Gary
Knowles
Position:
Vice-President
Employer:
Enhanced Systems Consulting
Job description:
Duties include the sales,
design, programming, and implementation of manufacturing computer
systems.
Salary range:
$70,000-$80,000
Job satisfaction:
I am very satisfied with
my job. I work for a 15 member computer consulting company, that provides
computer systems and support for Fortune 500 manufacturing clients.
Probably the best aspect of my job is the ability to directly influence
the direction and profitability of our company. I enjoy the feeling
of ownership and accomplishment associated with working for a small
company where individuals do matter. I have worked for very large
orginazitations where you are lost in the crowd and find the smaller
company to be much more enjoyable. While our company is very stable
I guess the only bad point I can think of is the potential for instability
that is associated with a smaller company, although I am not sure
how much stability exsists in today's down-sizing business world.
Employment history:
1983 - 1985 Riegel Textile
Corp.
1985 - 1989 New Technology, Inc.
1989 - 1990 Fluor Daniel, Inc.
1990 - 1992 Computer Knowledge
1992- Present Enhanced Systems Consulting
Suggestions for students:
Do not be afraid to consider
starting your career in a smaller company. Your experience in problem
solving provided by your Mathematics education can be very valuable
in solving the day to day business problems in the manufacturing world.
This does not mean that you must work for a large manufacuring company,
you can provide valuable services to these companies while working
for a smaller consulting type company. Even though we work in the
computer industry, we do not usually look for computer degrees. Many
companies like ours look for good people skills and work ethic. It
is much less important to us how much your currently know, than your
attitudes and ability to learn new skills. The computer industry is
in a constant state of change. You will be forced to upgrade you skill
set continually, so be prepared to work hard and gain the needed skills.
Advisor/Student relationship:
While I do not use any
advanced mathematics in my day to day job, I do find the problem solving
abilities presented during my days at UGA to be of great benefit.
Try to stress those benefits to students during the advising phase
of their educations.
Miscellaneous comments:
I feel that I received
an excellent education in the Mathematics Dept. at UGA. I would like
to take this opportunity to say Thank You to every member of the department
and keep up the good work! You provided me the opportunity to acheive
the success I now enjoy. The days at UGA were hard work, but well
worth the effort.
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Date of last update: Jan. 22, 1997
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