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Hometown: Fremont, CA
First job: Grounds Maintenance for Fremont Christian School
Education + Training:
Hobbies: Spending Time w/ Family, 4 Wheelin', Hunting, Building Things
Apps I Can't Live Without: Dropbox, Remote Desktop
Tech Tip: Get out of the habit of using the same password for everything.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
Recharging Zone: Off Road
Number of computers at home: 4
Favorite thing about The 20: The company vision and growth opportunities.

Hometown: Orangeville, ON (Canada)
First job: Customer Service (Walmart)
Education + Training: B.A. in Counseling
Hobbies: Woodworking
Apps I Can't Live Without:
Tech Tip: Google has most of the answers
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan:
Recharging Zone: Walking beautiful trails with my beautiful wife
Number of computers at home: 2
Favorite thing about The 20: My coworkers

Hometown: Big Spring, TX
First job: Landscaping
Education + Training: 35 years of computer related work and service
Hobbies:
Apps I Can't Live Without: I can do without all apps Simpler times
Tech Tip: Always reboot before calling support
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: Life Laugh Love
Recharging Zone: Fishing/Camping
Number of computers at home: 6
Favorite thing about The 20: Workplace environment and the people

Hometown: Dallas, TX
First job: Fry cook for golden fried chicken
Education + Training: University of North Texas
Hobbies: Golf
Apps I Can't Live Without:
Tech Tip: Is It plugged in?
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "You make your own luck"
Recharging Zone: Going to the Ballpark
Number of computers at home: 2
Favorite thing about The 20:

Hometown: Granbury, TX
First job: Braums Ice Cream
Education + Training: CompTIA A+ce Certified
Hobbies: Computer building, Video Games, Friends
Apps I Can't Live Without: Bible App
Tech Tip: "Do not access personal information over public Wifi"
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "Show me your friends and I will show you your future." - Ron Liles
Recharging Zone: Spending time with my Family
Number of computers at home: 3
Favorite thing about The 20: What the Company stands for as a whole.

Hometown: Dallas, TX
First job: Blockbuster Video
Education + Training: BS Business Administration, Organizational Communication
Hobbies: Painting, table top/board games, computer games, hunting, and fishing
Apps I Can't Live Without: Google drive
Tech Tip: Have you tried turning it on and off again?
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: “If it is to be it is up to me.” – William H. Johnsen
Recharging Zone: Live shows at small/mid-sized venues
Number of computers at home: 3
Favorite thing about The 20: The people! Everyone here is fantastic and excited about coming to work. That energy makes a huge difference.

Hometown: Garland, TX
First job: United States Air Force
Education + Training: Security/ Business Management/ Auto Adjusting and Medical
Hobbies: PC gaming, cooking, self education, playing musical instruments
Apps I Can't Live Without: Snapchat, spotify, chase mobile, and world of warcraft mobile companion
Tech Tip: don't press alt f4 when you're doing something important
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts"
Recharging Zone: My recharging zone is at home on my computer.
Number of computers at home: 6
Favorite thing about The 20: My favorite thing about Roland Technology/ The 20 Group is the professional and friendly environment the work atmosphere has.

Hometown: Brady, TX
First job: City of Brady maintenance
Education + Training: BBA Angelo State University
Hobbies: Weight lifting, walking, movies, reading
Apps I Can't Live Without: Feedly, Locate my phone (to track my kids)
Tech Tip: Remember that my job is to support people.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: Don't compare yourself to other people. Be the best that you can be.
Recharging Zone: Home, or walking in the neighborhood of lifting at the gym.
Number of computers at home: 4
Favorite thing about The 20: The friendly staff

Hometown: Garland, TX
First job: AMC Theater Mesquite 30
Education + Training: Associate's of Arts Degree
Hobbies: PC Gaming
Apps I Can't Live Without: twitch.tv
Tech Tip: Unplug it, then plug it back in
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: “Gotta catch 'em all!”
Recharging Zone: Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
Number of computers at home: 6
Favorite thing about The 20: Everyone is extremely helpful and always laughing.

