Before re-joining IES, Inc. in February 2022, JM received his Bachelor’s degree in accounting and has started his career in IT by designing and building databases which grew to building server rooms and data centers of all sizes.

Throughout his career, JM has continued his education and obtained certifications from many vendors including Microsoft, CompTIA, Cisco, VMware and Veeam, just to name a few.

The IES team is more than just their career accomplishments. Get to know the personal side of JM through the Q&A below.

• Q: What’s the best thing about working at IES, Inc.? A: My coworkers! I break, they fix!
• Q: What are you currently listening to, reading or watching? A: Listening to: “Lauryn Hill + Nina Simone = The Miseducation of Eunice Waymon” by Amerigo Gazaway
  Reading: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Watching: The Witcher Season 1 on Netflix
  
• Q: Where is your dream vacation destination? A: Japan – I’ve been twice and there are so many places left to explore.
  Maldives, Abu Dhabi, Cape Verde – never been, but they are on my bucket list.
• Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? A: To heal
• Q: Tell us one thing you ‘geek out’ over. A: Baking sourdough bread and landscape photography.

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Before joining IES, Inc. in November 2016, Mike studied engineering and computer science at Syracuse University. He has spent the last 30 years in the IT services industry working for a range of internet and management service providers in New York and Connecticut.

In addition to being the office comedian, Mike’s primary role is to support existing IES customers as a technical escalation point as well as providing sales engineering support for potential new customers. Most recently, he has designed and subsequently rolled out IES’s new multi-factor authentication (MFA) product.

The IES team is more than just their career accomplishments. Get to know the personal side of Mike through the Q&A below.

• Q: What’s the best thing about working at IES, Inc.? A: The people. I don’t just mean my coworkers, as we wouldn’t be successful without each other’s support. I also mean our customers with whom I’ve forged many great working relationships. I find great satisfaction in IES being responsible, in part, for their success.
• Q: What are you currently listening to, reading or watching? A: I’m always reading industry news ranging from new and upcoming tech to the latest cyber-security alerts. To cheer me up, I enjoy listening to a wide variety of music genres on Spotify. I also enjoy watching period pieces. For example, I’m halfway through ‘Downton Abbey’ on Netflix.
• Q: Where is your dream vacation destination? A: Anywhere on the beach that is secluded and off-grid where I can enjoy local cuisine and explore the region. If I were to name places they would be somewhere like Belize or Costa Rica.
• Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? A: Teleportation has endless possibilities and would save on gas. Another particularly useful superpower would be a BS detector. Come to think of it, I’d probably end up setting it off myself. I’ll stick with teleportation.
• Q: Tell us one thing you ‘geek out’ over. A: Hmm, that’s a hard one. Can a person geek out over nail art? I love watching YouTube videos on different designs and I have a case full of polishes and tools that I’ve acquired over the years as well that puts me in my happy place.

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Miguel joined IES, Inc. in November 2021 and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in cyber security after receiving his associates degree in applied science with a focus on cyber security and information security from SUNY Orange County Community College.

Miguel has always been passionate about IT and enjoys the creativity that comes with it, which is why he is so fulfilled through his responsibilities with IES, Inc. that include troubleshooting technology issues and working directly with customers.

The IES team is more than just their career accomplishments. Get to know the personal side of Miguel through the Q&A below.

• Q: What’s the best thing about working at IES, Inc.? A: I love that my colleagues are truly like a second family and my customers are an extension of that family.
• Q: What are you currently listening to, reading or watching? A: Mostly Disney+, CocoMelon and whatever else my 1-year-old wants to watch. If I’m lucky I get to watch a quarter, period, or inning of one of my favorite sports teams’ games.(Knicks, Giants, Rangers, and/or Yankees are my teams.
• Q: Where is your dream vacation destination? A: I would love to travel through Europe and visit historical sites with a focus on Rome and Paris
• Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? A: The ability to teleport instantly along with anything I touch - think about the amount of time saved.
• Q: Tell us one thing you ‘geek out’ over. A: Building gaming computers. I’ve built several for myself and for friends/family. I also enjoy learning about new IT related technologies. It’s always great to imagine what the next great tech will be and often times new tech far exceeds reasonable expectations.

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Before joining IES, Inc. in October 2021, Jeff honed his skills in hardware and systems engineering at IBM and GlobalFoundries.

At IES, Inc., Jeff is known as a “Swiss army knife”. He prides himself on his ability to take on various responsibilities and demonstrate them with a certain degree of finesse.

The IES team is more than just their career accomplishments. Get to know the personal side of Jeff through the Q&A below.

• Q: What’s the best thing about working at IES, Inc.? A: The lunch parties.
• Q: What are you currently listening to, reading or watching? A: Reacher on Amazon and Ozark on Netflix.
• Q: Where is your dream vacation destination? A: The Great Pyramids of Giza.
• Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? A: Time travel so I could go back in time and see how they really built the pyramids.
• Q: Tell us one thing you ‘geek out’ over. A: I love to modify my Toyota Tundra by removing stock parts and adding custom ones in their place.

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