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We are so excited to welcome Mike Salapow! Mike joins Managed Solution as one of our new Field Engineers. Mike was born and raised in San Diego, where he currently lives.
Mike is an absolute animal lover! His house is currently home to one Frenchton (a French Bulldog mixed with a Boston Terrier), two Gold Dust Day Geckos, one Dart Frog, five Ball Pythons, one Hognose, and one Kingsnake. Welcome to the team Mike!
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.
Jason joined the Managed Solution team as a Java Developer on January 18, 2016. Growing up around farm equipment and having a passion for old cars, Jason began his career as a mechanic at ten years old when he decided to purchase and restore a 68’mustang. Jason took this passion to the service and later worked his way up to designing engines and mods for Marionette Marine (FMSNA), the biggest ship builder in the world. Jason changed to Software Engineering in 2014 due to a physical disability, and now joins us as he finishes up his Bachelors in Software Development at the end of 2016.
Jason was born in Deer Creak, Oklahoma. After joining the marines in 2008, he moved around to San Diego, North Carolina, and Hawaii. While in the service, he traveled to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ireland before moving back to San Diego in 2012, where he met his wife. Jason is now happily married with three children, two cats named Ozzy Osbourne and Otis Redding and a Husky named Delilah. Jason and his family love taking trips to SeaWorld and the beach.
Jason considers himself a hot rod junkie because he loves anything with wheels and an engine. He has a 2010 Dodge Challenger r/t classic Mopar edition with the drag pack, a 2003 Chevy 2500 HD crew cab lifted truck with a 400 small block, and a 1/10 scale RC that has a brush less engine that he drives 70+mph on the track. Jason loves building fast cars no matter their size so when he’s not in the office or doing school work, he’s probably working on his cars or motorcycle. His dream is to open his own hot rod shop someday, so he also spends time trying to get his startup off the ground.
At Managed Solution, we strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people - CAREERS
Kristopher Laserna joined the Managed Solution team as the Customer Engagement Manager on Monday, September 21, 2015. Kris comes from a consumer electronics background, having been responsible for mainly the sales/training aspects of each previous company he's worked with. He has come a long way from his first job when he was 15 working as a game attendant for a local arcade, although he jokes that he still holds the fastest record for ticket reloads at an average of five seconds per unit! As the Customer Engagement Manager at Managed Solution, Kris is responsible for developing internal and external training programs and implementing customer engagement projects, while acting as the liaison for the sales and marketing team.
Kris is a born and bred native San Diegan, a rarity these days. He did make his way up and down the California coast for school, starting in San Francisco then down to LA, but eventually making his way back down to good ol' San Diego to where he currently resides. Although not having any pets currently, Kris says he would love to own a pup of his own one day, more specifically a Husky or bigger breed like a Corso or Leonberger; he often dreams of riding it into battle like a knight in medieval times.
For the past five years, Kris has trained in boxing and Muay Thai. In addition to conditioning through martial arts, Kris actively plays in multiple basketball leagues year-round. In the past he's even traveled with his teammates to compete throughout various city/region competitions. Besides being an athlete, another fun fact about Kris is that he enjoys listening to country music and has been known to join in on a good line dancing session from time to time!
We're excited to have Kris on the Managed Solution team, please join me in welcoming him!
At Managed Solution, we strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people - CAREERS
With an extensive background in IT, Connie Bond joined the Managed Solution team as a Project Manager on September 8, 2015. She is a jack of all trades and started working in IT when she was 18 years old and has had experience in technical support, networking, programming, software, hardware as well as web design. Connie's excited to use her extensive IT background and expertise to oversee IT projects for Managed Solution.
Connie is originally from Batavia, a small town outside of Chicago. When a job offer with a global company gave her the opportunity to choose her territory, she selected San Diego even though she had never visited before. She wanted to experience a new location, one with nice weather. Twenty-one years later Connie is still very happy living in beautiful San Diego, where she met her husband and started her family. Connie met her husband Mike while she was enjoying the outdoors on a run at Lake Miramar. They have been happily married and have their sixteen year anniversary closely approaching. Along with Mike, Connie has a 21 year old stepson William, three Jack Russell rescue pups, a 35 year old parrot and a fish named Budda.
Connie is really outgoing and enjoys new adventures and experiences. When she was twenty-five years old she took a six month journey around the United States on her own to explore. Having been to so many great places it was hard for her to choose a favorite, but after some thought she said Kauai, Hawaii was one of the best places she's been to because it's great for outdoor adventures and has a peaceful relaxing energy. Besides working in IT, Connie is a Reiki Master and has been practicing for over two years. Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing.
Connie is excited for her new chapter with Managed Solution and we are delighted to have her on board! Please join us in welcoming her to the team.
At Managed Solution, we strive to be the best technology based company by investing in our top assets; our people - CAREERS
Managed Solution welcomed Jacob Salisbury as a Technical Support Representative on Monday, August 10, 2015. Jacob has several years experience working in the IT field and joins us with a background in designing and installing energy management controls. He also has experience interfacing between analog and digital technologies and working with wireless protocols and in a strictly command line basis using Gentoo Linux.
