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TurnKey Staff Interviews: Sean Sullivan   no comments

Posted at Mar 4, 2010 @ 5:34pm Staff Interviews

Sean is our big bad network and datacenter manager. The ladies love him!

What attracted you to the hosting business?

The magnets.  Sorry, had to say that.  I did 20 years in the mainframe world doing everything from tape librarian to support to database administration to capacity planning. But the big iron was static, basically unchanging, and I found that the client-server world and the internet was where my future was.   I started with just a simple hosting account and learned the ropes of site management and development.  Soon I moved up to a reseller account for more flexibility. Eventually, I started doing helpdesk support for a couple of hosting companies where I learned more about the back-end of the business which led me to start doing network and server management.  I simply enjoy the work.

How did you find TurnKey?

Google maps.  There I go again… lol.  Actually, TurnKey found me.  Isn’t the internet great?

What aspect of your job brings out the best in you?

Watching Dave bounce off the walls after 15 Red Bulls. Ok, maybe that’s what brings out the best in Dave. For me, it’s the challenges.  Every day is full of new opportunities  and I am lucky enough to work for someone that allows his employees to explore new options and ideas freely.

Do you have any hobbies?

Yes, filling out staff interviews.  Actually, I’m an accomplished semi-professional photographer in my spare time (don’t let Adam know I have any spare time 🙂

Tell me something interesting about yourself…

I am made mostly of awesome.

What hardware/software do you use on your home computer?

I’m hardcore.  I use an abacus!

What is your most memorable moment at TurnKey?

The day Anni started.

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TurnKey Staff Interviews: Dave Klotz   no comments

Posted at Jan 11, 2010 @ 2:39pm Staff Interviews

After running my own online business for a few years, I started working as TurnKey’s Marketing Director last summer. My background is in online marketing and content production, so I felt reasonably knowledgeable coming in on my first day. Ha! As it turns out, knowing something about social networks, SEO and writing copy doesn’t really help one understand the ins and outs of the web hosting business. Weird, I know. Point is: I had a ton to learn. Luckily for me, I had Mr. Dave Klotz, our systems engineer and all around hilarity machine. Dave really made the transition easy on me. He’s a super smart one with some hardcore patience and a real ability to explain things in understandable ways—not a trait common to most systems engineers, or so I’ve heard.

Anyhow, it occurred to me that you guys might like to get to know Dave a little better too. So here you have it, the first in a new series I like to call, “TurnKey Staff Interviews.” Enjoy!

What first attracted you to the hosting business?
I like the Internet, it’s a fun place. To be able to be a part of the IT industry is great too. I feel as a web host we are at the vanguard of seeing emerging technologies on the Internet. When I am able to help a customer and see their business take off, I can’t help but be excited for them and feel like I somehow was able to bring them closer to their goal.

How did you find TurnKey?
Craigslist, the place from which all blessings flow (besides TurnKey, of course).

What aspect of your job brings out the best in you?
I think I’m pretty good at figuring out technologies, and how to implement them to increase automation to expedite our ability to deliver a consistent and reliable product, as well as come up with new avenues to expand our current product selection. I think of it as coming up with life hacks for the company.

Do you have any hobbies?
I enjoy taking drives. A good road-trip always clears my thoughts, and if not, then it wasn’t a long enough trip. I also enjoy collecting records, as well as political punditry.

Tell me something interesting about yourself.
I am made mostly of water.

What hardware/software do you use on your home computer?
Windows 7, Ubuntu Desktop, Windows XP, Fedora Core 11 on my 2 PCs. Commodore Basic V2 on a Commodore 64.

Thanks Dave! Stay tuned for more TurnKey Staff Interviews, coming soon.

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