Employee Spotlight: Cahil Mignault

Employee Spotlight: Cahil Mignault

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Behind the Screens- Meet Cahil Mignault

Employee Spotlight: Cahil MignaultCahil has been a part of Team CIO for just over 3 years now. Raised in the Carpinteria area, he has been living in Santa Barbara for 15 years. He is based out of our Santa Barbara office where he works as a member of CIO’s Rapid Response Team (RRT). This team serves as the first responders of the Support process. In this dynamic role, he enjoys getting to meet and support all of the businesses we work with across regions.

He finds excitement in starting a call not knowing what the client’s going to need- something simple like getting their account unlocked, or more complex, like bringing up a network that is down.

Outside of work, he’s an outdoor enthusiast who loves rock climbing, backpacking, surfing, paddleboarding, and mountain biking. His border collie pup, Matcha, is the energetic partner to his adventurous lifestyle.

“Have you had 4 shots of espresso at once before? She is the result. She makes sure I don’t slow down” he says. “She is great off-leash and I’m looking forward to having some downhill mountain biking races with her in our backcountry and having her as my paddleboard copilot this summer!”

Read on to learn more about Cahil!

 

1. If you could go back to any moment in time, when would it be?

It would be pretty fun to meet the Wright brothers and test out their aircraft on the day they first flew.

 

2. Would you rather be the funniest or smartest person in the room?

I would rather be the smartest person in the room.

 

3. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?

I wish I could go back in time to 3rd grade and stick with learning the saxophone… I took it for about a week and had a broken piece at the top of the saxophone. When we had a test and I couldn’t play “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, but instead a bunch of horrible squeaking noises, I was kicked out of the band. I could be playing some seriously smooth jazz right now.

 

4. If you could have an unlimited supply of one thing, what would it be?

I’ve definitely never said I have too many avocados, I’ll take an unlimited batch!

 

5. What’s something you’re planning on doing in the next year that you’ve never done?

The goal is to try a multiday paddleboarding trip around Lake Tahoe. There is a water trail where you can paddle from camp to camp around the perimeter of the lake.

 

6. What’s your favorite TV show?

How I Met Your Mother is one of my all-time favorites.

 

7. What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten? How was it?

Crocodile… It tastes like chicken but the texture was like fish? I can’t say I would go for it again.

 

8. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I mean, who doesn’t want to be able to fly?

 

9. What could you give a 30-minute presentation on without any advance preparation?

What you would need to start rock climbing and belaying your partner.

 

10. If your life were a movie, who would play you?

I have weirdly gotten related to Joseph Gordon-Levitt many times before, I’ll stick with that!

 

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Bonus: What 3 words would you use to describe CIO Solutions?

Cooperative, Knowledgeable, Rad!

 

At CIO Solutions, we are proud of our team of skilled and friendly individuals. It’s a unique group of collaborators and innovators who share a common “can-do” mentality paired with a fondness for gifs and puns. 

Looking for opportunities to join our team? Visit our Careers page to see all open positions in our Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Fresno offices!

 

ABOUT CIO SOLUTIONS

As a premier Managed Service Provider, CIO Solutions takes the burden of managing IT off of our clients they can get back to focusing on their businesses. For over 30 years, CIO Solutions has been simplifying relationships with technology, while at the same time transforming it into a strategic asset to propel businesses forward.

Through full-service IT management (including daily technical support, ongoing maintenance, and strategic IT consulting) and modern solutions (including private cloud services), CIO Solutions supports businesses across industries and sizes throughout California and beyond.

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Employee Spotlight- Adrienne Silva

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NAME
Adrienne Silva
 

JOB TITLE
Support Specialist-RRT
 

LOCATION
Santa Barbara
Tell us a little about yourself!
  • I enjoy camping and taking a long motorcycle ride along the coast. Having family and close friends together for a nice weekend BBQ. Most of all, spending time with our 5 grandbabies. Getting to spoil them and then send them home. We do have a pit bull named GiGi. She’s been with us since we moved from Texas 9 years ago.
Where are you from?
  • Born in Santa Maria. Raised in Guadalupe/ Santa Maria
How long have you been working at CIO Solutions?
  • 3 years
If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
  • Jamaica-Love the Culture and Music
What’s your favorite famous or inspirational quote?
  • Never Give Up-Life can always be worse
How did you first learn about CIO Solutions?
  • I first learned about CIO from Craig’s List when I applied for the job. Then researched about the company online.
Before working at CIO Solutions, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?
  • An unusual job? Working Front desk at Best Western. Offering to clean rooms and pushing rollaway beds. So we can sell out the hotel for the weekend.
What is the one food you cannot resist?
  • I have 2. Pizza and French Fries
What could you give a 30-minute presentation about with no advance preparation?
  • How to play Dominos!! One of my Favorite Games
What is your proudest moment at CIO Solutions?
  • The Company Merge
Which one would you want most – flying cars, robot housekeepers, or moon cities?
  • Robot Housekeepers
What are 3 words you’d use to describe CIO Solutions?
Synergy, Professionalism, Dedication