Jacob is a California native and has 2 dogs, a German Shepherd named Fritz and a Australian Shepherd/Queensland Heeler mix named Taz. He also has a 100 gallon aquarium with 30 tropical freshwater fish.
When's Jacob's not in the office, he's spending a large portion of his free time producing Techno and House Music. He's a local DJ so you could catch him playing at numerous events around San Diego, Los Angeles and occasionally Tiajuana.
Please join us in welcoming Jacob Salisbury 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
Steve Schlosser joined the Managed Solution team as a Project Manager on Monday, August 24. Born and raised in South Florida, Steve left home 6 months after his 18th birthday to join the U.S. Navy as an Information Systems Technician. Steve started off as a Scuba tank technician and worked his way up to the role of Divemaster prior to leaving for the Navy. Steve served five years in the navy, spending two years abroad in Sicily, and the remaining three years in San Diego stationed aboard the USS San Diego. In 2013 he honorably discharged as a Petty Officer Second Class and landed his first job as a Telecommunications Analyst II with L-3 Communications while attending college full time. In 2015, Steve earned his B.S. in Business with a concentration in Project Management, passed his Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, and in August was hired aboard Managed Solution to fill the role of Project Manager.
Steve in action - his favorite style of riding is off-road technical trail and motocross
Steve lives in San Diego with his wife Alex and their two Mastiff dogs - Nica and Amaya. Along with many of our team members here at Managed Solution, Steve's favorite hobby is riding motorcycles. His wife shares this passion with him and collectively they own four bikes, each having a street and dirt model. Steve's favorite style of riding is off-road technical trail and motocross. He also enjoys traveling and has visited over six countries since leaving home in 2008.
Steve calls himself a fitness nut and wakes up Monday through Friday at 4am to workout, maintaining a strict diet with planned meals every day of the week. He also fits in time for education and is enrolled as a student at the University of Phoenix, currently pursuing an MBA.
Please join us in welcoming Steve Schlosser 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 welcomed Kimberly Kennedy as a Server Engineer on Monday, July 6, 2015. Kimberly joins us with extensive engineering experience and has studied several disciplines including electronics, computer science, management, psychology, and health and fitness. She thrives as a consultant and in dynamic environments.
Kimberly was born and raised in southeast Wisconsin. After a trip to San Jose, CA in 1992 where she wrote and recorded music with musicians she met through a NAMM publication, she was determined to return. It took 14 years but Kimberly finally came home to California - San Diego this time - in 2006.
Kimberly enjoys the outdoors, writing music, studying psychology, and genealogy. She also grills a mean rib eye and is a fantastic cook. She has two adult sons, Kevin and Jacob, and a cat named Shatzy. Another fun fact about Kimberly - she is a descendant of King James!
Please join us in welcoming Kimberly Kennedy 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
Scott Harris joined the Managed Solution team as a Senior Systems Engineer on May 20, 2015. He was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and grew up on the peninsula in Redwood City. Scott attended Sequoia High School, which offered the first computer programming class in district history. He attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's computer science program in 1978 and moved back to the Bay Area to work in the burgeoning computer industry a few years later. In 1985, Scott landed a job at NASA/Ames Research Center's National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Comples (NFAC), one of the largest wind-tunnel research facilities in the world. PDP-11/70 front-end systems running RMS and VAX/VMS post-processing systems were used there. Booting the PDP-11 was done by flipping a row of paddle switches on the front of the computer chassis in the bit-pattern for the boot-address. These computer systems filled two rooms, along with the controls for the wind tunnel mechanical equipment. Scott worked at NASA for 11 years as a software support engineer, and later developed a wind-tunnel data acquisition and analysis program on the Mac using the LabView graphical programming language.
In the early 1990's Scott came down to San Diego to present a paper on his LabView Data Acquisition System (LDAS) at the IEEE Conference. He fell in love with San Diego, and in 1996 relocated his family for a job at Qualcomm. He worked at Qualcomm in the networking department as a software developer writing web-based and backend reporting tools for internal customers in Java and Perl. Eventually, Qualcomm began to favor 3rd party software over in-house developed code, and Scott assumed the role of application engineer, writing smaller integration software to tailor the 3rd party products to suit Qualcomm's custom requirements. Authentication, Monitoring (including SCOM) and Application Performance Management servers were his main areas of expertise.
During this time Scott was an avid bicyclist, commuting 25 miles per day for several years. He is also an accomplished musician, playing several instruments including guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. His current favorite instrument is the harmonica because it is so portable. He wrote a book on the harmonica at http://www.theharpguy.com. Scott also enjoys playing craps. He has written several simulation programs to test his systems. The results of these prove that there is no such thing as a winning system, only ones that let you lose money more slowly. Scott rarely travels, but he did spend a summer in Mexico as an exchange student, and 3 weeks in Turkey in 2010 for his honeymoon.
In 2015, after 19+ years at Qualcomm, Scott's position at Qualcomm was eliminated and this led to Scott's timely and fortunate new association with Managed Solution. "I felt at home immediately, here, and truly appreciate the special opportunity to work with such a talented and experienced group of engineers, support staff and managers," says Scott.
Please join us in welcoming Scott Harris 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
