Career Profile: Jim Gatto, Net Admin
By Judy Mottl | 09/11/2006 - 2:03 PM EST
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Name: Jim Gatto
Title/Employer: IT Professional
Age: 36
Education: Bachelors
Tenure in IT industry: 12 yrs
First ever tech job:
Slide group work, doing high resolution drum scanning and film recorders
Current role:
Network administration, supporting in-house/client, data backup and electronic reporting.
What's been your best job and why?
Miller Advertising due to lax atmosphere and low pressure.
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What do you think is the number one non-IT skill tech professionals need today?
Marketing.
What do you credit your career success to (mentor, influence from colleagues, education, etc.)
My first guru and his passing of the torch.
What's your favorite IT resource site and why?
Google, for all the things I don't know.
What is the best career advice you've ever received?
Patience.
What's the top advice you'd give to a new IT staffer?
Always check credentials.
What would you advise someone looking to find the type of role you currently have?
Beware of the frustrated user.
What is the one career decision you would change if you could?
I would have studied business instead.
If you had the choice to jump into any other job, tech or non-tech, what would it be?
Business administration.
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