Hometown: North Texas
First job: Cashier at Super One Foods
Education + Training: Social media management
Hobbies: Music
Apps I Can't Live Without: SeatGeek
Tech Tip: Have you restarted the machine?
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: “If touching one person’s life is a good thing, then touching a thousand people’s lives must be great.”
Recharging Zone: Live music in Deep Ellum
Number of computers at home: 5
Favorite thing about The 20:  The comedy provided by the other engineers

Hometown: El Paso, TX
First job: McDonalds
Education + Training: University of North Texas
Hobbies: Family & Music
Apps I Can't Live Without: Instagram
Tech Tip: When in doubt don't click on it.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Recharging Zone: My recliners in front of my PS4
Number of computers at home: 5
Favorite thing about The 20: Flexibility for personal life.

Hometown: Mineola, TX
First job: Cracker Barrel Hostess
Education + Training: BA in Mass Communication: PR/Advertising
Hobbies: Reading, movies, and being with friends
Apps I Can't Live Without: Snapchat
Tech Tip: Don't forget your password.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: I am Beyonce, always.
Recharging Zone: Beach or pool
Number of computers at home: 1
Favorite thing about The 20: The people.

Hometown: Bismark, North Dakota
First job: CiCi's Pizza
Education + Training: Collin County Community College; A+ & Network+ Certified
Hobbies: Hanging out at home
Apps I Can't Live Without: Any internet browser
Tech Tip: Keep it simple, it will work better
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "Getting information off the internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant." -Mitchell Kapor
Recharging Zone: Top Golf
Number of computers at home: 3
Favorite thing about The 20: Roland is such a friendly place.

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
First job: Landscaper
Education + Training: Creating! / The University of Texas at Austin / Too long of a list
Hobbies: Movies, Music, Food, Sports
Apps I Can't Live Without: Amazon, Fandango, IMDb, SportsDay, Instagram...
Tech Tip: Stand every once in a while!
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: Hook ‘Em!
Recharging Zone: The movie theatre
Number of computers at home: 1
Favorite thing about The 20: The people!

Hometown: Plano, TX
First job: Brook  Mays
Education + Training: Audio Technology
Hobbies: Woodworking, musician
Apps I Can't Live Without: Facebook
Tech Tip: Check your cables!
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: Work hard, play hard!
Recharging Zone: Home
Number of computers at home: 4
Favorite thing about The 20: The growth.

Hometown: Carrollton, TX
First job: Mailroom
Education + Training: Texas A&M
Hobbies: Golf, Fantasy Football, Movies
Apps I Can't Live Without: Twitter
Tech Tip: No Comic Sans
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: No pressure, no diamonds (as seen on a dude's shirt at the gym)
Recharging Zone: Golf course
Number of computers at home: 1
Favorite thing about The 20: It's a really fun team that gets stuff done.

Hometown: Flower Mound, TX
First job: IT Support Technician at Torch Networks
Education + Training: IT Support/Highschool Diploma/3+ Years Hands On Exp
Hobbies: Fitness and most physical activities, Investing, Fishing, PC gaming, and anything related to building technology
Apps I Can't Live Without: Banking, Investing, Maps, Music
Tech Tip: How do you eat an elephant? Small bites at a time.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: Progression is the key to success.
Recharging Zone: The Gym
Number of computers at home: 2
Favorite thing about The 20: Friendly environment

Hometown: Wrentham, Massachusetts
First job: Office assistance at a home health agency
Education + Training: Bachelor's in Network Engineering, Background in insurance, banking and corporate retail
Hobbies: Video games, music,
Apps I Can't Live Without: Gmail and social media to connect with friends and family
Tech Tip: Sometimes a reboot can be the fix
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "On to Cincinnati." - Bill Belichick
Recharging Zone: The gym
Number of computers at home: 2
Favorite thing about The 20: The open office plan

