{"id":83302,"date":"2018-05-25T10:44:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=83302"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:32:57","slug":"welcome-jack-data-center-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/welcome-jack-data-center-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Jack — Data Center Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we shoot way past 500 petabytes<\/a> of data stored, we need a lot of helping hands in the data center to keep those hard drives spinning! We’ve been hiring quite a lot, and our latest addition is Jack. Lets learn a bit more about him, shall we?<\/p>\n

What is your Backblaze Title?<\/strong>
\nData Center Tech<\/p>\n

Where are you originally from?<\/strong>
\nWalnut Creek, CA until 7th grade when the family moved to Durango, Colorado.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nI had heard about how cool the Backblaze community is and have always been fascinated by technology.<\/p>\n

What do you expect to learn while being at Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nI expect to learn a lot about how our data centers run and all of the hardware behind it.<\/p>\n

Where else have you worked?<\/strong>
\nGarrhs HVAC as an HVAC Installer and then Durango Electrical as a Low Volt Technician.<\/p>\n

Where did you go to school?<\/strong>
\nDurango High School and then Montana State University.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your dream job?<\/strong>
\nI would love to be a driver for the Audi Sport. Race cars are so much fun!<\/p>\n

Favorite place you\u2019ve traveled?<\/strong>
\nIceland has definitely been my favorite so far.<\/p>\n

Favorite hobby?<\/strong>
\nVideo games.<\/p>\n

Of what achievement are you most proud?<\/strong>
\nGetting my Eagle Scout badge was a tough, but rewarding experience that I will always cherish.<\/p>\n

Star Trek or Star Wars?<\/strong>
\nStar Wars.<\/p>\n

Coke or Pepsi?<\/strong>
\nCoke\u2026I know, it’s bad.<\/p>\n

Favorite food?<\/strong>
\nThai food.<\/p>\n

Why do you like certain things?<\/strong>
\nI tend to warm up to things the more time I spend around them, although I never really know until it happens.<\/p>\n

Anything else you\u2019d like to tell us?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m a friendly car guy who will always be in love with my European cars and I really enjoy the Backblaze community!<\/p>\n

We’re happy you joined us Out West! Welcome aboard Jack!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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