20a

1.       The domain expert that I interviewed was a technical expert named Cai. She is a graduate student at the University of Florida studying information systems and has a lot of experience working in airports. I contacted her by finding her on the TAC University of Florida website. I sent her an email regarding my greetings and idea. She agreed that this idea I have for a more efficient security bin system will greatly aid the entire airport’s functionality. She also said that in order for this product to work the importance of what this product brings to the customer needs to be greatly emphasized.

2.       The person I interviewed who is an expert in the market is named Chetas. I work with him this summer in Dublin and we have also discussed his ideas involving the fact that he wants to get into the airport industry by somehow makes passport security more secure. He thought my idea was good, however security still need to uphold a high standard of importance on their checks and not only focus on efficiency.

3.       The person I interviewed as the important supplier to my industry was my dad’s friend, because he worked for a company that sells airplanes so he knows the airport industry well. My dad was able to refer me to him through email. He said that selling products to airports is very different than normal business to business dealings. They are very strict on security and product requirements in order to keep their passengers safe. So he said my idea is good but that I need to be very accurate in my predictions.

Reflection:

This networking exercise will shape my networking for the future by building the necessary fundamentals of networking that I need. This networking experience did differ because I presented an idea to them rather than just talking about what they do for a living. Overall, it was a great experience to get to know these people professionally.