From BICSI’s Board President David M. Richards, RCDD, NTS, OSP, TECH, CT
FROM TECHNICIAN TO TRAILBLAZER: GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ICT PROFESSIONALS
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BICSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board President David M. Richards, RCDD, NTS, OSP, TECH, CT Board Vice Chair Todd W. Taylor, RCDD, NTS, OSP Board Secretary Rick Ciordia, PE, RCDD, DCDC, RTPM Board Treasurer William Foy, RCDD, DCDC, ESS, NTS, OSP, WD Global Regional Director Fernando Neto, RCDD U.S. Western Regional Director Luke Clawson, RCDD, RTPM, GROL, MBA At-Large Director Peter P. Charland Ill, RCDD, RTPM, DCDC, SMIEEE, CET, NTS, ESS, WD At-Large Director Ninad Desai, RCDD, NTS, OSP, TECH, CT At-Large Director William “Joe” Fallon, AVSEC PM, RCDD, ESS, PSP, CISSP At-Large Director Trevor Kleinert, RCDD, DCDC, NTS, TECH, CT At-Large Director Jay Thompson, RCDD Chief Executive Officer John H. Daniels, CNM, FACHE, FHIMSS, CPHIMS
There is an old and common ICT industry saying, “An RCDD’s design will only turn out as good as the training of the technicians who will be called upon to build it.” But what is less well- known is this: “The best RCDDs are the ones who started as technicians!” Ok, given that I am originally from Los Angeles, I just had to throw a movie parody in somewhere. This saying proves to be true even going back to those who were the founders and early RCDD trailblazers of BICSI, as the majority of them began their own careers by either wielding a punch tool or fanning binder groups across a 710 splice rig. So where exactly am I going with all of this? Well to start, the theme of this edition of ICT Today is centered around the latest ICT installation and connectivity trends. Many of you may share a similar career history as described above. I would challenge those of you who do to identify an installer or two that you know, who you could envision lifting their own career in a similar trajectory. After all, we have a vast talent pool of field service technicians out there who simply do not know how accessible the knowledge and skillsets are and that they can help elevate their career path to anywhere in this field that they would like to take it. As an instructor, I tell all of my students the same thing. We don’t have the luxury of an ICT College or University. We don’t have a football team or basketball team. What we do have is BICSI and a vibrant community of professionals who keep our world connected. Consider sharing this copy of ICT Today with them. Show them this very letter that made you think of them. Speak to them and share what you know about BICSI and what BICSI has meant to you and your career. Share your experiences and stories with them (the good and the bad).
One of the most important benefits of a volun- teer association like BICSI is that being a member isn’t just about what’s in it for ourselves. The big- gest value and return on your investment that so many of us have discovered is volunteering to contribute and give back to this incredible industry in which we have found ourselves. BICSI manuals, BICSI standards, and the constant cycle that shadows them called a JTA (Job Task Analy- sis) require the invaluable contribution of industry field service professionals just as much as it does of our industry designers, project managers, consultants, and manufacturing professionals. We have a constant need to recruit new all-star installers and technicians to help maintain relative and current best practices content that can be captured, documented, and inserted into the ongoing evolutions of these living documents that have enhanced all of our careers. What is less well known is how tomorrow’s BICSI can continue to evolve and be shaped by their experiential input. Have this discussion with them. Take them under your wing. Mentor and guide them. You never know where they may be able to take themselves and their career if you do… Go BICSI!
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