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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight

Gretchen
Robertson

Senior Manager PreVantage Solutions

When did you join PTS?
May 2019

Name three hashtags that describe you
#proudnewgrandmother, #enthusiasticskier, #herderofdistributorreps. (you know, as in herding cats!)

Favorite place to “get away”
The Mountains of Colorado, which is where I live!

Best part about your job at PTS?
Helping our distributors sell truly relevant POC devices.

Secret Talent?
It’s a secret😉

Favorite part about working at PTS?
Being part of the PTS Family

One thing you can’t resist?
My new grandson, Jamison!!

Best advice you have ever been given?
Under Promise and Over Deliver

Kaddy
Davis

Technical Support Associate

When did you join PTS?
August 2004

Name three hashtags that describe you
#helpfulhand #socialbutterfly #sometimeslucky

Favorite place to “get away”
I would usually say somewhere on a beach. But this year I visited Minnesota for the very first time and I really enjoyed the peaceful environment and nature that reminded me of my homeland (Estonia).

Best part about your job at PTS?
Over the years I have worked in multiple departments and in my current position I have the opportunity to apply skills I have learned from each role. As a technical support associate there is variety in my day to day tasks.

Secret Talent?
Baking (Took 4 years of baking classes).

Favorite part about working at PTS?
My favorite parts about working at PTS are the people, I have made lifetime friends in my time here. Also, PTS offers employees the ability to grow and develop in their career.

One thing you can’t resist?
Peanut M&M’s

Best advice you have ever been given?
“Whatever you do – give it 100%” – track coach

Rich
Mussmann

Vice President, Global Product Development

When did you join PTS?
October 31, 2017

Name three hashtags that describe you
#helpfulhand #socialbutterfly #sometimeslucky

Favorite place to “get away”
Pontoon on Crooked Lake

Best part about your job at PTS?
Praising people propelling projects that promote perfected Point-of-Care products.

Secret Talent?
Puzzling Sudokus, except for the world’s hardest one that I got from Mark Sweet.

Favorite part about working at PTS?
Pursuing new ideas and technologies develop in their career.

One thing you can’t resist?
A good story around a campfire.

Best advice you have ever been given?
Best career advice was to manage the “-ilities”, i.e., visibility, mobility and ability…in that priority order. It’s the order part that made me frown at the time I first heard it. I can say that in seeing careers and lives play out over many years, there is actually good coaching wisdom in that advice.

Jennifer
Cua

Materials Manager

When did you join PTS?
January 2014 after the PTS acquisition

Name three hashtags that describe you
#diligent, #appproachable, #multitasker

Favorite place to “get away”
The ocean.

Best part about your job at PTS?
No two days are the same.

Secret Talent?
Accurately know the time without a clock.

Favorite part about working at PTS?
My coworkers.

One thing you can’t resist?
A good crime novel.

Best advice you have ever been given?
Don’t worry about what you can’t control.

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HR Corner

HR Corner

Purdue University Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

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This year, PTS Diagnostics committed to providing professional development and learning opportunities. The first opportunity offered this year was the Purdue University Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) certification program.

We appreciate the dedication and excellence each member of the PTS MEP class has demonstrated over the past several months. It was an enormous undertaking, but each member was able to complete and receive Purdue certifications in Electrical Principles and Troubleshooting, and Quality Skills Training!

Please be sure to congratulate the following PTS employees for their tremendous accomplishments:

Randall Cundiff

Erica Johnson

Zac Petroff

Alma Castaneda

Nele Taevere

Duy Nguyen

Heather Leyes

Jim Franya

Tony Meineke

Jacob Smith

Ashley Moses

Ryan Bartlett

Logan Byers

Amol Thapa

Charles Woods

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HR Corner

Nine Indiana Employees
Earn CPR/AED Certification

On June 2, nine employees participated in CPR/AED first aid training and earned certificates for the Indiana work sites. Please review the lists of certified individuals below, so that you will you be familiar with who can help in case of a medical emergency.

Indiana AED Locations

Congratulations to those who attended this recent training!

