Jimmy's Place

In the immortal words of Mark Metcalf in the Twisted Sister music video – “I wanna Rock” – “what do you want to do with your life?!” My Goal is to become a department manager. I am currently a team manager responsible for a team of 8 individuals. We are under the Operations umbrella. As a department manager, I would be responsible for 2 or more teams and team managers. I believe at that level; I can really make a difference on how we accomplish our goals as a company and how we shape our future goals. I still can shape that but not at the impact I would have as a department manager. Any higher and I believe I would be burned out easily. As Biggie said, “Mo money, mo problems.”

Organic Education – I have always been hands on and had a mechanical aptitude. I learned how to work on cars, engines and airplanes through hands on experience and repetition. This part of my education taught me some personal growth as well. I learned how to pivot on the fly when something didn’t work right. I learned how to critically think through a problem because something needed to be MacGyvered and how to solve problems.

Institutional Education – I have furthered my education through Marshall University. My major is business management with a minor in marketing (once graduated). This formal education is teaching me how to manage people, work within programs and formulas, and further my critical thinking skills.