The first person that new State and Federal Communications, Inc. employees meet on their first day is Dave McPeek. As our Manager of Operations and Facilities, he wears many hats and one of those hats is helping to onboard new employees by showing them around the office and giving them the rundown of our digital and safety systems to get them acclimated to our environment.

Dave brings nearly 40 years of experience and a storied background in different aspects of business, programming, and computer and facility operations. Before coming to State and Federal Communications, Inc., he held roles including Operations Supervisor, Programmer, Account Manager, and Manager of Special Projects for several offices.

While Dave had already earned an accounting degree and a minor in programming during the mid-1980s, he returned to the University of Akron in the early 2000s to refocus his career path after being sidelined by a company acquisition. What began as an immersion into newer database programming technologies ultimately became an opportunity as a student to do a co-op for two semesters for State and Federal Communications, Inc.

“It was fun, and it was different,” he mused. “The excitement of the new industry and the potential within a growing company led me to accept a job offer within the IT department upon graduation.”

The company was growing and with it, the needs of the technology infrastructure, procedures, and acquiring more space within the existing building also grew.  By bringing on Dave, the small department doubled in size at the time.

“The two of us in IT did whatever needed to be done behind the scenes, whether it was with our computers, the network, or dealing with the landlord, building, and vendors. I tried to assume as much of the non-technical load as possible so the Director of Information Technology could do the heavy lifting with the programming and development he specialized in at the time.  As the company grew, the department also grew in staff to support evolving client and staff needs in the fast-moving world of technology.  With that growth, I became more focused on the non-technical work and found that I enjoyed it,” Dave explained.

While every day can be very different in Operations and Facilities, the primary focus of Dave’s days is in keeping our office environment running as smoothly, as comfortable, and as safe and in compliance as possible. He also plays a big part in any larger projects when they occur to enable other staff to remain focused on their client-related activities.  “It’s whatever needs to be done,” he explained.

Dave’s approach to the work is to ensure things around the office run as smoothly as possible so the entire staff is supported in their day-to-day responsibilities.

“I think innovation can exponentially help make sure things are working as well as possible. You innovate to improve, and everyone should benefit when done properly,” he explained.  “I see it as a win-win situation when I have an opportunity to help our staff in any way provide even a bit more of their industry-leading talents for the benefit of our clients. That is a good day.”

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Today, we celebrated IT Business and Operations Analyst Dave McPeek’s 10-year anniversary at State and Federal Communications! We started with a surprise visit from Keyed Up a Capella Quartet, then had a terrific lunch at Bricco Akron, and topped off with yummy cake back at the office.

Congratulations, Dave and thank you for all of your hard work.