MnCCC Spotlight: Jon Eckel


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Jon is currently serving on MnCCC's Executive Board, serves as the IT Director for Chisago county, and actively supports the ISSG User Group. In honor of his commitment to MnCCC and his role as a board member, we'd like to recognize Jon's outstanding inolvement with MnCCC. Here's a little snapshot about Jon:

What was your first job?

Other than working on the farm it was Assistant engineer for an educational TV station.

Tell us a little bit about yourself:

Growing up I lived on a dairy farm in central Minnesota. After graduation from high school, I went to Wadena Technical College for electronics engineering and obtained my 1st class FCC engineers license.  I worked for corporate Motorola as a field service engineer for seven years and then started my owned Motorola sales and service dealership. Around this time, I became a licensed EMT and worked for two local ambulance services. Later, I became an EMT-I and was part of the 1stALS (Advanced Life Support), a locally staffed mobile intensive care ambulance in North Western Wisconsin. I worked as a volunteer EMT for 30 years, and as an EMS instructor for 8 years. Later, I started working part-time at Chisago County as a 911 dispatcher which then became a full time IT position.  After about two years the county decided it needed a full time IT department, which allowed me to become the IT director for Chisago County.  I have been at Chisago county for 28 years, now the department is made up of 5 divisions:

  1. IT
  2. GIS
  3. Data/Records retention
  4. ARMER Radio and E-911
  5. Facilities and Custodial

What interests you about MnCCC?

What interests me about MnCCC is the demonstrated ability to work together as a group and save each member significant savings and deliver superior products.

What is your role on the MnCCC Board?

ISSG Liaison

What is something on your bucket list you'd like to do?

I'd like to go hunting and fishing in Alaska and visit Hawaii. 

 

 

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