143. Do More Than Keep Computers Running: Own the Status Meeting with Randy Kellum

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Philip Howard

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🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Randy Kellum Randy Kellum is the Director of Information Technology at ARC Automotive. ARC manufactures airbag inflators for automotive safety. Randy graduated from Charleston Southern University with a BS in Physics and obtained Advanced Leadership Certification at Eckerd College. He has been working in IT and leadership since 1997 and has a wealth of experience in project management and systems implementation. Do More Than Keep Computers Running: Own the Status Meeting with Randy Kellum Listen to today’s episode to hear Randy discuss how he went from dreams of being a physicist to IT, and how he learned on-the-job people skills and confidence in presenting. Learn about the importance of adding value and how to make your department heard.

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0:00.0	If we're not involved in this leadership, then we can't be prepared to bring what you need to have to support what your initiatives are.
0:08.5	For everyone out there listening, you're listening to Dissecting Popular IT Ners.
0:23.9	Today we are talking with Randy Kellam.
0:24.9	Yes.
0:25.8	I have this correct.
0:31.1	Director of Information Technology for Maker of Airbags.
0:32.2	That's right.
0:33.2	Airbags.
0:34.5	We're saving lives.
0:36.7	Yes, airbag inflators.
0:38.8	We manufacture an inflator. How many airbag inflators. We manufacture an inflator.
0:43.8	How many airbag inflators are there out there in the world, manufacturers of airbag inflators?
0:51.2	Well, manufacturers, we're as far as the largest, we would be the second one, the second largest.
0:54.8	So there's two of us that are the primary all to leave and are to the primary. How many exactly? I don't know. The point is, is there's not many. So if you
1:02.4	guys, so if the data center goes down, we're going to have some problems with airbags.
1:06.6	That's right. This is excellent, excellent. So, a director of information technology how many at, and company is ARC, or do we say ARC?
1:15.9	I want to get this right.
1:17.2	Yeah, our employee base is about 1,500.
1:20.6	Beautiful.
1:21.3	Are you guys in Microsoft Shop?
1:22.9	We are a Microsoft Shop.
1:24.8	predominantly.
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