“Every day can be a completely new adventure is what I think keeps me excited about my job,” he said. Working in IT is rarely routine, Gant said. He also worked with Apple for Geek Squad before starting at NineStar Connect. He worked for the trade school briefly and then did an IT internship at a factory in Rushville as a 16-year-old. But by that point he had already been tinkering with and building computers for so long that he found the class a bit basic, and even found himself helping his teacher at times. Gant studied IT at a trade school in Connersville while in high school. “We were just kids messing around trying to get into tech.” “A buddy of mine, we used to talk about how we wanted to be the next Apple,” he said. He has admired the late Apple founder Steve Jobs since childhood. Often gaming is what gets kids into computers, and while Gant’s passion for the machines eventually grew to include that, it wasn’t the catalyst. I really enjoy seeing the progression of technology.” “What has gotten better? Just the statistics of things getting better each year is fun to me.
Gant enjoys upgrading his computer when new products come out and comparing them to their predecessors. The possibilities computers pose excite him, particularly when it comes to hardware. Taking them apart, putting them back together really got me into the whole aspect of computers, so that really pulled me into the IT career industry and I’ve been there ever since.” “There was only one thing I was good at, which was computers, and I think that’s just because when I was bored, I always played with computers. “The blunt truth is I was never the best at high school or school in general,” he said. “Between all campuses we are in charge of pretty much the whole connection, making sure everything’s up and going.” “Basically we are in charge of the internal network,” Gant said. His team is made up of five members, including their manager. He and his IT colleagues also set up new offices and ensure they have all their necessary connections. Sometimes troubleshooting requires him to be onsite. Much of his job is spent at his computer remoting into fellow NineStar employees’ machines to fix any issues they may be experiencing. He’s based at the co-op’s campus north of Greenfield, which offers plenty more arcade games for its employees as well as a 3-D printer room, virtual reality room and hallway coolers stocked with energy drinks.Īs a network administrator, Gant works in internal information technology – IT – for NineStar.
Gant is a network administrator for NineStar Connect, a Greenfield-headquartered cooperative that provides various utilities in and around Hancock County.
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