Networks Are People.
At Force 3, we never forget that our ultimate customer is an actual person, someone sitting in front of the computer screen or standing in the data center, with a job to do. We understand the importance and the difficulty of that job, of what our customers are striving to achieve as people, not just users of technology. So, we prefer English to geek speak. We answer your questions a little faster, spend a little longer with you on the phone or at your site, work a little harder at building the kind of relationships that will help us design better network solutions.
We don’t just hire bright people. We hire bright people who can communicate effectively. People who understand that their job is to help you do yours. Take a moment to meet a few:
Chris Knotts, Director of Technology and Solutions
I guess you’d expect someone who works for an IT firm to have more than a passing interest in computers. But in my case, I think I qualify as a geek. Not a pathetic geek, mind you. I do have other interests (running, for example). But computers really fascinate me. My team of product sales specialists and pre-sales engineers work with Force 3 customers to assess, design, test, train and deploy unique solutions, not cookie-cutter ones.
Warren Craddock, Senior Project Engineer
I travel a lot for the company. Generally, I don’t mind at all. But I don’t do the airplane chit-chat very well. I’m a get-in-my-seat and listen-to-tunes guy. And I’ve found there’s no nice way to say “please don’t speak to me”. So, I just…you know, glare at them. It’s not meant to be mean…it’s merely a preemptive strategy. When I’m not scaring my fellow travelers, I work primarily on Force 3’s Digital Dental Radiography solution implementations, which is an enterprise-wide implementation for the Air Force and Air National Guard. And Force 3 was recently awarded the implementation services for Camp Pendleton. I’m pretty proud of that. The glaring, I’m not so proud of. But hey, it works.
Eugene Casaus, Regional Manager of DoD Programs
Well, I make salsa. I’ve been making it for 10 years and it happens to be the greatest salsa in the history of salsa. Every year I give a jar of my “Casalsa” to Force 3 employees for the holidays. Everybody loves it, or at least they tell me they do. Hey, some guys play golf, some guys work on their cars, I make salsa. My team works exclusively with the Department of Defense to provide the most advanced and cost-efficient security solutions. It’s a responsibility we take very seriously. Most recently, we collaborated with Cisco and DRS Technologies to deliver an IPICS solution for the Armed Forces of Jordan. The project consists of delivering an end-to-end border security solution for a portion of Jordan’s border.
Paula Argent, Director of Customer Service
First, let me say I am not crazy. I’m just organized. Okay, really, really organized. As in, the jars in my pantry at home are alphabetized and all face the same direction. My co-workers laugh, but what’s wrong with being a little obsessive? I think the world needs people like me. Force 3’s Customer Service team is a vital resource for clients, sales reps, vendors, anyone who does business with Force 3. We’re a relationship-driven group and we live by the company’s “networks are people” philosophy.
Jamie Sanbower, Director of Security Solutions
I’m young and I look it, so of course my co-workers constantly harass me. Somebody put a Jonas Brothers poster on my wall. I’ve been introduced at meetings as Doogie Howser. Hey, I can take it. Besides, there’s something to be said for being compared to a guy who always had the right answer, made a ton of money and had his pick of hot nurses. I head up the security practice at Force 3, working with customers to assess, design, test, train and deploy solutions. If I were you, I’d want to know just how deep we’d go into your unique security issues, how much we immerse ourselves in our clients’ business. To find out if we walk the walk, contact me here at Force 3.
Josh Weiner, Intelligence Team Account Manager
Trust me when I tell you this. There is no “weiner” joke I haven’t heard. None. No matter how creative and funny you think you are, someone has beaten you to it. You know the Johnny Cash song, “A Boy Named Sue”? Imagine being “A Boy Named Weiner”. To make matters worse, I have a nose the size of a saxophone. So count your blessings, buddy. I recently headed up a deal with a large intelligence agency to significantly upgrade their network infrastructure. We have great relationships with them. They have a huge amount of faith in our ability to deliver forward-thinking solutions on time and on budget. Forgive my lack of details, but if I told you what agency it was I’d…well, you know. But if you want any other info, contact me here at Force 3.