Jose C. Ramirez is a part time Associate Professor at East Los Angeles College in the city of Monterey Park California. Since August 1999, Ramirez has been a full time employee at Raytheon Company in El Segundo, CA. Raytheon Company is a high tech company that specializes in technology in areas such as defense, civil government, and cybersecurity. Although Ramirez’s job duties have him working with technology more than people, he has a good insight into group communication and hierarchical communication – not to mention his expertise in communicating with students who are going to an Engineering related field.
During my interview with Ramirez, I learned what Raytheon Company was about. Raytheon is a renowned company whose name is well known …show more content…
Because of his involvement with computer software and programming, safety issues often come up in his job field. Ramirez points out that after the Sony hack attack from North Korea no one is really safe when it comes to cybersecurity. One of the best things a software engineer could do is to be more mindful of his duties and increase his own security. This action should then lead to increased security amongst employees, and in turn lead to an increase on security for the company overall. When an employee is cautious of what he does, this feat builds up to positively affect a company. This, of course, does not downplay actual security measures that are officiated over software itself. Overall, ethical issues and problems often happen on the job site or company to which one works for. Ramirez emphasizes that an employee eventually comes to learn how a company handles such issues, and should probably stick to such …show more content…
After going a bit into what Raytheon does, he highly recommended me to research some projects that Raytheon has worked for. From their website, Raytheon Company includes as its capabilities the following: missile defense; command, control, and sensors (e.g., directing artillery); electronic warfare; and precision weapons. In their Twitter feed on November 27, 2015, Raytheon Twitted the following: “Small satellites could relay images of big areas to ground troops within 90 minutes rtn.co/1leMaTy”. In a way, I was seeing the ethical development of Ramirez and his involvement with Raytheon Company unfold right in front of me. In a professional aspect, he assured me that he was not a direct spokesperson who is capable of answering general company related questions. Nevertheless, Ramirez also brought to my attention other aspects of the company including equality of women in the field, population safety, and community involvement. In fact, during the International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct (IFBEC) recent Business Ethics forum, Thomas A. Kennedy (Ph.D., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon Company) is quoted to have said “Bottom-line: business objectives
During my interview with Ramirez, I learned what Raytheon Company was about. Raytheon is a renowned company whose name is well known …show more content…
Because of his involvement with computer software and programming, safety issues often come up in his job field. Ramirez points out that after the Sony hack attack from North Korea no one is really safe when it comes to cybersecurity. One of the best things a software engineer could do is to be more mindful of his duties and increase his own security. This action should then lead to increased security amongst employees, and in turn lead to an increase on security for the company overall. When an employee is cautious of what he does, this feat builds up to positively affect a company. This, of course, does not downplay actual security measures that are officiated over software itself. Overall, ethical issues and problems often happen on the job site or company to which one works for. Ramirez emphasizes that an employee eventually comes to learn how a company handles such issues, and should probably stick to such …show more content…
After going a bit into what Raytheon does, he highly recommended me to research some projects that Raytheon has worked for. From their website, Raytheon Company includes as its capabilities the following: missile defense; command, control, and sensors (e.g., directing artillery); electronic warfare; and precision weapons. In their Twitter feed on November 27, 2015, Raytheon Twitted the following: “Small satellites could relay images of big areas to ground troops within 90 minutes rtn.co/1leMaTy”. In a way, I was seeing the ethical development of Ramirez and his involvement with Raytheon Company unfold right in front of me. In a professional aspect, he assured me that he was not a direct spokesperson who is capable of answering general company related questions. Nevertheless, Ramirez also brought to my attention other aspects of the company including equality of women in the field, population safety, and community involvement. In fact, during the International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct (IFBEC) recent Business Ethics forum, Thomas A. Kennedy (Ph.D., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon Company) is quoted to have said “Bottom-line: business objectives