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight

Marco
Carrico

Regional Sales Manager, Europe

When did you join PTS?
June 2018

Name three hashtags that describe you
#whatdoesn’tkillmemakesmestronger, #masterchef, #musiclover

Favorite place to “get away”
Any place near the sea

Best part about your job at PTS?
Doing something that I love and I think I’m good at

Secret Talent?
Lead singer of a rock band

Favorite part about working at PTS?
Travelling and meeting different cultures

One thing you can’t resist?
Mom´s food

Best advice you have ever been given?
“Work hard because you’ll never get rich by winning the lottery” - Mom

Lucia
Lam

Sr. QA Manager

When did you join PTS?
March 8, 2014

Name three hashtags that describe you
#sunshine, #tenacious, #moon princess

Favorite place to “get away”
To be close to Mother Nature (wilderness, waterfalls, etc.)

Best part about your job at PTS
Problem-solving and making things more efficient

Secret Talent?
Quadrilingual lap swimmer (all types of strokes)

Favorite part about working at PTS?
Strong teamwork spirit

Guilty pleasure? One thing you can’t resist?
Zip lining adventure

Best advice you have ever been given?
“Things don’t have to be perfect to be wonderful”

Charles
Woods

Engineer Technician

When did you join PTS?
2013

Name three hashtags that describe you
#Outgoing #Entertaining #Casual

Favorite place to “get away”
As of right now a nice sunny day outside without having a mask on has been my go to!

Best part about your job at PTS?
The best part about my job at PTS is the positive vibes and I am constantly learning something new.

Secret Talent?
Pretty good at training dogs!

Favorite part about working at PTS?
The People make PTS a great working environment.

One thing you can’t resist?
I still love to play my video games!

Best advice you have ever been given?
You must earn it nothing just falls out of the sky.

Gary
Johnson

Eastern US Regional Sales Director

When did you join PTS?
January 3, 2017

Name three hashtags that describe you.
#bigteddybear, #Caring, #likestotalk.

Favorite place to “get away”.
On the boat, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico

Best part about your job at PTS?
I know this sounds cliché’, but the people are probably the best part about working at PTS. I can see the passion everyone has for doing what is right.  I feel most people here have the same feeling I do….we are building products that save people’s lives.

Secret Talent?
I am a gear head. I rebuilt my first boat motor from the ground up, when I was 16 years old.

Favorite part about working at PTS?
Making everlasting changes in the lives of people. Also, laughing, as we have had some major adversity here, and everyone seems to want to help each other laugh. Laughter is good for your heart, soul, & mind.

One thing you can’t resist?
Since I was about 4-5 years old, I always wanted to be on the water, in a boat. Big boats, little boats, cruise ships,.it does not matter. I cannot resist getting out on the water. I am fortunate to be able to be on the water a lot, and it never gets old. I learn something every time.

Best advice you have ever been given?
My dad gave me some of the best advice & I can’t just name one so….., “Treat others the way you want them to treat you.” “You put your pants on the same way everyone does, one leg at a time.” “You never ask anyone to do anything that you 1. Won’t do, 2. Haven’t done, or 3. Will do again.” If you ask my kids……They would say I preach to them about being on time…..”If you are on time….you are late. If you are early, you are on time”.

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Quarterly Question: What was your 1st job?

What was your 1st job?

My first job was detasseling corn. It. Was. Awful.
Carolyn SchmittQuality and Regulatory
When I was 16, I got a job at a McDonald's located right off of I-65 in Scott County, Indiana. It was...um...educational. 🙂 I hadn't realized how sheltered a life I'd been living until then.
Andrea SaucedaMarketing
My first (and shortest) job was at Baskin Robbins when I was 16. I only lasted one day after realizing that each night I’d have to mop the floors which were sticky with all the ice cream that customers had dripped and spilled throughout the day. I figured there were easier ways to make $3.50 an hour.
Issa EsmeishFinance and IT
Here is a fun fact…working at YoNuts – where you could get Donuts and Yogurt 😊 Since area we lived in, the Dunkin Donuts went out of business and there was no other donut establishment. My work day started as a 15 year old was 5am open. Coffee made and donuts lined up for the first wave of police officers on weekend duty (i.e. my uncles!)
Angela HilemanBusiness Development
Wendy’s, haha. 😊 (I was 16—it was a good gig! I even came in early before opening on Sundays and chopped up enough lettuce to fill up two outdoor sized garbage cans; clean ones with liners.)
Latasha LittleMarketing