Tria allows me to be innovative and apply my personal values of honor, courage, and commitment. I am proud to serve our veterans, and through Tria I can do that daily by supporting our clients in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). I like that Tria encourages us to drive change within the company and for our clients. When you start putting others in the spotlight and see them grow, get promoted and hit their goals, it's invaluable.
Being able to jump in and provide new solutions for VA is really rewarding. I noticed that change management forms could sit in people's inboxes for days or weeks waiting for a signature. To solve this problem, I helped develop the PowerApp solution, which automates the change management form, automatically routing it to the necessary people for signatures. Everything comes down to the relationships we're building with our customers. They know they can trust us and rely on us.
As a Navy veteran teamwork is ingrained in me. Teamwork starts with communication. The more we know, the more we can relay. I have a Microsoft Teams page where we communicate daily. Sometimes I reach out and just ask team members how they're doing. I want them to feel like they have a boss who is human. I lead by example. There is nothing I would have my team do that I am not willing to do myself.
My wife and I are empty nesters now. We took a vacation to Disneyland. We're starting a garden. I attend a men's group at my church. I love running; every day I run for 40 minutes or more. I've really picked up reading in the last few years. I saw a list of the top 100 books to read in a lifetime and couldn't put Dune down. It's now my favorite science fiction book.
I'm the MacGyver of cooking. I could walk into a kitchen and pull a meal together out of whatever's there. I learned to cook in the Navy. On duty days I would singlehandedly cook all three meals for 250-plus people. The key to cooking for that many people is lots of prep work.
My purpose is doing my job to the best of my ability. I communicate to my peers and my leadership the best that I possibly can. I strive to grow my employees to hit their goals. If their goal is to be my boss one day, I want to see that happen.
