And now it's the Team's turn...
So, if you are keeping up with our blog, or getting our email announcements (which you can sign up for here if you are not), you undoubtedly know that September is what we have called “Sean Awareness Month.” This is for a very simple reason, come October 23rd, our Information Security Officer and Lead Technical Auditor, Sean Waugh, will be celebrating his 20th year with infotex! “Sean Awareness Month” was conceived to “get the word out” on just how much Sean means to our Team, and to make our Clients, and the public at large, aware of his impact.
So far this month you have seen posts from:
- Stacey Hadaway, President of infotex – In what was her very first post ever: Our Vulcan
- Dan Hadaway, Founder of infotex – Another fantastic edition of his Dan’s New Leaf with: The Business Case
- And, last, but certainly not least, Michael Hartke, Executive Vice President of infotex – With an article about Sean’s history as well as some personal connections between he and Sean – Spotlight on Sean Waugh
Thanks to our fearless leaders for their already much appreciated contributions to “Sean Awareness Month!”
Now, that brings us to the point of the rest of this post. It fell to me, the “Keeper of the Sacred Scrolls” (my internal title) to wrap up the month with one final post. There was much brainstorming and ideas thrown around for what this post might look like, but what we thought would be best is to let Sean know what the remainder of his fellow infotex Team members have to say… so that is what we have done! We approached each Team member and asked for a quote about Sean. Plus, a little something else we thought might accentuate the 20 years that Sean has been with infotex.
Here are the Team’s responses (in alphabetical order) Enjoy!
Adam Reynolds
“It has truly been a pleasure working alongside Sean during my time at infotex and learning so much from his experience and work ethic. He has kept this company safe, and helped many other companies stay safe as well, with his dedication and knowledge of information security. Thank you for the time we have worked together and I look forward to many more years.”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I was in my second half of college continuing my education and preparing to enter the real world.”
Breyson Hendren
“I would say Sean is very knowledgeable and can be relied on!”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I was one year old so probably not doing very much!”
Bryan Bonnell
“Sean has been a stalwart member of the Team since before even I started. When I came in 2009, I was completely floored by Sean’s grasp of not only the technical aspects of the job, but how well he fit into the other parts of the company which became more apparent as I continued to become more integral myself. Sean is knowledgeable, insightful, always willing to help, and is a constant source of inspiration to the whole Team.”
What were you up to in 2005? – “In 2005 I was freshly out of high school, working with my dad, playing too much D&D, and continuing my education.”
Holt Hutchins
“Sean has been a great mentor in my short time at infotex. He is an excellent leader and frequently goes out of his way to help myself and the rest of the team, I respect and admire him greatly.”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I was three and had just decided dinosaurs were my entire personality and watched Jurassic Park 1-3 on VHS until the tapes wore out.”
Ishan Gill
“Over the past five months I’ve been here, one thing that’s stood out to me about Sean is how technically solid he is. He’s the person everyone turns to when we hit a tough technical issue. He’s also always willing to help out newer folks and walk us through not just how something works, but why it works that way. That’s something I really respect about him.”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I was actually living on the East Coast, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was in fourth grade at the time.”
Matt Jolley
“I’ve now been at infotex as long as Sean had been at the time I was hired, and it would be hard to imagine the place without him. In addition to everything else he does, he’s been the guy most questions and issues get escalated to as we work on converting our Clients to Triguard®. Oh, and I certainly appreciate our shared dislike of waking up early, preventing a 9am Tech Team Meeting from ever being a thing.”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I had been out of high school for a couple of years and was working for a broadcast news monitoring company that would be bankrupted by google news alerts within a few years. I was living with a few friends from school and enjoying a world before LED headlights were a thing.”
Nate Harrell
“Sean’s expertise is extremely valuable to our Team. He is constantly speaking up to keep things simple and to not overcomplicate our lives. He also makes my job so much easier, because I know that I can count on him to thoroughly handle any Client concerns that come up while always exceeding their expectations.”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I was a freshman in college looking to major in computer science.”
TJ Deckard
“It’s becoming increasingly rare for IT professionals to remain at the same company for even 2 years, let alone 20. The historical and institutional knowledge Sean brings, on top of his expertise in information security, is a real benefit to his Clients and coworkers alike.”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I’m not entirely sure to be honest. I think I was in my second year of working full time at United Commerce Bank as AVP & IT Director, but that’s about all I remember from that long ago.”
Tony Johnson
“Sean is very smart and incredibly chill – from the first time I met him, he’s made working here an amazing experience!”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I was an 11-year-old in 6th grade, learning middle school math and customizing MySpace backgrounds.”
William Summers
“Sean’s wealth of knowledge often astonishes me, and I respect him greatly. I look forward to learning from him for years to come!”
What were you up to in 2005? – “I was two and a half years old. Probably just forming three-word sentences about being hungry.”
There you have it! From those that barely existed to those of us that are, well, not so young anymore: We all appreciate Sean and wanted to make everyone aware!
Congratulations on 20 Years!
Article by Bryan Bonnell and made possible by the whole infotex Team.
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