The Perfect Recipe for Your Data By Mary Teachout, Data Analyst The holidays are known for many things. Snow is falling (at least in Michigan), mugs are full of hot cocoa or holiday-flavored coffee, and the kitchen smells of freshly baked holiday cookies. What could be better than a perfectly decorated cookie? A perfectly…
Women in the Workplace: Statistical Imbalances That Must Be Acknowledged By: Brandi Rardon, Senior Manager, Application Support, and Carla Bettens, Vice President, Marketing and Communications MDT’s Women in Leadership Community focuses on investing in each other and themselves while promoting the advancement of all women in the workplace. It is important to have women…
Six Tips for Preventing Computer Eye Strain By Leona Reese, Implementations Analyst Digital eye strain is felt by 59% of individuals who use computers or other digital devices according to The Vision Council. Signs of eye strain include blurry vision, dry eyes, headaches, and neck and shoulder pain. Here are six tips to reduce…
Hello, my name is Rebecca Medalle, and I will be your new Applications Support Administrator. You probably know me by the various release and maintenance tickets I open from time to time. During my 13+ years at MDT, I have held many different positions in various departments. However, coordinating the Symitar Releases, Service Packs, annual…
Movember is an annual event that encourages men to grow mustaches/beards during November to raise awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. On average, men die five years earlier than women across the world. Globally, around 10.8 million men have received a prostate cancer diagnosis, which is the…
Vulnerability Scan Reporting: Best Practices by Eddie Cook, Information Security Analyst I Vulnerability assessments are an excellent opportunity to get a strategic perspective regarding possible cybersecurity threats to your organization. Following are the four steps that MDT uses to start an effective vulnerability assessment reporting process. Whether you are using an automated or…
Here Now More Than Ever By Claire Stenger, Client Relationship Analyst MDT believes there is great value in spending face-to-face time with our clients for the benefit of the overall relationship. And speaking on behalf of my fellow Client Relations team members, this year we are missing our in-person visits! We all look…
Never Say Someday By Carrie Dana, Implementations Analyst Does all of this time stuck at home during the pandemic have you down? Are you missing spending time outdoors in this great country of ours? Still feeling uneasy about staying in a hotel or visiting your favorite local eating establishment? Well, so were we!!!…
Successfully Managing a Remote Team By: Dave Moline, Human Resources Generalist It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed our surroundings, our schedules, and the way we live our lives in 2020. As the virus spread in early spring, workplaces all over America and the world switched to virtual offices by…
MDT’s Social Justice Committee By: Eric Gubka, Training Manager “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After the tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others throughout history, social…
Innovation is on the Rise By: Tracie Loudermilk, Manager, Professional & Consulting Services As the saying goes, “It Takes a Village,” and the same is true with Innovation. In 2018, MDT began looking at ways to create an innovative culture within our organization. Our Executive team knew that there were many talented people…
Connect 2020 Webinars – A Rousing Success! Even though we could not meet in person this year for Connect 2020, our client conference, MDT still wanted to offer our clients some of the tremendous learning opportunities we would have shared with you in person! During the month of June, we offered 16 different…
MDT’s Farmington Hills Building … A Face Lift for the Parking Lot!! by Frank Martines, Facilities & Purchasing Technician After occupying the Farmington Hills building for more than 7 years, MDT’s last renovation project at the headquarters building was to replace the parking lot. And since the Farmington Hills office has been closed…
MDT’s Summertime Logos By Carol Kerr, VP, Marketing & Communications If you’ve received any emails from an MDT employee over the past few weeks, you probably noticed our new, original signature block artwork! MDT wanted to offer our employee’s children and grandchildren something fun to do during the time of sheltering in place…
“Don’t Rush Challenge” Done With Flare by Shannon Jenkins, Executive Administrator Amid the Coronavirus pandemic stay at home order, MDT has tried to remain true to its Core Values and one of those is to Have Fun! That being said, we posed a unique opportunity to the MDT staff to participate in a…
MDT jumped on the Don’t Rush Challenge bandwagon and we nailed it! Check out our work to catch a glimpse of who we are and how we embody one of our most important core values – Having Fun!
The Flood of Water, Love, and Laughs by Carol Kerr, VP, Marketing & Communications The failures on May 19 of the Edenville Dam and the Sanford Dam, about 140 miles northwest of Detroit, sent nine feet of water sweeping through the homes of many residents in the towns of Edenville, Sanford, and Midland.…
The Long Road to Redundancy By Doug Wagel, Manager, Administration & Facilities Two years ago, we started a multi-faceted project to expand MDT’s Southfield Data Center (DC). We wanted to increase our DC rack space, add additional cooling to the DC, add Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) and, most importantly, add generator redundancy. All…
