Every month, the employees at Strategic Communications are given the opportunity to acknowledge exemplary colleagues within or outside their department. Three individuals were chosen by their coworkers for their commitment to customer service, perseverance in the face of challenges, and can-do attitudes!
Susan Sandidge | Sales Admin
• How long have you worked for Strategic Communications?
Just had my 5-year anniversary in July!
• What aspect of your job do you find the most rewarding or fulfilling?
Working on proposal responses and seeing the whole process come together in a finalized response.
• What does your dream vacation look like?
I don’t have a specific place or climate (I enjoy hot and cold), so I don’t really have a specific dream vacation. My next big-big vacation is an Antarctic Cruise in about 5 years. Heading to Germany this fall and Thailand or Korea next year.
• Who is your favorite musical artist, and what was the first concert you attended?
Toss up between the Pixies and VNV Nation. My first concert was Violent Femmes with Fishbone and Les Claypool from Primus
• How would your family, friends, or coworkers describe you in three words?
Fun, Loud, Detail Oriented
• What is your current favorite TV Show, Podcast, or Book that you’d like to share with the world?
Ashoka tv show, Race Brain podcast, re-reading Cryptonomicon.
Rob Childers | A/V Design Engineer
• How long have you worked for Strategic Communications?
I started here July 17th this year
• What was your background prior to Strategic?
My background is in Broadcast tech when I was in the Navy. After I left the Navy, I stayed working as Broadcast tech in service and installation and started my own company for 12+ years. I have been the Engineering manager, Option manger, service manager, AMX Programmer, and design engineer.
• What aspect of your job do you find the most rewarding or fulfilling?
I like designing systems for customers, and making things work
• What is the best career lesson you have learned so far?
Be careful who you trust, not everyone is your friend
• Outside of work what are you passionate about?
I like going to the country with my family and driving a boat.
• What is your current favorite TV Show, Podcast, or Book that you’d like to share with the world?
Shameless on Netflix
• What is something that people may not know about you?
My wife and I have our own motorcycles.
Marcus Lavender | Project Manager
• How long have you worked for Strategic Communications?
I started working at Strategic in January 2023
• What was your background prior to working for Strategic Communications?
I’ve worked in telecommunications for over 25 years in a few different states and internationally. I spent several years doing telecom working in U.S Embassies across the globe, including Bulgaria, Armenia, Republic of Georgia, Russia, Bosnia, and Barbados.
• What aspect of your job do you find most rewarding or fulfilling?
I like finding the most efficient way to accomplish tasks. I like being able to be able to come in ahead of schedule but also knowing that my team and I did quality work.
• What is the best career lesson you’ve learned so far?
There is always something new to learn. I’ve been doing this work for a long time so there have been changes along the way. Working with a team that has different levels of experience, there is still always something to learn from everyone.
• Outside of work, what are you passionate about/enjoy doing?
I really enjoy traveling, especially to the beach or anywhere warm.
• What is your current favorite TV Show, Podcast, or Book that you’d like to share with the world?
I don’t watch tv very much, but I just recently started watching Yellowstone.
• What is something that people may not know about you?
Growing up my dad worked for PanAm Airlines which was so different than the airlines are today. We moved a lot for his job from Virginia, Texas, Florida, and then to Kentucky. But we had the opportunity to take a lot of trips with the airline. That’s probably why I love traveling so much now
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