Hometown: Plano, TX
First job: A real life Sbarro pizza man
Education + Training: A journalism major who works with cameras and editing rigs. I also worked at Apple.
Hobbies: Gaming, Acting, Video Editing, writing, tinkering, podcasting, kung fu
Apps I Can't Live Without: Spotify, Supercook, Really Bad Chess, Snapchat
Tech Tip: Uh, I don't know. Automate your lights at home, I guess.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: For Everything Else, There’s MasterCard
Recharging Zone:
Number of computers at home: 3
Favorite thing about The 20:

Hometown: Paris, TX
First job: Fiber inspector for Aerospace company
Education + Training: BS Kinesiology, Health & Computer Training
Hobbies: Playstation, bowling, football, basketball, computer, movies, anything fun…
Apps I Can't Live Without:
Tech Tip: First thing, did you reboot the computer?
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can’t are both right."
Recharging Zone: State Fair
Number of computers at home: 6
Favorite thing about The 20: The company really takes care of its employees

Hometown: Salem, OR
First job: Petroleum Transfer Technician (Gas attendant)
Education + Training: Expert of nothing, Master of none.
Hobbies: Cars, anything fast, anything to do with technology.
Apps I Can't Live Without: Instagram
Tech Tip: www.Google.com
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: There is a direct correlation between positive energy and positive results in the physical form.
Recharging Zone: Relaxing at home.
Number of computers at home: 4
Favorite thing about The 20: The people who I work with.

Hometown: Garland, TX
First job: Kroger bag boy
Education + Training: TCU
Hobbies: Video games, ultimate frisbee, frisbee golf, playing pool, listening to records
Apps I Can't Live Without: Spotify and pandora
Tech Tip: Google It!
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "Are you going to tell a man he can’t fart in his own car." -  Ron Swanson
Recharging Zone: On the couch playing video games
Number of computers at home: 3
Favorite thing about The 20:

Hometown: Rockwall, TX
First job: Subway
Education + Training: IT Helpdesk
Hobbies: Target Shooting
Apps I Can't Live Without: FB
Tech Tip: Reboot first.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "You'll miss 100% of the shots that you don't take." - Michael Jordan
Recharging Zone: Hooters
Number of computers at home: 1
Favorite thing about The 20: Easy going atmosphere.

Hometown: Brunswick, Maine
First job: Home Theater Sales Consultant
Education + Training: CCENT, Microsoft Silver Partner
Hobbies: Photography, Video Games, Networking
Apps I Can't Live Without: Terminus, YouTube, Xbox Smart glass
Tech Tip: If you don't know who or where it's from, you ought not to click on it.
Favorite Quote, Motto, or Slogan: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."- Edmund Burke
Recharging Zone: The Atlantic ocean
Number of computers at home: 3
Favorite thing about The 20: Up beat and fun environment

“Inspect what you expect” and/or “Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt”

Expertise: Sales and Finance
Hometown: Salem NH
First Job: Stock boy
Number of Computers at home: 3
Hobbies: Martial Arts, Music and Dancing
Fuel: Love of family
Favorite thing about work: The culture, the people
Recharging Zone: Home, The Great Outdoors, etc……Time w/ family, my girl and the dogs.
Apps I can’t live without: Find my Phone-Youtube
Tech tip: Never say – “That won’t happen to me”

“He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool - shun him.
He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple - teach him.
He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep - wake him.
He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise - follow him.” - Proverbs

Expertise: Keeping everyone at the office focused
Hometown: Barnegat, New Jersey
First Job: Waitress, Hurricane House Ice Cream Parlor, New Jersey
Education and Training: BS in Education, The College of New Jersey
Number of Computers at home: Only 4
Hobbies: Skiing, Martial Arts, Music
Fuel: Positive Thinking
Favorite thing about work: Every day is different and I always learn something new.
Recharging Zone: Home
Apps I can’t live without: Scrabble Words with Friends
Tech tip: Make Changing your Password every 3 Months Routine!

