Rodney Garcia, Sr. Release Manager
Sandy Hockey, Information Specialist
Katie Carnahan, Application Analyst
Category Archives: Around the Office
Welcome, Josh, Garrick and Ray!
Josh Tostlebe, (Remote) Developer. Started October 14th.
Josh grew up in Ankeny, Iowa and received his BS in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University. He recently moved to Pensacola, FL to be with his wife, Kristin, who is a LT in the Air Force and is currently in flight school to become a CSO (Combat Systems Officer). Previous to Florida he was living in Ames, IA and was a windows application developer for the Iowa Department of Transportation. Josh’s hobbies include cooking, running, hiking, biking, and now the beach. I guess that is a given being down in Florida now! He’s also a fan of beer… So if anyone else is, he would love some tips and company to visit some local breweries the next time he’s in Albany!
Garrick Salton, QA Specialist. Started October 21st.
Garrick is a displace Binghamtonian currently living in Clifton Park with his fiance, her two girls, and his daughter Chloe, (who splits her time with him and her mother). He recently worked as a manager for Outback Steakhouse and as a Sr. Representative in the Energy Services Group with New York State Electric and Gas. He is a cyclist, loves to cook and spend time with his daughter, and likes to play video games in his free time.
Ray Kim, Developer. Started October 28th.
Although Ray has lived in the Capital District for more than twenty years, he considers Woodstock, NY, where he grew up, to be his hometown. He received his BS in computer science from Syracuse University (“Let’s Go Orange!!!”) and his MS in technical communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. When he is not sitting in front of a computer, Ray is an accomplished musician. He plays four different instruments (piano, clarinet, saxophone, and mallet percussion), is the clarinet section leader for the Memorial Concert Band of Colonie, and plays the piano for various events around the Capital District (his regular gig is Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Latham on Sunday mornings). Ray considers baseball to be his religion (he is a Yankee fan) and has been known to schedule vacations around Major League Baseball schedules. He is always willing to strike up a conversation about hardball. Ray currently lives in Troy with his wife, Lianne, and their two cats, Bernard and Nutmeg.
October Congratulations
Congratulations to James and Gabrielle Finney, who got married on October 26th!
Congratulations to the Halloween Costume Contest Winners!
Garrick Salton, Obi Wan Kenobi
Natalie Condon, Storm Trooper
Matthew Murdock, Pirate
Congratulations to James Horner for winning our first Pie Eating Contest!
Congratulations to the Sweet Treat Contest Winners!
Patrick Quirk, Brownie Turtle
Tom Horne, Lil’ Pies
Ariel DePaolo, Spider Cupcakes
November Department Updates
John Gieschen and Nacole Simonds are assisting each other with efforts that would normally fall under the other’s umbrella. Nacole will be helping out with Support and John will be assisting the Solutions Team to get our first ENABLE release out the door.
Mary Ringwood will be moving to Solutions as an Analyst and Erin Driscoll will be taking on the responsibilities of Support Manager. There will be a transition process for these two changes and team members will be kept up to date.
Closed for the Holiday Schedule
The office will be closed for the upcoming holidays on the following dates:
Thursday, November 28th
Friday, November 29th.
Tuesday, December 24th
Wednesday, December 25th
Tuesday, December 31st
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
October Cartoon Caption Winner!
“Consider yourself sssssssserved.”
-Submitted by Melissa Mitchell
November Cartoon Caption Contest
Do you have a funny caption for the cartoon below? Leave it in the comments section! We’ll post the caption winner in the next issue of InfoEditorial.
Welcome Back, Wes!
Many of you may remember Wes Hazen, developer, who worked here last year. He has returned on temporary assignment until the end of December. Welcome back, Wes!
October Cartoon Caption Contest
Do you have a funny comment for the picture below? Leave it in the comments section! We’ll post the funniest caption in the next newsletter.
Welcome, Elizabeth and Melissa!
Elizabeth Coggins, Application Analyst. Started September 23rd.
Elizabeth grew up in Syracuse, NY and received her BS in Communication Studies from SUNY Albany. After graduation, she worked for Transworld Entertainment as a Marketing Assistant for 1.5 years. Elizabeth now lives in Albany with her boyfriend AJ and their black lab Brody. Outside of work and on weekends, Elizabeth can be found doing anything outside such as hiking in the Adirondacks, swimming in Lake George, skiing in the winter or taking Brody for a run in Washington Park. Elizabeth also enjoys music, Broadway shows, Netflix binges (currently Breaking Bad and Mad Men) and Syracuse Basketball games.
Melissa Dulski, Application Analyst. Started September 30th.
Melissa is from North Collins, a super small farm town outside of Buffalo, New York. She just moved into the area, specifically to Malta, to be with her fiancé Mark. Melissa graduated from the University at Buffalo with a B.A. in Economics. Prior to joining InfoEd she worked at a real estate law firm for five years as a legal assistant and then spent a year and a half at M&T Bank as a Trust Clerk. In her spare time she loves to travel, go on wine tours with her best friends and go hiking in the woods with her fiancé.