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Employee Spotlight research and hard work, and we are very happy with the - sites strengths as well as its weaknesses. With this list, Position & Department: they spoke with other nearby communities to identify a Jason Frederickson: IT Manager, IT Department list of vendors that could provide the ideal online expe- Calvin Kubat: IT Specialist, IT Department - Background: cess and a series of meetings, the Ramsey City Council Jason began working approved the vendor selection and new website design for the City as an IT Intern in mid-2011. He vendor to transfer existing content, create new content, was hired on full-time amend the sites page structure, as well as layout the de- in 2012 and became the sign and color scheme for the entire site. In early April, Citys IT Manager in the new site was launched, sporting a new responsive 2014. Calvin also joined design, which makes viewing the site on a mobile device the department in 2014, very user-friendly. Another exciting feature is the Alerts, coming on as a Support which anyone can sign up to receive either texts and/or - emails relating to a variety of subject matters. Visit www. bling our team. IT has Calvin Kubat and Jason Frederickson cityoframsey.com/stayconnected to see the full list. a wide range of responsi- IT is still continuing to develop the website, but they bilities and day-to-day activities can vary. Some of those also have many more projects in the near future. Wish duties include: maintaining computers and servers; pur- them luck as they continue to assist City Hall, PD, Fire chase and replacement of phone systems, printers, audio and Public Works with their technology goals as they and video equipment; administration of the City web- continue to serve Ramsey together. site; and long-term project planning and implementation Hobbies/Interests Outside of Work: of new and replacement infrastructure. Past projects When not at work, I like to relax at home Calvin: include: joining the Anoka County Fiber Network, Fire Station #2, sit/stand workstation rollout, and putting in a playing video games. Im a big movie fan as well. disk-to-disk server backup solution. I also enjoy spending time outdoors, mainly going for Currently, the IT Department manages over 162 and going hiking when visiting relatives in Grand Mara- printers, copiers, smartphones and tablet devices, which is. Im a nerd to the core. I love to play video Jason: games on nights and weekends, read books, draw, and computers is quite challenging, but our IT department watch cartoons. However, I also love to be outside in is resourceful and utilizes cloning, scripting, and other the summer to do some home improvements, read, or methods to shorten troubleshooting and deployment times. Project planning and management in the IT depart- Fun Facts: ment is no small feat either. IT projects are tentatively In addition to working for the City of Ram- Calvin: planned three to ten years beforehand. However, changes sey, Ive lived in Ramsey my whole life, and currently live in technology, vendors, cost, and availability can make close by City Hall, letting me enjoy a 2-minute walk to this a challenging process, but our team adapts and work every morning. continuously educates themselves in order to achieve Im originally from Renville County, where Jason: the best results for each project. Our teams latest my grandfather was commissioner and a farmer. I took some at www.cityoframsey.com. 18. I also own a collection of swords. Ramsey Resident July/August 2018 5