Jeremy was just 28 when he came to The Connor Group, but in many ways he
already was an IT veteran. Like many in that line of work, he had been bitten by
the technology as a kid and had spent his early 20s bouncing from company to
company.
“That’s kind of the way a lot of IT jobs are,” he said. “You stay three or four
years and you move on. The Connor Group was my fifth job. But from Day 1, my
boss talked about this being my career and that being a partner should be my
goal.”
Seven years later he has an ownership stake in the company. During his time with
The Connor Group he’s been promoted from IT manager to Chief Network Architect
to Partner. Along the way he’s helped change the company’s IT operations from an
out-sourced non-entity to one of the largest and most vital departments in the
company. It’s an undertaking that took years of hard work and countless
off-the-clock emergencies.
During those late-night and weekend hours, Jeremy earned the reputation as a
committed and indispensible associate – the kind that could make Partner.
“(My boss) would talk about it every year with me. It was always, ‘Here’s what
you’re doing well; here’s what you need to improve on to get where you want to
be,’” he said. “ As time when on it became more serious.”
Finally, in February of 2012 he was promoted to Partner at a Connor Group awards
breakfast in Dayton.
“I was surprised. It always seemed like something in the future,” he said. “But
it validates all the hard work. When you’re working nights and working weekends
trying to get something done, it’s nice to know people notice it and appreciate
it