Our Staff Spotlight series continues and the next employee to feature is Andrew Jackman, SystemsLink’s Product Director.
We sat down with Andrew to discuss what challenges he’s faced in the industry, what his favourite projects have been at SystemsLink and what inspired him to pursue this career.
How long have you worked for SystemsLink?
8 months, although it feels like 2.
What inspired you to pursue the career you have today?
I’ve always had an interest in calculations and technology and whilst I stumbled into the utility industry by chance – it’s proved to be the perfect storm of data and applications.
This is the key motivating factor behind my desire to create and now manage the products which make it all possible.
What’s the best career lesson you’ve learned so far?
It’s really about how you finish, and not always about how you start.
Without being too philosophical, a painting or artwork never looks amazing during the process of being painted and software can be very similar in many ways. Sometimes you have to trust the process and the rewards are almost always worth the wait.
What do you like most about your job?
Being able to start a project from a piece of paper or a phone call and turn it into a working product, which genuinely helps our users achieve new goals, is a very rewarding feeling.
What has been your favourite project at SystemsLink / what’s the most exciting things you’ve worked on?
We’ve been working really hard behind the scenes on a very big, exciting new project. It’s been a long time in the works – I can’t say too much more except it’s going to make a big difference on clients’ energy management challenges and all will be revealed very soon.
What are the challenges you’ve faced in the industry?
Both a blessing and a curse – but the fast-moving pace of the industry always keeps us on our toes, trying to ensure that our products stand the test of time without creating a massive headache for our development team every time another major update happens within the industry.
And finally, if you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Sounds pretty dull I know, but I would love to have the power to turn any idea into an application. Anything you can think of building, automatically available – without having to be patient and wait for even more dull things like delivery dates!
A big thank you to Andrew for his fantastic contribution to our team.
If you would like to find out more about any other member of our team, please do contact us on sales@systems-link.com.
