MDA Camp

Did you know all full-time, Innovative-IDM employees are eligible to take up to 16 hours per calendar year to volunteer at a 501c3 charitable organization? Steve, Gina and Anabel sure did and they just got back from a successful event at MDA Camp.

Steve Falcone, Dallas Business Development Manager, said “It was a great day! This camp is amazing and we served BBQ and sides to about 250 campers, volunteers and counselors. Team Innovative rocked it and I am so glad to be on the Innovative Team.”

Way to go Steve, Gina and Anabel and thanks for representing Innovative-IDM at such a special event.

Sneak Peak-“Kickoff 2015” here we come Nerdvana Style!!!!!

November LCS Winners!!!

It is my honor to announce the winners

of our November LCS Cup……….

Kicking Your Axis!!!

The magical team comprised of Dustin Greene, Lonnie Muse, Steve Falcone, Pepper Hastings, Jennie Buker, Gene Mussell and team captain Gina Arredondo finished the month strong to win this coveted cup.

Kicking Your Axis has won a Team Lunch on the company as well as a Half Day Off for their prize. Looking forward to next month and another win, Gina Arredondo says, “Losing is never an option!”

Innovative-IDM Donates 3,000 lbs of Food This Holiday Season

Innovative-IDM was called to serve the community this holiday season and serve we did; 3,000 lbs of food was collected between the Dallas and Houston locations.  Hunger doesn’t discriminate; families depend on services as the Food Banks strive to provide meals year round. Food banks, once thought of only as a poor person’s stigma, also serve the middle class like you and I. We have been blessed to work for an amazing company that supports and encourages it’s employees to give back and when Innovative gives back it’s Legendary. Donations from Houston weighed in at 785 lbs  and Dallas at 2,313 lbs – we all pulled together as a team and made a miracle happen for many families.

Thank You: Veterans Day 2014

I never served in our military, but I thank those who have whenever I can. I thank them at airport terminals and at cab stands. I see them at the State Fair wearing caps designating them from wars 60 years ago and I thank them; I see them at the mall or at baseball games wearing t-shirts or vests mentioning wars 30 years ago and I thank them.

I thank my dad and my uncle. I thank my co-workers at Innovative-IDM:

Dan Mahoney – Army (Sales Houston)

Danny Causey – Army (IT)

Mike Adams – Army (Sales Baton Rouge)

Percy Foster – Army (Field Service Dallas)

 

CD Oyeka – Navy (Technician Dallas)

Gene Gray – Navy (Utility Player)

James Nairn – Navy (Board Repair)

John Gray – Navy (Sales Dallas)

Lonnie Gillilan – Navy (Field Service Dallas)

Lonnie Muse – Navy (Field Service Dallas)

Mark Phelps – Navy (Board Repair)

Mike Terlesky – Navy (Engineer Houston)

Steve Lyons, Sr. – Navy (FAE Houston)

 

Jeff Smith – Air Force (Field Service Houston)

Jesse Simental – Air Force (Corporate Ops Dallas)

Jim Bishop – Air Force (Board Repair)

 

David Holmes – Marines (Technician, Board Repair)

Dustin Green – Marines (Sales Dallas)

Natasha Richardson – Marines (FAE Houston)

e-LEMON-ators Take the Dallas LCS win for October

Congratulations to the e-LEMON-ators, winners of the DFW LCS trophy for the month of October! Team member Paul Robison also took away the title of Best Host for conducting a donut eating contest when hosting his first-ever morning Hoopla meeting. When asked to comment on the victory, team captain Loren Henderson said “It was a tough battle with The 1% this month, but I think the most LEGENDARY team came out on top. We look forward to two more victories this year.”

The e-LEMON-ators: Ross Poste, Jesse Simental, Todd Mueller, Paul Robison. Tiffany Hopwood, JP Childress, Todd Fox (not pictured)    

Buzz Welcomes Antoinette Anderson to Innovative-IDM

Please join Buzz in welcoming Antoinette Anderson to our Customer Service team as a Data Entry Specialist in the Carrollton office. Antoinette just recently moved to Texas from Champaign, Illinois where she previously worked at The Warranty Group. She grew up in Chicago and Champaign, Illinois. Antoinette loves reading, writing poetry, and hanging out with her family in her spare time. We look forward to watching her grow with Innovative-IDM and know she will provide Legendary Customer Service! We are excited to have Antoinette as part of our Customer Service team!

Jennie Buker joins Innovative-IDM Accounting Team

Please join Buzz in welcoming Jennie Buker to our Accounting team! Jennie has previously worked in A/P at Action Imports in Grand Prairie, Texas. She has an associates degree in liberal arts from Trinity Valley Community College and is expected to graduate with her bachelor’s degree in accounting from UT Arlington next year. She is originally from Athens, Texas and enjoys playing guitar and sand volleyball. We are excited to have Jennie as part of team Innovative-IDM!

And the Winner of the Houston LCS Hoopla is…

Team 50 Shades of Gray should really be called the 72 Shades of Gray Hairs after the hair raising back and forth battle between the Wire Wound Capacitors and Stepped on a Lego LCS teams.  As of September 19th, 50 Shades of Gray increased to 63 gray hairs as they strenuously pushed out of 3^rd place in a dire effort to reach first place. Team Leader Marc Phelps corralled his team to drive for more LCS points; mentioning Legendary Customer Acts and Thank you cards put the nail in the proverbial coffin. 50 Shades arose victorious by the end of the month.  When asked when they will be taking their half day off, the team responded in concert with a resounding ‘FRIDAY!’

 

 

C.D. Oyeka joins the Dallas Contract Manufacturing Team

Buzz is happy to announce the hiring of Chukwudinka Oyeka (aka C.D.) to the manufacturing team in Dallas. Born in Denton, Texas and raised in Nigeria, C.D. returned to Dallas in 1999. He is a four-year veteran of the United States Navy where he was an Aviation Electronic Technician. C.D. is a family man and enjoys listening to Reggae (Reggae Wednesdays in the Dallas shop). He prefers to play  rather than watch sports and lucky for us he enjoys building things with his hands. He is a great asset to IIDM and we look forward to seeing him grow with IIDM and help us reach our goals.