Meet our new IT Manager, Mark Van Alstyne, in these 15 questions about himself he answered!
- What’s your name? Mark Van Alstyne
- What’s your title? IT Manager
- When did you start? April 8, 2024
- What do you do here? I manage the IT projects, hardware, software licensing and deployment, security, and managed service vendors.
- Where did you or do you go to school, and if you got a degree, what was it in? BHSU, Applications Programming
- What did you do before you came to the firm? I was an IT, Security, and Project Manager for 3 different agencies at the State of Montana
- Do you belong to any professional or community organizations? Tell us about them. I’m a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) through ISACA – the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.
- What did you want to be when you grew up? Mountain man
- What do you do for fun? Hike, ski, camp, backpack, mountain bike, and play guitar.
- What’s your favorite book? Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- What’s your favorite podcast? “Fly on the Wall” with Dana Carvey and David Spade
- What’s your favorite movie? “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”
- Who’s your favorite band? Pink Floyd
- What’s your favorite song? “Barracuda” – Heart
- What’s on your bucket list? Snowcat skiing in British Columbia