“If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein

Education and training: BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Hometown: Hudson, NH
First Job: Stock boy
Number of Computers at home: 3,… just 3
Hobbies: Music
Fuel: Tenderloin
Recharging Zone: The band room
Apps I can’t live without: Robinhood (Free stock trades!)
Technical Tip: Google it!

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge

Expertise: Organizational Digital Transformation
Hometown: Peabody MA
First Job: Best Buy Geek Squad
Number of Computers at home: 5
Hobbies: Tutoring - Volunteer at local community centers tutoring members on Online Safety.Humanism.
Fuel: Premium
Favorite thing about work: It's never the same. I'm always working with new organizations on new challenges.
Recharging Zone: The beach
Apps I can’t live without: Outlook, Microsoft Teams, MileIQ, Google Play Music.
Technical Tip: Always do your updates!

"The difference between a good hair cut and a bad haircut is two weeks; Never let your alligator mouth overload your humming bird body; Whatever happens, it is better than a sharp stick in the eye; If something does happen, it'll heal before you get married; And remember to enjoy life, it beats the alternative." - Larry T. Johnson (My father)

Expertise: Business Process Optimization and Client Services
Hometown: Medford, Wisconsin
First Job: Technician at a Tire and Auto Shop
Number of Computers at home: 6 (not including the old ones stuffed in boxes)
Hobbies: Fixing my home and landscaping
Fuel: The satisfaction of completing a project that looks great
Favorite thing about work: The wonderful people on our team that I get to collaborate with and solve complex challenges
Recharging Zone: Comfortable couch with the Xbox on
Apps I can't live without: Outlook, Microsoft Teams, CNN, Stocktwits
Technical Tip: Ask questions, the more you know your systems and tech stack the better you can grow your business

“Anything you like that inspires you” "When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk

Expertise: Sales
Hometown: Litchfield
First Job: Karate Studio
Number of Computers at home: 4
Hobbies: Music, Guitar, and Working out
Fuel: Water
Favorite thing about Netlogic: A friendly environment full of great jokers and hard workers
Recharging Zone: My computer at home
Apps I can’t live without: Spotify
Technical Tip: Never have the same password for everything!

“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” - H.P. Lovecraft

Education and training: Network+ Certified Tech supporting a variety of systems over the course of the last 2 decades.
Hometown: Tampa, FL
First Job: Dish Washer @ Café Romano, Tampa, FL back in 1995
Number of Computers at home: 6
Hobbies: Nerdy stuff (Dungeons & Dragons, Writing bad science fiction), Reading (Sci-Fi, Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, and Horror).
Fuel: Gratuitous amounts of caffeine
Recharging Zone: Home
Apps I can’t live without: Google Drive and Dashlane
Technical Tip: EVERYONE should take a basic PC competence course. Your life will be MUCH easier, I promise.

“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything” - Malcolm X

Expertise: Level 1 Network Technician
Hometown: Hometown
First Job: Entrepreneur - Landscaping
Number of Computers at home: 1
Hobbies: Music, Gym, Outdoors
Fuel: Music, coffee
Favorite thing about work: Coworkers
Recharging Zone: Outdoors
Apps I can’t live without: Tile, forever losing my keys and wallet
Technical Tip: YouTube and Google my friends

“We have two lives, the second begins when we realize we only have one” - Confucius

Expertise: Level 1 Technician
Hometown: Hudson, NH
First Job: Golds Gym Maintenance
Number of Computers at home: 4
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Computer Tech, Adventuring
Fuel: Chocolate milk, Steak and Cheese Subs
Favorite thing about Netlogic: Quality of knowledge I learn
Recharging Zone: Netlogic
Apps I can’t live without: Youtube, ScreenConnect
Technical Tip: If you think it’s broken, unplug it and plug it back in.