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
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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Congratulations to Hooman Seyyedzadeh, Technical Support Engineer, for being selected as Managed Solution's October 2015 Player of the Month.
This award is given on a monthly basis to a Managed Solution employee who has done an amazing job of exemplifying and living up to the Managed Solution Core Values.
The Managed Solution leadership team selected Hooman Seyyedzadeh as Player of the Month because no matter how busy he is, he never says "no" when someone comes to him for help. He is our in house go-to for technical needs and has really stepped up recently helping with projects. Leadership, co-workers and clients all praise Hooman for being extremely helpful and a pleasure to work with.
Managed Solution recognizes outstanding employees (players) by awarding them Player of the Month. This award is given on a monthly basis to a Managed Solution player who has knocked the socks off of one of our members of leadership by living up to the Managed Solution Core Values on a daily basis. Our values are important. They’re the foundation behind all we do. Players of the Month are recognized and highlighted on the Wall of Fame and rewarded with an extra day of PTO to use on a day of their choice.
Congratulations to all of our Players of the Month:
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March - George Fedoseyev, Server Engineer
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February - Eric Effinger, Project Manager
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December - Steve Malott, Technical Account Manager
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November - Kate Frasure, Customer Development Manager
Here at Managed Solution we thrive in an energetic, performance-driven environment where results, teamwork, and quality of customer satisfaction are recognized and rewarded. Our corporate culture is diverse, open and creative. We look for team members with proven experience, a strong sense of passion and dedication to the highest levels of excellence, technology and business ethics.
At Managed Solution, we strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people - CAREERS
Nikki Fairchild joined the Managed Solution team as a Business Development Manager on October 13, 2015. Nikki joins us with eight years of experience in B2B sales with a background in cabling and telecommunications. She's excited to join the team at Managed Solution.
Nikki is originally from Danbury, Connecticut where she started her career for Charter Communications for several years before moving to San Diego and getting job with Cox. Nikki has lived in San Diego for four years now and calls it home but still tries to make visits back east to visit family often, recently taking a trip to Maine to visit her mother and youngest sister. They enjoyed kayaking on the bay, whale-watching and catching fresh lobster on their lobster boat. Maine lobster, family and friends are things Nikki misses from back east, but says she’s been working on recruiting her east coast friends and family out west, finally convincing one of her sisters to move to San Diego last year along with their childhood friend.
The former high school wrestler now enjoys singing, playing piano, writing poetry and bike riding on her time off along with spending time with her puppy Jake. She found Jake alone on the streets in San Diego – when she contacted his owners she found out he was actually raised in the town next to where she grew up back east. Nikki rescued Jake and now both of the Connecticut natives are happy living in sunny San Diego together.
Please join me in welcoming Nikki Fairchild 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 - October 19, 2015 - Yesterday some of the team from Managed Solution participated in the 2015 San Diego Walk to Defeat ALS® in the memory of Bill Marchesano. Will Marchesano, one of Managed Solution's team members, and his family unfortunately lost their beloved father and husband after his battle with ALS. Last year, Will challenged the Managed Solution team to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise awareness for this cause and join team “Will for Bill” for the 2014 Walk to Defeat ALS. It has become an annual tradition for the Managed Solution team to come together and walk to support ALS - a big thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday for the 2015 San Diego Walk to Defeat ALS®!
Managed Solution is proud to support The ALS Association through charitable donations and participation in the Walk to Defeat ALS. Will Marchesano, one of Managed Solution’s team members, and his family unfortunately lost their beloved father and husband after his battle with ALS. Last year Will challenged the Managed Solution team to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise awareness for this cause.
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Managed Solution had a great time seeing everyone at our Open House on Thursday, October 15, 2015.
View and tag photos on our Facebook Page. #LikeOurPage to stay connected on upcoming events and news. We will be hosting live webinars on the below topics in the new few weeks... details coming soon.
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Hybrid Cloud: How do you get there
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The Managed Solution team is happy to honor our coach Sean Ferrel on National Boss Day
Sean Ferrel, President and CEO of Managed Solution has fun with his employees. Our company operates like baseball team, Sean coaches employees who work as a team to support our customers/fans.
Here at Managed Solution, we thrive in an energetic, performance-driven environment where results, teamwork, and quality of customer satisfaction are recognized and rewarded. Our corporate culture is diverse, open and creative. Above all, we are focused on organically growing our solution service offerings while delivering outstanding client support. We look for team members with proven experience, a strong sense of passion and dedication to the highest levels of excellence, technology and business ethics.
We strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people. Explore some of our employee programs and achievements below. We also believe in creating a solid foundation of good will by investing in our community, both economically and socially. Whether it’s the clients we serve, our fellow teammates or those in our daily lives, Managed Solution is about people. Every day is filled with challenges that we must overcome. It’s how we overcome those challenges that defines who we are. Sometimes that means not knowing something today, but having the answer tomorrow. Other times that means knowing when to reach out for help from a teammate. Nonetheless, it always means that we never quit.
