294- Jon Anderson’s Journey: From Auto Mechanic to IT Pro

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

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5 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Jon Anderson Currently serving as Senior IT Manager at Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Jon Anderson has a unique background as an auto mechanic before switching to the IT realm. With over 18 years in his previous role and hands-on experience in various IT functions, Jon brings a wealth of knowledge and practical advice on continuous learning and user support. Jon Anderson’s Journey: From Auto Mechanic to IT Pro Ever struggled with technology transitions or end-user support in IT? In this episode of Dissecting Popular IT Nerds, host Phil Howard delves into the career of Jon Anderson, exploring his unconventional path into IT, continuous learning, and user support insights. Learn why personal interaction and constant education are crucial for success in IT.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone back to dissecting popular IT nerds today.
0:10.3	We are talking with John Anderson.
0:12.6	And as a side note, just so everyone knows that I am a human being and I deal with, I have
0:18.2	issues in life.
0:19.3	I have issues too.
0:20.8	I have issues in life just like everyone
0:23.6	else. So my day has begun with, I don't know about you. Have you ever tried to fix anything
0:29.3	in your house and had to deal with contractors? I'm batting. I would say, oh man, under 100.
0:35.3	I'm batting under 100 when it comes to contractors.
0:39.3	And yeah, I don't know.
0:41.6	Doing very well when it comes to vendors.
0:44.0	When it comes to IT vendors, I do very, very well.
0:46.9	Contractors, remodeling basements, doing drywall, things like that.
0:51.0	I'm pretty much abysmal.
0:54.1	And I should leave that up to my wife because she goes
0:56.4	to Angie's list right away. Do we have an Angie's list, John, in the IT world? Is there an Angie's list?
1:02.2	You know, I don't, I don't know, Phil, quite honestly. I never really did a big search on that.
1:07.0	I usually, you know, stick with any, I stick with any of my vendors or contacts, you know,
1:12.2	just talk with them directly. Yeah, I manage, I manage IT the way everyone else does. I'm just a really,
1:17.0	I'm better Googler than most of our end users. That's why I'm in charge. Welcome to the show.
1:24.3	On a serious note, in pharmaceutical, there's not much pharmaceuticals going around
1:30.1	these days so thank you for for being in that industry of sorts how did you let's start with this
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