{"id":1232,"date":"2013-11-20T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/uptimes\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2013-11-20T15:36:02","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T20:36:02","slug":"uptimes-spotlight-peter-vander-velden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/uptimes\/uptimes-spotlight-peter-vander-velden\/","title":{"rendered":"Uptimes Spotlight – Peter Vander Velden"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Peter Vander Velden<\/strong>
\n vandervp@uww.edu<\/strong>
\n (262) 472-3214<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Q:\u00a0 What do you do – explain how you fit into ICIT?<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0\u00a0 My responsibilities seem to shift a little bit every few months or so, but generally speaking I\u2019m the campus AV guy. I support a majority of the campus audio, video and instructional technology. That means I spend a lot of time in classrooms either hooking up new equipment, or trying to fix old equipment. I do a lot of work with the Crestron control systems found in classrooms, as well as projectors, document cameras, and Blu-ray players. I dabble a little bit into the Desktop Support side of things, if I need to in a room, going back to my days of managing a Geek Squad. I\u2019m excited that my team is growing and I now work with a couple of AV tech students as well.<\/p>\n

Q: One thing people don’t know about you?<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0 My wife and I have two beagles named Ellis and Maggie.<\/p>\n

Q: What is your favorite hobby?<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0 I have a number of things I really enjoy doing outside of work, but my favorite hobby is probably snowboarding. I have been a lot in Wisconsin and Minnesota, but really need to get to Colorado soon. I am planning on going to the U.P. this winter for a Snowboarding trip. If others snowboard, I\u2019m down to go anytime, I\u2019ll just have to call Ray and tell him I\u2019m sick. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Q: What was your first job?<\/p>\n

A: I grew up in the country, so my first job was picking squash. I rode my bike 4 miles each way to work past acres and acres of corn fields. I remember it being fun because I worked there with my best childhood friend. I also remember being blown away when after a year I received a 25 cent per hour raise. That bumped me up to $5.50 an hour and was a lot of money to me at 13 years old.<\/p>\n

Q: What’s your favorite piece of technology?<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0 I do everything with my Xbox. I use it for all of my entertainment, plus it looks and sounds like R2-D2.<\/p>\n

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Q: Tell me something interesting about yourself?<\/p>\n

A: I know famous people? Reed Grimm, who appeared on American Idol was a friend of mine in college, and Andrea Boehlke, who has been on Survivor twice, is from my home town and is good friends with my younger sister.<\/p>\n

Q: What are you passionate about?<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0 The Environment and Wisconsin sports.<\/p>\n

Q: Do you have any special talent?<\/p>\n

A: My wife laughs about this because we just had this conversation. After years and years of working with technology, and being a little OCD about organization, I\u2019m very very good at cable management. I can\u2019t stand loose wires, and have become very good at tiding them up quickly. I have zip ties everywhere because you never know when you\u2019ll need to tie up some cords.<\/p>\n

I also really enjoy food challenges and have fared pretty well when I have attempted them. I got a shirt for eating a 32oz steak, eaten something called the Knockout Roll (which is basically a wasabi sushi roll with hot chili peppers), and have successfully completed the gallon challenge (drinking a gallon of milk in under 60 minutes). They say the gallon challenge is impossible, but I\u2019m living proof that while it isn\u2019t enjoyable, it is possible. I have several witnesses that can back it up.<\/p>\n

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Q: Favorite TV Show?<\/p>\n

A: I\u2019m a huge fan of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I never can stay up late enough to watch it, so I often watch it on Hulu the next day after I get home from work. I\u2019m also a huge Game of Thrones fan. I\u2019ve seen all the TV episodes and am working on reading the 3rd<\/sup> book. It\u2019s over 1000 pages so it\u2019s taking me a while.<\/p>\n

Q: Music genre?<\/p>\n

A: These days Reggae Rock<\/a> is my favorite genre of music, and I\u2019m a big Sublime fan. I grew up liking Punk Rock however and listen to that when I need to get a lot of work done quickly, so if you ever wander past my office in McGraw you might hear some loud punk music in the hallway.<\/p>\n

Q: Do you have a famous look-a-like?<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0 I have been told that I look like John Krasinski, also known as Jim from The Office. Not sure if I see it.<\/p>\n

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Q: Do you have a favorite vacation?<\/p>\n

A: I love camping, so any time I can get outside and spend some time in nature is an enjoyable vacation, and I go camping several times each summer. Peninsula State Park in Door County is one of my favorite places to go. However, this January my wife and I are going to Jamaica on our delayed honeymoon, so I have no doubt that will be my favorite vacation when I return.<\/p>\n

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