Our first employee spotlight to hit the northern iFixYouri contingent focuses on Ethan, assistant manager of our Newbury St store in Boston! Ethan’s been with the company for 8 months now, finding his home here after working at Fenway Park and “photoshopping eyes onto peoples faces who were blinking” (good honest work). He caught the repair bug after replacing his PC’s hard drive when he was 12, saying it was “so satisfying to put something back together that was once broken and have it work again,” a mentality he brings today to Bostonians in need. He’s a big Bruins fan, naturally, and enjoys playing guitar and videogames. Rumor is that Ethan is a decent bowler, so invite him out to the lanes if you see him in-store!
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Employee Spotlight: Steven
It’s Wednesday, so that means iFixYouri employee spotlight! Up this week is Steven, our warehouse computer repair specialist. After only three months with the company, he’s already responsible for the bulk of the laptops we get, including all the MacBooks that come in from our corporate clients. Steven caught the repairing bug at 13 when his PSP broke and, “too poor to get a new one,” he managed to fix it himself. Aside from cracking open MacBook Pros, Steven is a comic fan (he even draws them himself! [pictures below]) and a huge gym rat, emphasis on huge: he’s currently working on breaking the 1000lb barrier on his leg press. Stay awesome, Steven, you’re the shining soul of our HQ.
iFixYouri Gets Soldering at Maker Faire Orlando
Are you a maker? If so, we hope you didn’t miss out on the fantastic, fun, and educational exhibitions at Maker Faire Orlando this weekend! This year’s iteration of the popular international festival took place at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and featured over 300 “Makers,” defined as people from all walks of life who produce, design, and create all sorts of things.
Chris Johncke, iFixYouri founder and CEO, and Josh Dworning, general manager of our Winter Park location, enjoyed the creative festivities and even volunteered to teach the public how to solder electronics. The end result is a metal pin of the festival’s mascot, Makey the Robot, with flashing LEDs (featured image above). Here’s Josh in action.
“All differently experienced people (and kids) came by to learn,” according to Josh. “It was pretty rewarding with the kids because I could see their faces light up when the LEDs did, and they realized that they had built it.” See you next year, Orlando makers.
iFixYouri also provides their soldering services to the public via smartphone, tablet, and computer repair services at multiple Orlando locations.
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Employee Spotlight: Jacob
Employee Spotlight: Amy
Today, we kick off our weekly employee spotlight with Amy! She’s been with iFixYouri for 4 years and is our South Florida regional manager and warehouse manager.
Hailing from: Slidell, LA
Phone: iPhone 6
Listens to: Nirvana, grunge
Roots for: LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints
Hobbies: Spending time with her family
Keep an eye out for iFixYouri employee spotlights every Wednesday, and come hear Amy’s laugh in person at one of our Palm Beach County locations!