STRIX LOUISIANA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Marketing & Documentation Specialist
Candace is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she grew up drawing, painting, mud riding, crawfishing, and enjoying the outdoors. Her career began as a teen working for law firms, her local DA office, and other office jobs. From an early age, she loved art, organization, processes, and things to be kept in neat order. Candace found her place as an auto insurance claims adjuster in 2007 where she met her husband. Candace had the opportunity to put her organizational skills to use as a claims adjuster, as well as help people, which is very dear to her heart. As she and her husband began to work together, Candace found that her love for art, processes, and keeping things neat could be used in the tech world. Candace enjoys creating unique marketing strategies and systems that assist her Strix team in working simpler, better, and more secure. She and her husband have three beautiful girls and are a dance family. All 3 girls dance, complete, and travel. Candace also homeschools all three of her girls. Candace and her family relocated to the Boise, Idaho area in 2022 in order to provide even more businesses with simple, better, and secure IT, as well as continue to grow the Strix team.
From the age of twelve, Chris Dix has been writing software for fun, starting with BASIC on a Commodore 64. Originally from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he began his professional software career at a NASA facility. Since then, he has designed software for a wide range of industries, including vending machines and health care. It doesn't matter how big or small the problem is, Chris loves to find solutions that no one has already found.
As well as developing software, Chris has contributed to several articles and books on software development, and he speaks frequently at industry conferences, including IT Nation Connect and Evolve. Apart from writing code, Chris enjoys spending time with his family, reading comic books, and playing the bass guitar.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Specialist
Growing up, Courtney enjoyed competitive gymnastics and Olympic weightlifting. She graduated in 2016 from Lebanon Valley College with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and is also a former middle school band director. Courtney has studied graphic design and business marketing through Philadelphia University and is looking to start her MBA in the near future. She currently resides in Maryland with her husband and daughter. Courtney excels at seeing details. In addition to auditing information, she keeps Strix's backend clean and organized for our team. In her spare time, Courtney loves to read books.
David is an Eagle Scout and native of St. Amant, Louisiana where he spent most of his time in Boy Scouts, playing baseball, running around in the woods, fishing, and spending time with family. He graduated from Louisiana State University where he earned his degree and completed the Air Force ROTC program. After college, David took an entry-level tech position for an auto insurance claims company and quickly worked his way up to IT Director of the company. Using the information he gained from analyzing data and processes, he greatly improved the company's workflows. After several years, he began doing freelance database development work on the side. He saw the need for better IT systems in the small business world and with the wonderful relationships he'd built over the years, started Strix Louisiana in 2008. David is now married with three beautiful children. He and his family relocated to the Boise, Idaho area in 2022 where he plans on expanding relationships to bring better, simpler, secure IT to more small businesses. David hasn't changed much, still enjoys family time, fishing, and finding ways to improve the way things are done.
Layton was born and raised in Denham Springs, LA. He lived in Arizona for several years. He is a student at LSU finishing up his degree in Computer Science. He has focused his concentration for Computer Science on Networking and Cloud Computing. He got a minor in Mathematics for fun and really enjoys studying obscurities in math. He has two dogs (Axl and Angus) who he enjoys walking and spending time with. His hobbies include gardening and small projects around the house to make yardwork more efficient and woodworking to build stand up flower beds to grow plants. He enjoys cooking and learning how to cook different styles of food. Being born and raised in South Louisiana, he knows the basics of Gumbo, Jambalaya, Crawfish etouffee. But he really enjoys cooking authentic Mexican Cuisine and is learning Asian style foods, like Vietnamese Pho or Korean style noodles/BBQ. He loves going to vineyards to do wine-tastings with his girlfriend and also going to breweries to try interesting new beer.
Pete began tinkering with computers in 1989, loved it, and has never stopped. He is a native of a small country town named Mt. Airy, Maryland where people drove their tractors to school. From the basics to modern automation, IT never ceases to amaze him. Pete is an asset to Strix in that his brain is always looking for a solution and how to fix things. In Pete's off hours, he dabbles in freelance IT, demolition, renovation, cleanups, landscaping, camping, gaming, time with friends and family, and basic car work. He loves woodworking, music (he's even self-produced a couple of albums), hiking, and biking. Pete enjoys taking his kids out to trailblaze. Together they clean up existing trails while seeking to create new ones. With so many interests and loves, Pete always saves time for unraveling the mysteries of the universe.
Job Titles:
- Senior Support Technician
Terry is a native of Minneapolis who has enjoyed living in many states and now resides in Idaho with his wife, kids, and awesome dog, Bolt. Terry is an IT professional with proven abilities to interact and collaborate with multiple levels of management and diverse cultural audiences. Terry is intuitive, highly analytical, and has in-depth knowledge of information technologies, architectures, and platforms. Terry is adept at quickly mastering new concepts and has a desire to master the latest technology. As a master of new concepts, Terry helps the Strix team stay on top of their game and better assist their clients. He is wonderful at seeing an issue, creating a solution, and putting the fix into place without ever being asked. He is a veteran and active in his community as a youth leader in his church and his son's Boy Scout Troop. He enjoys spending time with his family, friends, and with Bolt.
Tim began his career as the IT manager for a global CPA firm in Maryland. Tim witnessed the rise of computer technology as typewriters gave way to word processors, then to personal computers. Tim later used DOS and Windows while working with railroads and medical insurance companies, explaining the mouse to people. Upon joining a Norwegian Firm-Global Streamlines, he got to experience the first firewalls as cybercrime began to take hold. While Tim loved every company he worked for, he recognized a need for better IT, and he knew he could provide it. As a result, he created TSSI, his first company. His experience working with people, hearing their stories, and learning how he could help them was rewarding. Family is Tim's number one priority. He has been married to Mindy since college, and she is his best friend, biggest supporter, and most caring person he has ever met. Being a grandfather is an honor for Tim that he enjoys dearly. His two daughters and three grandchildren are his pride and joy. In his free time, Tim loves to fly. It is the serenity, floating through the clouds, and experiencing the beauty of nature that he loves. In addition, he enjoys sharing it with others, such as his family and friends. In addition to traveling, he and his wife, Mindy are always exploring new places. Any chance they get, they love to attend an event, participate in an activity, or go to a sunny beach. His family enjoys NY wine country, small out-islands in the Bahamas, the TN Smokies, bass fishing in upstate NY, the Nashville country scene, and Cape May NJ beach, and the list just keeps on!