Robert A. Beach, 2010 Honoree
- Title
- Director of IT services
- Employer
- Seminole County government
- Location
- Sanford,, Fla.
- First job:
- "When I was 14 years old, my father set me up with a job as a plumber's helper for the summer."
- Favorite gadget:
- "My iPod Touch. It is truly a work of art that is also an engineering masterpiece."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "All of the time... every time."
- Ask me to do anything but...
- "eat Brussels sprouts."
- Passion outside of work:
- "My family."
- 2009: What's hot? What's not?
- "Hot: Zero-client computing. Not: Fat-client desktops."
- Technology pet peeve:
- "When tech people speak to consumers/customers in tech talk. If you can't explain what you do or what something does in plain English, then you're not the right person for the job."
- Favorite movie:
- Pulp Fiction