202. Climbing to Success in IT: Reflections from James Ronyak

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

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5 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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James Ronyak James Ronyak, with almost four decades of experience, holds pivotal roles as VP of Technology at Mercatus Center, Managing Director at Institute of Humane Studies, and Chief Information Security Officer. His rich expertise encompasses project management, network infrastructure, systems administration, programming, and security. As an innovative, detail-oriented IT executive, Ronyak’s diverse skills and effective solutions make him a key asset in the IT industry. Climbing to Success in IT: Reflections from James Ronyak Join James Ronyak in this episode to learn about the importance of continuous learning and growth in IT management. He emphasizes effective communication, collaboration, and subject matter expertise, and encourages prioritizing long-term solutions and seeking out mentors. Jim offers valuable insights into managing multiple silos and projects, making this a must-listen for anyone interested in improving their management skills in IT.

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0:00.0	Okay, everyone, welcome back to dissecting popular IT nerds.
0:13.4	Today, we have Jim Rooneyack on the, I guess we're on the phone.
0:18.2	Is this a phone?
0:18.9	I don't know if we call this a phone anymore.
0:20.4	It's more of like a microphone going through the internet. It's really not a phone. Welcome to the show,
0:26.3	Vice President of Technology at Mercatus Center of George Mason University. And I'm happy to have you on
0:32.8	the show. Why don't you just let's just start a little bit about what Mercatus is and what you do
0:37.4	over there
0:37.7	because it sounds quite genius.
0:40.1	So I actually sit as VP of Enterprise Technology over the Mercatus Center, which is a
0:48.6	economic think tank closely affiliated with GMU.
0:53.3	So it borders in the middle where as a think tank,
0:57.3	it tries to remain agnostic to research that occur so that it can be more free-flowing and
1:05.1	provoke civil discourse. So our motto is solving real world problems with real world ideas.
1:12.6	So across health, health issues, technology, housing, fiscal policy, and monetary policy, we have a wide range of scholars that do direct work as well as contracted work with one winning,
1:31.1	having won the Nobel Prize, which is Vernon Smith, economics, as well as multiple other
1:37.4	scholars who've written over 100 books across vast different subjects. So the bulk of us support them and their genius and try to help make their ideas come true.
1:49.0	I also sit as the managing director, which is the same title, in essence of the Institute for Humane Studies,
1:57.0	where they look for making connections between scholars who have like ideologies.
2:04.3	So in the world of the academy, sometimes a scholar who writes about a very specific subject
2:10.7	doesn't know all of the people who are writing in a similar way.
2:16.7	And so what the Institute for Humane Studies is used,
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