Future women leaders from Hoover Academy of Information Technology enjoy a Women in Tech event at the Microsoft Store
Today from 11am - 1pm, Managed Solution hosted a Women In Technology event for young women from Hoover Academy of Information Technology. Students who are interested in pursuing careers in technology enjoyed the screening of Big Dream, hearing success stories from women leaders in technology and playing some fun games at the Microsoft store including Just Dance.
Tina Rountree, Business Development Manager of Managed Solution and President of the San Diego Women In Technology Community kicked off an interactive panel session with Rocio Uriarte, VP of IT at Hyundai Translead, and Melissa Pike, whose career includes high profile technology and management positions at her current company Sempra Energy and her past company, IBM. These two women leaders shared their success stories with the young women and answered questions on how they got where they are today. Rocio shared her experience getting started in technology and the steps necessary to get there, as well as become successful in the field. Melissa inspired the girls to follow their dreams and encouraged goal setting as an important element to achieving success. Both woman also stressed the importance of teamwork and collaboration. The dialogue was interactive throughout the panel session and students were asking and answering questions related to working in the field the entire time.
Managed Solution is hosting a similar event open to the public this evening at 5:30pm. Learn More.
What Is Big Dream?
Big Dream follows the intimate stories of seven young women who are breaking barriers and overcoming personal challenges to follow their passion in science, math, computing & engineering. From small town Iowa to the bustling streets of the Middle East, Big Dream immerses viewers in a world designed by and for the inspiring next generation of girls.
Contact: Tina Rountree, Business Development Manager, Managed Solution
Phone: 800-236-6012
Email: trountree@managedsolution.com
Clairemont High School Students Learn Critical IT Skills Through Managed Solution and Junior Achievement Job Shadow Initiative
The collaboration kicks off Computer Science Education Week which encourages students to pursue careers in STEM-related industries
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In honor of Computer Science Education Week (Dec.7-11), Junior Achievement of San Diego and Managed Solution are partnering to impact the lives of 60 students from Clairemont High School by teaching critical IT skills and encouraging them to pursue careers in STEM-related industries.
The job shadow event is Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Managed Solution, located at 9655 Granite Ridge Drive, Suite 550 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
While spending a day at the business site, students will be exposed to real-world learning and technology. In addition to presentations on the various job positions at Managed Solution, one of the fastest growing IT companies in Southern California, employees will share life experiences and career advice through six project-based activities during the workday.
“In the world of technology we are constantly learning, so exposing our students early to real-world educational experiences is key,” said Sean Ferrel, President and CEO at Managed Solution. “I believe industry themed curriculum that incorporates career and technical courses with real-world application really prepares younger generations for careers in the industry.”
The job shadow program helps students recognize the link between academic subjects and actual workplace skills. The students learn dressing and speaking professionally, being on time and working as a team, are just as important as a strong academic foundation. In fact, providing young people with real-world learning experiences can be key to improving U.S. high school graduation rates. The experience allows students to spend quality time with a professional in a workplace setting, and to make valuable contacts for future employment prospects.
“Junior Achievement is excited to team up with Managed Solution on this important initiative,” said Marla Black, President and CEO at Junior Achievement of San Diego County. “Both organizations remain focused on how to drive impact and equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to be college and career ready.”
The educational program will include the following six breakout stations:
Video Editing & Filming
The session will introduce why videos are important in every industry and how Managed Solution uses them for marketing, as well as, creating “how-to videos” to show clients how to use certain technologies. During the exercise, students will film a portion of the day, upload and edit the video with the goal of creating an overall recap of Clairemont IT Day. Students will use a Cannon EOS 6D DSLR camera to record other breakout sessions and/or briefly speak about their experience at the event. They will then upload the video to the computer and edit it in Adobe Premire Pro. The final edited video will be uploaded to Youtube to showcase their workday experience.
Project Management
Students are challenged to create their own project management plan. They will be responsible for providing and setting-up a plan for a client to watch all the sports games from the office conference room. Students must provide insight into how long it’s going to take, and how much it will cost.
Coding/Web Design
At the coding/web design station, students will look at the elements of current web design trends and how third parties like WordPress are making it feasible for those without coding experience to create a website. Students will also see why knowing CSS is critical to making their own website template.
Partner Marketing
The station will give an overview of partner marketing and why it is valuable for an IT company to leverage partnerships. Students will then create their own partner program.
App Development / Go to Market Strategy</h3<
The station will cover the steps of building a successful mobile app - from conception to the go-to market strategy. This course is designed to show students what steps they need to take to create great cross-device mobile web experiences. This activity will focus on the discovery phase of App Development where they will brainstorm, conceptualize, design/lay out, and then create a marketing plan for their app.
