About the guy behind the Firefall
Tommy Hansen
Picture it - Summer of 1993. Los Medanos Community College, Pittsburg, California. Typing Lab. Windows 3.1 is starting to dominate the operating system market... and a young Tommy keeps causing trouble in Mom's typing class.
Okay. So I may or may not have crashed a computer or two getting bored while learning the right way to type. However, I wasn't trying to cause trouble. It was just the way my ADHD mind worked at a young age. Curiosity got the better of me. I was always tearing things apart as a kid. The most notorious being the phone in the kitchen at age 4. Growing up around auto repair shops and being a descendant of world-class technicians definitely fed my thirst for how things worked. Computers were a fascinating new contraption.
For the past 35 years, from the early days playing around on the family Tandy 1000HX to now, I've been obsessed with technology and modern computing. All my knowledge stems from years of studying, hands-on-experience, and obtaining industry leading certifications. From simple PC issues to the complexities of networks, cybersecurity, and printers, I've done it all. Ever seen those memes of printer toner exploding everywhere? I've even dealt with those horrible problems! Doesn't matter if a single device or a multi-location office group, we're at the ready for anything.
In the past several years, I've taken my expertise to friend's houses and businesses to help them along. After reading Linus Tolvstad's book Just for Fun, I started getting back into starting up my own MSP and computer repair business. It's been a dream of mine to 'hang my shingle' and put together a family business. And so, with some good networking - no pun intended - and some long nights of hard work, I'm opening for business.