Ian DeRizzio
Tell us a little about yourself.
I am an Air Force Brat. I grew up in a lot of different places as a kid. I lived in Okinawa, Japan, Spain, and Germany. My family moved back to Texas for High School. I have played just about every sport on land; basketball, football, soccer, and track and field. I ran track in college, majored in Biology, and tried my hand at professional football before an injury took me out of training camp. I like to be outdoors with my dog and my fiancèe, travel to new places and countries, and workout.
How did you get started in IT?
I had regularly tinkered with computer programming and gaming as a kid, which involved a lot of basic troubleshooting of network and hardware issues. In a corporate environment, I got started in IT on my last job as an Assistant Operations Manager for Hyatt I took on a few different IT projects with our IT manager and realized that I really enjoyed it I felt that being in the corporate environment and working in the IT sector was far more interesting than anything else I was doing professionally. I wanted to take a full dive into it and move my career forward in IT.
Why did you choose to work at Velo?
I chose to work at Velo because I liked what I saw when I researched the company. Dedicated to growth both in the industry and individually as an IT professional. I liked the culture that was presented, with a mix of professionalism, sports and philosophy, and the dedication to service-oriented IT practices. I had watched some of the video testimonials from employees, talking about the job, how they grew in their positions and their variety of problems solved on a daily basis It really excited me to think about all the things I could/would learn by working with Velo.
What do you consider your greatest strength?
I think my greatest strengths are my adaptability and ability to learn and process new information quickly It has really helped me throughout my professional career I think that it makes a huge difference in my ability to do a job successfully and it also helps to keep me motivated throughout tasks that prove a little difficult at first.
Favorite quote?
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations” -Dr. Mae Jemison