Technical
The station will cover a brief overview of cloud services and how cloud technology is changing the marketplace for technical roles. Students will get to utilize cloud services and watch a demo for cloud on demand.
About Managed Solution
Managed Solution is a full-service technology firm that empowers business by delivering, maintaining and forecasting the technologies they’ll need to stay competitive in their market place. Founded in 2002, the company quickly grew into a market leader and is recognized as one of the fastest growing IT Companies in Southern California.
About Junior Achievement of San Diego County
Since 1950, Junior Achievement of San Diego County has provided life-changing programs to more than 730,000 youth—in the classroom and after school—to foster an understanding of how the “real world” works. To ensure youth are prepared for their future, JA teaches them how to get a job, start a business and how to manage money. Home to the popular McGrath Family JA BizTown and Mission Fed JA Finance Park, JA of San Diego will reach 70,000+ youth from 36 school districts during the 2015-16-calendar school year. JA San Diego receives support from more than 5,200 volunteers annually, including 48 board members, and has a staff of 22 and a budget of $3 million. For the latest news and information, please visit: jasandiego.org
Download the PDF press release here.
Contacts:
Danielle Hamra
Managed Solution
858.429.3067
dhamra@managedsolution.com
@MSMarketingTeam
Kristi Zimsky
Junior Achievement of San Diego
619.906.4926/office
404.944.0414/cell
kzimsky@jasandiego.org
@JASanDiego
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Tony Pecora joined the Managed Solution team as Technical Account Manager on November 23, 2015. Tony started working in the managed services provider (MSP) space seven years ago and never looked back. He has experience working for larger companies including schools, Cardinal Health, Houghton Mifflin, etc. but prefers life in the MSP world because he loves the comradery and the ability to wear "multiple hats," while being able to make significant changes in a client's business.
Tony's favorite job before MSP life was tutoring at his first alma matter, Mira Costa College - he even still keeps in touch with the tutoring coordinator. Tony tutored introductory English, Physics, and a range in Mathematics from Pre-Algebra through Calculus III.
Tony grew up in Virginia and moved to San Diego when he was fifteen. After eighteen years in SoCal he moved to San Francisco but plans on moving back to wonderful San Diego in a month. Tony is an active person and enjoys softball, the gym, the shooting range and paddle-boarding. He's been on several competitive softball teams but says he stays away from tournaments because of the attitudes a lot of people bring.
Tony exploring the outdoors at Valencia Peak
Along with several co-workers at MS, Tony is a motorcycle rider and has strong preferences for.. and against food. Tony says he's not a picky eater, but he can't stand bacon, cheese, salt, cilantro, or any kind of salad dressing, although he recently made peace with sesame vinaigrette. He's never had coffee and isn't a fan of caffeine so doesn't think he's missing out. He does say there is no such thing as too much garlic, or sugar, or BBQ anything (sauce, meat, BBQs, etc.)!
We're excited to have Tony on board, please join us in welcoming him to the Managed Solution team!
At Managed Solution, we strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people - CAREERS
Managed Solution has partnered with the Salvation Army of San Diego to help fight hunger in our local community through a food drive
The Managed Solution team is passionate about helping families in need and supporting the Salvation Army of San Diego. The Salvation Army helps provide 60 million meals through their Hunger Relief program to anyone in need through its many soup kitchens, sit-down meal programs, food pantries, mobile meals and community gardens. Managed Solution has bins and boxes set up in the office collecting nonperishable food items through December 21st. So clean out your cupboards, hit up big lots, or your local grocery store and help a family in need. Don’t have time to shop and just want to donate please visit the Salvation Army website.
Changing Lives One Donation at a Time!
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Managed Solution demonstrates its commitment to people through contributions, charitable sponsorships and employee volunteer programs in the communities where we work and live. To learn more about Managed Solution’s charitable sponsorships, visit our community page.
With 22 years of experience working in the IT industry, Brian Lacey joined the Managed Solution team as the Director of Technical Services on Monday, November 16, 2015. He started his career as a Tier 1 service desk analyst for a company responsible for providing support to NAPA auto part dealers. From there, Brian had roles such as lead programmer, project manager, implementation lead, and subject matter expert. Brian comes to Managed Solution from Accenture where he spent the last 13 years managing application outsourcing contracts and staff responsible for delivering the service.
Brian was born and raised in a small town near Peoria, IL. He attended college and spent the first 16 years of his career in Illinois as well. In 2009, Brian jumped at the opportunity to transfer within his company to manage an application outsourcing contract with a client based in San Diego, CA.
