May’s Employees of the Month at Strategic

• How long have you worked for Strategic Communications?

I joined the team February of this year.

• What is your favorite project that you’ve worked on at Strategic?

Maryland Transit Administration’s app modernization project. They have a small team but still want to make sure they’ve leveraging the power of building applications for AWS instead of how they’ve always existed on-prem. I love supporting customers who want help to do things the best way and not just the easiest

• What does your dream vacation look like?

I first planned to go to Italy and Belgium in late-2020, until it was derailed by the obvious. Should finally be able to make the trip next year (Kathy, consider this my very, very early PTO request). Italy because that’s where my mom’s family is from, and Belgium because my favorite beers in the world are from Trappist monasteries.

• What is the best career lesson you’ve learned so far?

The best career lesson I’ve learned so far is the importance of taking ownership. Whether a project succeeds or faces challenges, owning my responsibilities—and even mistakes—builds trust, shows integrity, and leads to real growth. It’s helped me stay accountable and proactive in everything I do.

• Who is your favorite musical artist, and what was the first concert you attended?

Rush! I have fond memories of riding around in my dad’s work van listening to Freewill and Tom Sawyer as a child. They were the first band I saw live as well in 2007 or 08. I think I saw them about 8-9 times before they stopped touring.

• How would your family, friends, or coworkers describe you in three words?

Meticulous, thoughtful, hilarious (my fiancée insisted on the last one, I swear)

• What is your current favorite TV Show, Podcast, or Book that you’d like to share with the world?

It ended in 2023, but Succession is arguably the best written television of the last 10 years.

• How long have you worked for Strategic Communications?

I have worked at strategic for 1 year as of January 7^th

• What was your background prior to working for Strategic Communications?

My background before strategic. I was a welder/ fabricator for 4 years right out of high school. I was a union carpenter for about 6 months. I remodeled houses for 1.5 years after that. I worked at a machine shop for about 1.5 years after that. While I was welding the first year out of high school I did 1 year of collage and decided that was not for me.

• What aspect of your job do you find most rewarding or fulfilling?

The most rewarding part of my job is watching all the electronics power up and start working like it should after the job is done. Along with that is putting out quality work that the customer sees and appreciates.

• What is the best career lesson you’ve learned so far?

Let your work speak for itself. Don’t talk about how good you are just do it and let other people see. At the same time stay humble and know your role.

• Outside of work, what are you passionate about/enjoy doing?

Outside of work I I enjoy riding dirt bikes with my son, working on old hotrods with my dad and pushing myself as hard as possible in the gym.

• What is something that people may not know about you?

One time I made a potato gun it shot potatoes about 4-500 feet depending on how much hair spray you put in it..

• How long have you worked for Strategic Communications?

I started working for Strategic in January 2025.

• What is your favorite project that you’ve worked on at Strategic? 

What is your favorite project that you’ve worked on at Strategic? My favorite project would be the UPS GOC Building. It was fascinating learning about the evolution of technology over the years in how they operate and seeing each department, especially the air traffic control room

• What does your dream vacation look like?

If the vacation days were unlimited, haha, my dream would be to travel the entire world and immerse myself into each location’s cultures.