I work with some very fascinating people each and every day!  I’m always curious by the path that led individuals into the technology/telecom/IT field.  Sure it’s cool, techie and better than making drinks for people until 2:00 am each night.  This is a reference to my brief history as a bartender.

I get sincere, WOW excitement when my customers say “yes – we’re ready to go with that” – whether that product is a regular old DSL line, a 30 Mb ethernet pipe to the Internet, or a 40 locations MPLS WAN solution, there is genuine excitement that we can implement new toys/CPE and a technology that’s going to make this company or County work better, faster, smoother than it did before. 

We also get to work with some really smart people in technology.  Su Hawk is one of those people that I get to work around from time to time.  The things she’s done for Colorado technology are awesome!  If you’re in the technology and telecom world and your not part of CSIA, you need to be.  In the last year I’ve had the pleasure to work with Laura Luchini, and Bill Nixon, both are experts in their fields.  Eric Schulz and Matt Otis are a few other guys I know that are really sharp – they were doing things with their business long before anyone else in telecom.  Their success with Allied is awesome.  Qwest Engineers like Bob Steurer, Tom Rossignol, and Renee Carroll at Paetec embody the knowledge and upbeat attitude that keeps technology moving forward. 

I get up every day with an extra hop in my step because of what we do, and the industry that we work in.