the country or region. But in terms of Intel, it’s very similar.”

I’ve always had this curiosity into how video games were developed. I thought I would go to school for game development. But I took a different career path – nuclear reactors. Still, I had this yearning for game development. How something so non-apparent to the human eye could create such deep stories and rich experiences. And now I get to see behind-the-scenes of all that at Intel.” 

– Zachary Hill, Visual Computing Software Evangelism Intern

“The first time I met her, before I could even shake her hand, my own hands were shaking, but she grabbed my hands and calmed me down.”

It’s been four months since Ritesh Mehta and his girlfriend met. He lives in Portland while she works in Virginia. Intel’s flexibility has allowed their long-distance relationship to flourish, with Ritesh working remotely from Virginia, and his girlfriend occasionally coming to have lunch at the campus in Portland.

Jeremy Roy, Shift GL, carries a military backpack every day. While it reminds him of his son, who’s currently serving, it also serves as a reminder of his own service.

“You meet people from all over the place in the military and all kinds of backgrounds. I had grown up in a small town. I had some learning to do and the military was a big part of that for me. And with Intel, I’ve expanded on that even more in a huge way."

“I work with a lot of people in construction, which is definitely male-dominated. But on my team, we’re actually pretty close to gender parity. There was a couple months where all four of my next line of management were all women in engineering, which was super cool. I don’t feel like a minority at work unless I’m working with another company. Only then does it stands out that I’m a girl.”

- Mariah Newman, CS TD Mechanical Engineer

“My husband and I both work at Intel. We live close to the Oregon campus and walk to work – dropping our daughter off at school on the way. Recently, the water main at my daughter’s school broke. The teacher texted us and let us know that we had to pick her up within 20 minutes. My manager provides me with a lot of flexibility. So we were able to leave the office right away but we weren’t able to arrange for daycare. We were able to bring her to Intel with us.”

– Yu-Shang Wang, Analog Engineer

For Manufacturing Tech Joshua Combs, working the graveyard shift is the perfect job. His compressed workweek - three days on, four days off - has given him the flexibility to prioritize the more important things in his life.

“I can pursue my interests that are solely mine, like motorcycle riding. I get to do that during the day, then when my wife gets off work, it’s family time! So that idea of juggling a career with the demands of Intel – because, yes it’s demanding – but the reward is almost priceless.”

“So far, whatever I’ve wanted to do at Intel, the complete opposite has happened. So I’ve learned how to go with the flow. And it’s been good for my career. Before, I always had a plan. I wanted to do a certain thing or learn a certain thing, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best for you.”

- Shweta Malik, SoC Design Engineer

“The self-confidence of the women who are starting in tech today – it’s inspiring. I started at Intel in 1996. There weren’t as many women in the manufacturing tech field then. I didn’t have a mentor. When a new woman joins our team, I try and mentor them.I’m fairly introverted but these women have made me come out of my shell. Their confidence inspires me. It’s awesome to see.”

– Lisa Jones, Technical Project Lead

“There are healthy ways to decompress and there's unhealthy ways to decompress. As a police officer, I never decompressed. I always stayed ready to go and that starts to weigh on you and it hurts. Your body starts to do weird things. One of the great things about Intel is that they really do support that work-life balance.”

From the Air Force to law enforcement, Sara Wassam has lived many lives and it all led her to Intel’s life safety department, where she continues to keep people safe on a daily basis.