The Tech Spot TECHnicians include full-time staff and students, ready to assist you with your personal computing needs.  They are given exceptional training and many of them stay with us through graduation. 

Student TECHnicians from The Tech Spot have earned full-time jobs and internships at many top companies and organizations, including Apple Inc., The J. M. Smucker Company, Newell Rubbermaid, Case Western Reserve University, EMC, The Walt Disney Company, Progressive Insurance, and right here at Kent State University.

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TECH Team Members

Joey D 2011

JOEY, TECHnician

Joey is a graduate student and this is his 4th year at The Tech Spot (fifth at Kent State).  His bachelor's degree was in Computer Technology with an associate's degree in Applied Business.  He's currently studying for a master's in Computer Technology.

Favorite TECHnology: Android

Certification(s): Dell and Apple Certified

Dan N 2011

DAN, TECHnician

Dan is a 4th year student at Kent State majoring in Computer Technology.  His plans after school are to "make monies somewhere." 

Favorite TECHnology: Linksys WRT54G

Fun Facts: "I can't swim."

Noah 2011

NOAH, TECHnician

Noah is a second-year Computer Information Systems major with a minor in Chemistry.  He hopes to work in IT management after receiving his degree.

Favorite TECHnology: Chumby

Fun facts: Prefers tea to coffee

Certification(s): Dell certified

Brian C 2011

BRIAN, TECHnician

Brian is a Junior at Kent State, majoring in Computer Information Systems with a minor in International Business.  After graduation he plans to design/develop video games or work for Google.

Favorite TECHnology: Xbox 360, Android OS, Audacity

Fun facts: Likes to play dodgeball, go biking and play video games.

Tom F 2011

TOM, TECHnician

Tom is a senior at Kent State majoring in Computer Information Systems with a Management minor.  After school, he hopes to find a job that he enjoys going to and start making a dent in his student loans.

Favorite TECHnology: Android OS and Push email

Fun facts: "I have this bad habit of buying video games that I think look awesome and then never get around to taking them out of the shrink wrap."

Certification(s):  Dell certified

Kevin S 2011

KEVIN, TECHnician

Kevin is a 2nd year Electronic Media Production major.  He would enjoy getting into video editing/production after graduation. 

Favorite TECHnology:  Photography, cameras, smart phones

Fun facts:  "I really enjoy photography."

Joe D 2011

JOE, TECHnician

Joe is a first year Computer Information Systems major at Kent State.  He's unsure of his plans for after school.

Favorite TECHnology: Smart phones

Fun facts: Big soccer fan

Eric S 2011

ERIC, TECHnician

Eric is a sophomore Computer Science major and Applied Math minor at Kent State.  After school he hopes to write code or perhaps go to grad school.

Favorite TECHnology: Ubuntu, Spotify, Python

Fun facts: "I love to go to punk shows."

Nathan M 2011

NATHAN, TECHnician

Nathan is a senior Information Design & Applied Communication Studies major.  After school, he'd like to design user experiences on the web as well as emerging mobile devices.

Favorite TECHnology: The Internet & the 17" MacBook Pro

Fun facts: "I play metal, progressive rock, and jazz guitar and love to travel."

Carson 2011

MIKE CARSON, Sr. IT User Support Analyst

Mike received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Kent State University in Computer Technology with a Networking concentration.  He now works full time for The Tech Spot, overseeing operations and managing warranty computer repair and processing.

Favorite TECHnology: Mobile phones

Fun Facts: Interests include travel, photography and hiking

Certification(s): Dell and Apple Certified

Hallahan 2011

CHRISTOPHER HALLAHAN, Lead IT User Support Analyst, IS

Chris received his Bachelor's in Electronic Media and Master's in User Experience Design from Kent State University.  Now working primarily with the Helpdesk Management group, he has worked closely with The Tech Spot for over 6 years as a student and full time staff member.  Chris develops marketing/communications for The Tech Spot and maintains the Helpdesk online support site.

Favorite TECHnology: Dropbox and iBooks

Fun Facts: Enjoys running and reading the latest in tech news

Wendy 2011

WENDY SHIH, Manager of Information Technology

Wendy has been with Kent State University for 14 years.  She holds an MBA in Management & Information Systems.  At ResNet and, most recently, The Tech Spot, she works to smooth out the wrinkles, strategize, plan, implement, promote, hire and oversee operations.  She also manages the online and phone operations of Kent State University's Helpdesk.

Favorite TECHnology:  New: WWW, WIFI, Old: Gopher, NeXT and SE30.
Dislike: 5 1/4 disc to store WordPerfect files and when WordPerfect only ran in DOS.

Fun Facts: Enjoys tennis and hiking.

Photos by Emma Rowland www.erowlandphotography.com