#WhoMakesItHappen: Kurtis Gorham
As AccelerEd's IT Operations Vendor Manager, Kurtis Gorham studies the current environment, the state of AccelerEd, and works on potential solutions to streamline day-to-day processes.
He utilizes his 12+ years of experience in IT, most of them in higher education, to implement tools that allow technical teams to be proactive in ticket resolution, as well as improve the end user tech and application experience.
And though he may be a technical wizard, that's certainly not all he brings to the table. Kurtis recently won an AccelerEd Steps Challenge, and won by a landslide with a total of more than a half million steps in 26 days (33% higher than his closest, and very worthy, competitor)!
Of course, the question on everyone's mind was, “How did he do it?” If you're wondering the same thing, Kurtis’ advice is simple:
“Just keep moving! I remind myself every day to just keep moving and have fun doing it. A good playlist or podcast during the workout session makes the time fly by."
Kurtis practices self-care with activities he truly enjoys. He tries to run in the morning for about an hour. Throughout the day, he tends to jump rope randomly. After work, he often runs again for about 90 minutes, followed by a cycling session, with a brief jump rope wrap up session. Impressive!
He has always been active in sports, but Covid and the flexibility of remote work provided extra time to devote to exercise and health. It is also a huge stress release from the chaos of IT. (Chaos, what chaos????)
Keep checking back in with us as we continue our?#WhoMakesItHappen?series, spotlighting the many talented individuals we have working here at? AccelerEd . And, if you're interested in joining this fun-loving, hard working team, check out our available career opportunities?here.
Lucky to work with you! Kudos!
Kurtis - your "random jump roping" is an inspiration to us all! Thank you for sharing your health journey.