{"id":79591,"date":"2017-12-08T11:36:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=79591"},"modified":"2025-07-20T05:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:51:20","slug":"operations-team-just-got-rich-er","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/operations-team-just-got-rich-er\/","title":{"rendered":"The Operations Team Just Got Rich-er!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’re growing at a pretty rapid clip, and as we add more customers, we need people to help keep all<\/i> of our hard drives spinning. Along with support, the other department that grows linearly with the number of customers that join us is the operations team, and they’ve just added a new member to their team, Rich. He joins us as a Network Systems Administrator. Lets take a moment to learn more about Rich, shall we?<\/p>\n

What is your Backblaze Title?<\/b>
\nNetwork Systems Administrator<\/p>\n

Where are you originally from?<\/b>
\nThe Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Da UP, eh!<\/p>\n

What attracted you to Backblaze?<\/b>
\nThe fact that it is a small tech company packed with highly intelligent people and a place where I can also be friends with my peers. I am also huge on cloud storage and backing up your past!<\/p>\n

What do you expect to learn while being at Backblaze?<\/b>
\nI look forward to expanding my networking skills and system administration skills while helping build the best cloud storage<\/a> and backup company there is!<\/p>\n

Where else have you worked?<\/b>
\nI first started working in data centers at Viawest. I was previously an Infrastructure Engineer at Twitter and a Production Engineer at Groupon.<\/p>\n

Where did you go to school?<\/b>
\nI started at Finlandia University in Northern Michigan, carried on to Northwest Florida State and graduated with my A.S. from North Lake College in Dallas, TX. I then completed my B.S. Degree online at WGU.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your dream job?<\/b>
\nSr. Network Engineer<\/p>\n

Favorite place you\u2019ve traveled?<\/b>
\nI have traveled around a bit in my life. I really liked Dublin, Ireland, but I have to say favorite has to be Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Which is actually where I am getting married in 2019!<\/p>\n

Favorite hobby?<\/b>
\nWater is my life. I like to wakeboard and wakesurf. I also enjoy biking, hunting, fishing, camping, and anything that has to do with the great outdoors!<\/p>\n

Of what achievement are you most proud?<\/b>
\nI\u2019m proud of moving up in my career as quickly as I have been. I am also very proud of being able to wakesurf behind a boat without a rope! Lol!<\/p>\n

Star Trek or Star Wars?<\/b>
\nStar Trek! I grew up on it!<\/p>\n

Coke or Pepsi?<\/b>
\nH2O :D<\/p>\n

Favorite food?<\/b>
\nMexican Food and Pizza!<\/p>\n

Why do you like certain things?<\/b>
\nHmm\u2026 because certain things make other certain things particularly certain!<\/p>\n

Anything else you\u2019d like you\u2019d like to tell us?<\/b>
\nNope :D<\/p>\n

Who can say no to high quality H2O? Welcome to the team Rich!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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