From Rags to Riches: Adventures in the Enterprise as the Solo IT Guy
About the Speaker
IT Specialist at Master Service Companies
Tommy Hardin has served a number of roles in his 6 years in IT — from sysadmin to cybersecurity analyst, to all around IT generalist. Currently, he is IT Specialist at Master Service Companies. In his personal life, he enjoys life on the lake, and riding ATVs in the mountains. He also enjoys assisting others in need, serving as first responder for the Roane County Rescue squad for 3 years, and as fire fighter for 9 years at Midtown Fire.
Though many of us IT professionals work with other IT folks in a team setting, many others may be the only IT person in the organization. Like the vast majority of IT professionals, we start Day 1 on the job where others left off -- for better or worse! Flying solo presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. In this talk, I'll share my experience, strength, and hope as the one "IT guy" at my place of employment, and how I turned a technological nightmare into a functional environment in service to the business.