Brian is married with two small children and one dog. His son is four and his daughter is two, which keeps him entertained as well as on his toes constantly. His dog, Harley, is an escape artist as he somehow finds a way to break free from any type of containment which includes opening doors.
When Brian isn't in the office he enjoys spending time with his family and watching and participating in sports. Brian is a die-hard Chicago Cubs, Bulls and Bears fan. He also enjoys learning about investing and monitoring the stock market but as of now he seems to be good at only losing money.
Brian has had the opportunity to travel extensively. His favorite places he's visited are Australia and Argentina and the most interesting was India. Another fun fact about Brian, he has a twin brother who also lives in San Diego.
Please join me in welcoming Brian Lacey to the Managed Solution team!
At Managed Solution, we strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people - CAREERS
San Diego– November 2015 – Managed Solution announced today that the company has been recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the Top Technology Solution Providers in 2015.
As a highly honored and tenured managed services company and pioneer in managed, utility-based cloud computing in the top 1% of Microsoft Cloud partners worldwide, Managed Solution is now the 7th top technology solution provider in San Diego, according to the San Diego Business Journal. Managed Solution has been named to the Business Journal’s 100 fastest growing companies for the past five years and has also been recognized this year in the World’s Top 100 Cloud Computing Companies in the Talkin' Cloud IT Channel list, on Penton Technology’s eighth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition and as one of the Top Managed Service Providers in Pioneer 250.
“It’s exciting to be among the top San Diego technology companies in our community,” said Sean Ferrel, chief executive officer, Managed Solution. Being part of the dynamic business community here in San Diego for over a decade now, we’ve worked with companies large and small, empowering their business success with a tailored tech strategy. We have an All-Star team with a kick-butt company culture so much of our growth can be attributed to our dedication to our employees, and we’re excited about what’s ahead. We value high standards, honesty and integrity, proactivity, adaptability and passion.”
Managed Solution invests in their clients and staff to bring out the best in both. By aggressively incentivizing their staff to further their technical skill set, Managed Solution invests long term, contributing to a corporate culture that promotes an unmatched service to customers.
Managed Solution strives to recruit the best engineering staff and invest in the time it takes to nurture and maintain these employees, ensuring the best possible technology solutions for their customers. Managed Solution is poised for unparalleled growth and expansion and they’re always looking for MVPs to help them build something great.
About Managed Solution
Managed Solution is a full-service technology firm that empowers business by delivering, maintaining and forecasting the technologies they'll need to stay competitive in their market place.
For more information on Managed Solution’s community outreach visit our community page.
Casey Bertrand joined the Managed Solution team as a Technical Support Specialist on November 2, 2015. He joins us with a background in sales, customer service and IT, actually beginning his IT career training after an injury that had left him slightly disabled. He says he’s held a variety of positions that were enjoyable in hindsight one of the best being with San Diego Sailing Tours as a first mate.
Casey was born and raised in south Louisiana in a very tiny town; a place not even large enough to need a single hanging traffic light. At the age of 17, he moved to San Diego county and has been here ever since, he loves it! Casey has a son who he says he loves dearly and enjoys spending time with, he is also adventurous and loves exploring the outdoors. He’s been skydiving before and enjoys exploring new eateries, areas like Spruce St suspension bridge, and finding cool spots to see the downtown skyline. He says he would really like to explore abroad one day and could see himself living at the beach. He also loves cooking (and eating), motorcycles, water sports, and snow - he’ll be learning to snowboard this winter.
Although Casey has a love for adventure, he also says he’s a super nerd at heard - aren’t we all! He is currently working toward his CCNA and learning another language. We’re excited to have him on board, welcome to the Managed Solution team Casey Bertrand!
Amanda Hawthorne joined the Managed Solution team as a Corporate Talent Manager on October 28, 2015. Amanda spent the last few years working HR at another tech firm in San Diego. She studied Human Development at UC Davis and is currently wrapping up an HR Certificate at UCSD Extension. Amanda is passionate about all things corporate culture and looks forward to supporting the team at Managed Solution.
Amanda was born in sunny California, but grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta. She returned to the West (Best) Coast in 2004. Out of the office, Amanda enjoys taking advantage of San Diego's craft beer and music scenes and loves spending time with her lab-mix, Mayla. She's a novice gardener and proudly grew her first tomatoes this summer. Another fun fact about Amanda is that she was a volunteer doula in college and has assisted in ~20 labor/deliveries.
Please join me in welcoming Amanda Hawthorne to the Managed Solution team!
At Managed Solution, we strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people - CAREERS
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