216- From Combat Cameras to IT Director: Shawn Hardee’s Unexpected Career Path

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

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5 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Shawn Hardee A decorated veteran and accomplished IT executive, Shawn Hardee brings decades of experience transforming complex operations through principled leadership. Having served over 20 years in the United States Air Force, Hardee held numerous roles overseeing global technology missions and teams of up to 140 personnel. Now retired from active duty, he leads all IT functions for a multifaceted healthcare organization, guiding strategic initiatives that enhance patient care. With a record of success managing complex projects, budgets and teams across both public and private sectors, Hardee offers valuable insights on driving organizational success through disciplined execution and developing high-performing staff. From Combat Cameras to IT Director: Shawn Hardee’s Unexpected Career Path Mike sits down with veteran Shawn Hardee to get the inside story of his unpredictable 20-year ride in the Air Force, spanning roles from combat camera maintenance to network technician. You’ll hear firsthand accounts of Shawn’s little-known missions and pick up hard-earned strategies for navigating changing career paths, as he recounts his recent transition to Director of IT in the healthcare industry. Prepare to gain proven tactics for taking risks and surviving your own cross-country journey from this adventurous military vet.

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0:00.0	All right. Well, welcome back to dissecting popular IT nerds. This is Mike Kelly. And today I'm proud to introduce Sean Hardy, who has just recently retired from 20 years of active service to our country.
0:22.9	Sean, with a heartfelt thank you for your service.
0:25.8	I'm going to turn the microphone over to you and let you tell us a little about your history and your experiences.
0:31.9	How you doing, Mike?
0:32.5	Thank you for having me on here.
0:34.6	I really appreciate it.
0:36.1	So, yeah, so my name is Sean. I just retired from the, from the Air Force after 20 years,
0:42.1	spent most of my time in communications.
0:46.4	I grew up down in Florida before I joined the military. I grew up in Florida.
0:50.0	And then I was a, I was an 18-year-old kid who didn't really have any direction, didn't have a way to pay for college.
0:55.7	I was having a hard time paying rent.
0:58.2	So I said, you know what?
0:59.5	I'm going to go join the military.
1:01.4	And that's in a nutshell, it's basically what I did.
1:04.1	I went the next day and started talking to a recruiter.
1:06.9	And about nine months later, I was at Laughan Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, my first day of basic training.
1:13.6	So I did basic training and did follow-on training over at Kiesler Air Force Base down in Biloxi, Mississippi, where I became a visual imagery and intrusion detection systems apprentice. And what that is is basically the Air Force
1:29.9	took two jobs and matched them together. So I was a physical security specialist, think like,
1:37.8	you know, ADT or BRICS. I was able to work on all those systems, but I was also trained on video production maintenance.
1:47.0	So part of my training was done up in Fort Meade, Maryland, right outside of Baltimore,
1:51.7	where I learned television studio maintenance, camera maintenance, television maintenance,
1:56.4	all of that stuff.
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