FreightVineMarch-2019

Written by: Marvin Manuel

EDI is the hidden department of IT. Most people don’t know who the EDI team is or that they exist. They are a quirky group with years of IT experience. They might seem like your typical IT group that you see on TV, but there’s more to them than meets the eye. Now that I am a part of the EDI team, I’ll try to give some insight into the people that work behind the scenes on a lot of ALX and TMS projects for the Allen Lund Company.

Keith Curtis: The Boss

Keith is the captain of the department, leading the team to make deadlines and taking the hits when EDI goes down. Years ago he started in desktop support, travelling the states with Craig Borzelliere and Bryan Wolford working on new office installations and moves. After that he spent a couple of years in Canada for the TMS implementation of Sofina, returning to Corporate because his visa expired. As

dedicated as he is to his job, he currently spends his free time building retro arcade systems or converting his garage into a VR space because sometimes the real world isn’t exciting enough. But don’t be fooled with his nerdy free time, he is still an outdoorsman at heart: paddle boarding, camping, and travelling to Alaska to check out the Aurora Borealis. Soon, he is going to Japan to add to his world adventures while trying not to act like a kid in a candy store with the Japanese high-end technology.