JAMES VARGA
James moved his family from New Jersey to take a job as a Network Administrator with Anchor in November of 2015. He began his career in the financial world working primarily in Retirement Plans and Education, then discovered his enthusiasm for IT and thanks to that career change we enjoy the pleasure of having James as an Anchor family member.
DEVON LISZKA
Devon joined Anchor in April of 2019. He brought an upbeat attitude and a big laugh that makes me laugh! And he has such a great voice, we had him record the greetings for our phone system!
Devon lives with his fiancé, Sarah, who he is proud to tell me does anthropology work for the National Parks Service.
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JASON ALLISON
Let’s spotlight one of our Network Administrators for a change, and I’ll start with Jason Allison! Jason has been with Anchor 5 years on September 1st. He started on Service Desk, moved up to Infrastructure Response and now he’s a Net Admin with emphasis on infrastructure response.
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Stephen Griffin
Stephen joined Anchor in November of 2018. I asked Susan to help me describe his presence on the Service Desk and she offered this: “Stephen is perceived as quiet by visitors, however, the Team will say he chooses his words wisely and waits for just the right moment to join in the conversation or crack a joke.
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Greg Moss
Greg Moss joined Anchor in November of 2018 and brings a beautiful balance to the team. When I hear him on calls with our clients, he is most often laughing with them!
As is nearly always the case when I ask, "why do you like working at Anchor?", Greg’s response was, “it feels like family.
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DAVID VILANOVA
I’ve been looking forward to this Spotlight article as Dave is a big personality and brings a fun vibe to our Anchor Team! Dave came onboard in July of 2018 and is our Rapid Response Engineer.
When I asked Dave why he likes working at Anchor his response did not surprise me.
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UTKARSH “KARSH” SAHAY
Welcome to 2019 and I hope it is treating everyone very well so far! The New Year has brought several positive shifts and changes here at Anchor and we are looking forward to the growth and success such decisions bring for us as well as our client’s success.
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CAMERON RYAN
Let’s talk about Cameron “Cam” Ryan! Cam joined our Team in October of 2016 as a Service Desk Engineer and then switched to vCIO in April of 2018. Cam enjoys his new position and thrives when he’s face to face with our Client’s while helping them come up with solutions and efficiencies for their businesses.
Most of us have a virtual personal assistant that lives in our pockets, internet connected devices in our homes to make our lives easier, and we’re having lengthy customer service conversations with chat bots. Technology has gotten more sophisticated in every way (aside from that printer that never seems to work). In this climate of innovation, hackers have learned a few lessons too.
Do you know every web application your employees are using? There is a high probability that your workforce is utilizing many devices and applications without explicit approval. Collectively, these programs and devices are called Shadow IT. Shadow IT is essentially any application employees download or IT service they sign up for without vetting by your IT provider.