Life Outside of STACK: Chris Craig, IT Specialist

Career Questions

Tell us your job title, how long you’ve been at STACK, and briefly describe a typical day at work for you. I have been called an IT Specialist here at STACK since April 21st, 2022. A typical day involves working with various teams to try and make work easier, more productive, and secure all at the same time. I enjoy researching emerging technologies and products and love problem-solving in many different spheres. What do you love about your job that would surprise most people? I am so fortunate to have landed here. In the seven months I’ve been around the team I have quickly realized that this is exactly where I want to be. Every day is a pleasure. I come into the office and spend my days with so many wonderful and talented people, all united in a common goal. I could not imagine being any luckier. My role has allowed me to peer down several different technical paths that had always interested me and there are always plenty of opportunities for me to leave my comfort zone and try to grow in new directions. What is the best piece of career advice you ever received? Figure out who you want to be and be that person. Work hard and do not disappoint yourself. Try to be unfailingly kind to everyone, yourself included. 😊 Do you have any funny or embarrassing stories related to work (and safe for work?)? Nah sorry all NSFW except for excerpts of very kind Canadians trying to teach me French. MERCI BEAUCOUP POUR VOTRE GENTILLESSE. ET VOTRE PATIENCE. 😝

Fun Questions!

We know you’re great – hey, that’s why you work at STACK! Tell us about the great things (in detail) you do outside of work. Hobbies, interests, secret lives... I deeply love my amazing wife of nearly 20 years. When I am not at work, I am with her and more than likely our two crusty cats, Isabel and Dinah. We bought a 200-year-old house in the village of Morrow just up Todd’s Fork from where it hits the Little Miami River and we have been working on various improvements since purchase. There is nothing that pleases us more than walking up and down hills through the woods and we generally plan vacations around things of that nature. We shoot BB guns almost every day, ride bikes, kayak and garden. Once we’ve built a garage, my next goal is to field an entry in a 24 Hours of Lemons race. My most fun job was probably being a bicycle messenger in NYC, but my dream job would be a test pilot (that’s likely gonna have to be another life though).