Employee Spotlight- Walter Vargas

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NAME
Walter Vargas Barboza
 

JOB TITLE
NOC Technician
 

LOCATION
Costa Rica
Tell us a little about yourself!
  • I think I am a simple man that loves simple things like being in nature, riding bikes (I usually go to work by bike) or going hiking. I am a family man who loves spending time with my family, (wife , three daughters), and my friend Toti (dog). I like reading books about ufology, aliens (my wife thinks I am a little crazy by the way) and science fiction, I love the StarTrek TV series and Voyager is my favorite.
Where are you from?
  • I am from Costa Rica and I live in a town near the Costa Rica CIO’s office called Alajuelita that is very famous for its typical drinks (yes they have alcohol) like chicha and chinchivi made with barley and corn.
How long have you been working at CIO Solutions?
  • I have been working at CIO for about four years!
If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
  • I’d really love to go to Machu Picchu & Nazca in Peru to see for myself the amazing temples and vast network of lines and drawings of animals and plants credited to the Nazca culture
What’s your favorite famous or inspirational quote?
  • “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” from Mark Twain I think
How did you first learn about CIO Solutions?
  • I used to work at Tektegrity so I began hearing about CIO when we were told about companies merge!
Before working at CIO Solutions, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?
  • I use to work for SOS Kinderdorf International College and United World College Costa Rica where I had the opportunity to know many people from many countries all around the world.
What is the one food you cannot resist?
  • I love grilled meat with a very cold beer of course!
What could you give a 30-minute presentation about with no advance preparation?
  • I would say Excel
What is your proudest moment at CIO Solutions?
  • It was probably when I was mentioned in the spotlight section of the CIO’s newsletter for a stats little app I created to measure my work
Which one would you want most – flying cars, robot housekeepers, or moon cities?
  • moon cities
What are 3 words you’d use to describe CIO Solutions?
  • innovation, professionalism, and ethic
Support Keeth

Employee Spotlight- Keeth “CrowHawk” Hershman

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NAME
Keeth “CrowHawk” Hershman
Crow, which later evolved to CrowHawk, was a name given to me while I was focusing on healing, introspection, and re-connecting in a spiritual way.

JOB TITLE
Remote Support Specialist

LOCATION
San Luis Obispo
Tell us a little about yourself!
  • Outside of work my main passion has always been world percussion- performing, teaching, facilitating, and good old-fashioned jamming. My specialty is Middle Eastern percussion, but I also play African, Latin, and other genres. More about a current project I am working on and a bio can be found at r3percussion.com.
Where are you from?
  • Originally from the East Coast, growing up in Philadelphia, PA and Atlantic City, New Jersey, then moved to CA in 1995.
How long have you been working at CIO Solutions?
  • This is my sixth year with the company.
If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
  • Tavarua Island, in Fiji, home of the world-famous left-handed wave known as “Cloudbreak”
What’s your favorite famous or inspirational quote?
  • “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome”- Arthur Ashe
How did you first learn about CIO Solutions?
  • When Tektegrity and CIO Solutions merged
Before working at CIO Solutions, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?
  • Not technically a job, it was volunteer work assisting elders of the Navajo Nation. For over a year I lived with a variety of families to help with daily life chores like sheep herding, permaculture projects, and subsistence farming in their isolated, harsh, high-desert environment
What is the one food you cannot resist?
  • Lasagna
What could you give a 30-minute presentation about with no advance preparation?
  • Iqa’at, the Arabic rhythmic modes. These are the equivalent to time signatures in western music notation. What I love most about teaching and performing middle eastern percussion is the rich diversity of odd\additive time signatures.
What is your proudest moment at CIO Solutions?
  • I don’t have any one in particular because my proudest moments are when I can help a frustrated client know their concerns are really heard, then with that understanding, I can either get the issue resolved or escalated to the right person or team who can take it to resolution.
Which one would you want most – flying cars, robot housekeepers, or moon cities?
  • Flying cars for sure, then I can actually fly like I do in my dreams.
What are 3 words you’d use to describe CIO Solutions?
  • Resolve, integrity, growth.

Employee Spotlight- Hass Sadighi

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NAME
Hass Sadighi

JOB TITLE
Senior Systems Administrator

LOCATION
Santa Barbara
Tell us a little about yourself!
  • When I was growing up, playing sports was my favorite thing to do. Now that I am getting older, I am trying to learn to play piano.
Where are you from?
  • Glastonbury, CT
How long have you been working at CIO Solutions?
  • 9 years
If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
  • places where different members of my family are from
Before working at CIO Solutions, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?
  • ice cream factory on the raspberry sorbet line
What is the one food you cannot resist?
  • Indian Buffet
What is your proudest moment at CIO Solutions?
  • any time I’m able to pass on knowledge to others that was passed on to me
What are 3 words you’d use to describe CIO Solutions?
  • Fun, Intense, Growth