Our Marketing Manager, Gail Gromaski, often brings you insight into our 3D world by introducing you to our team. Now it’s time to get to know Gail! We will turn the tables on her by asking her the same tough questions she uses when interviewing for this piece. Let’s sit down with Gail as she talks to Christina Brillowsky, the Marketing Assistant, about her life and experience at 3D Corporation.
1. [Christina] First of all, where are you originally from?
[Gail] I’m originally from Coopersville, Michigan, a small town about 20 minutes from the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan.
2. Where did you previously work and study, and for how long?
I graduated from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business coupled with a major in German for additional flair. I spent the year after graduation in Innsbruck, Austria, teaching English to high school students on a Fulbright Scholarship. However, my true entry into the real world began with a position as a Marketing Assistant at a company in Cincinnati that sells remote controls for industrial equipment like cranes, bulldozers, concrete pumps, etc. I worked there for 2 years before moving to the Pacific Northwest.
3. How did you come to work at 3D, and how long have you worked here?
Obtaining my position at 3D eight months ago was nothing less than a miracle. I had no intentions to move to this part of North America or anywhere else until I fell in love with a Canuck I met through work (his company is the Canadian partner of my former employer in Cincinnati). About a year ago, I moved across the continent to live with him in BC. Since we only live about 2 miles from the US-Canadian border and I was not yet eligible to work in Canada, I applied for jobs in Washington to try to find somewhere to work while going through the Canadian immigration process. I never really expected to obtain a job in Washington due to the poor US economy, the lack of jobs in my field, and the fact that I live in another country, but after a few months of sending out resumes, I got an email from 3D’s CFO, John Jaworski, inviting me for an interview, and the rest is history.
4. Why did you want to work at 3D?
Besides not wanting to sit at home with my cat all day while waiting for the Canadian government to decide whether or not they liked me, the position 3D was offering seemed like the perfect next step in my career as a marketing professional. While my previous position focused more on trade show exhibit management and marketing our products B2B nationwide, my position at 3D focuses on marketing our services to local companies, something that requires a whole new mindset when communicating to clients. This helps me enhance my skills and grow in my field.
5. What were your expectations in coming to work at 3D, and were they fulfilled?
I could tell from the interviews I had with Dave [3D’s CEO] and John [3D’s CFO] that these were people I could work for as they appeared to already greatly value the input I was giving them on how to move forward with their company’s marketing. They also seemed very open-minded, respectful and team-oriented, all qualities that I greatly value in the people I work for. My expectations were more than fulfilled as the rest of 3D’s employees exhibited these qualities as well, which was incredibly refreshing for me. Everyone here seems to support each other, no matter how different their jobs are or how busy they may already be.
6. What do you do as a Marketing Manager, and do you wear any other hats at 3D?
My job is to communicate the value of our services to potential clients in our target market, also known as “lead generation.” I use several methods to do this including website management, creating and placing ads in local publications, creating literature on our services, sending out press releases, maintaining our blog, etc. I also work to ensure our Business Analysts have the information and tools they need to communicate our services to new leads and current clients. In terms of other hats, I provide help coordinating projects in which our engineers install new network infrastructures, servers, firewalls, etc. Even though project coordination has been challenging, it’s also kind of fun as I feel as though I’m part of something big.
7. What is your favorite thing about working at 3D?
I apologize for the cliché, but if you look up the word “team” in the dictionary, you would see a picture of 3D’s employees right beside the definition. I was completely floored when I started getting extensive input on my marketing materials from not just Dave and the client services team, but also the network engineers and help desk administrators who typically have no involvement in what I do. After working here for awhile, some were even thanking me for what I was doing for the company. Supporting other members of our team, no matter who they are, shows that 3D’s employees care a great deal about each other, our clients, and the overall success of our company.
8. What do you think are your biggest strengths, and how do you think they contribute to your work at 3D?
I’ve been told that I’m a great innovator. At a previous job, after I had gone way far beyond what I needed to do when working on a task, and in doing so, vastly improving a particular process, my former supervisor said in bewilderment, “We’ve never had this before.” She was not referring to what I had just accomplished, but the amount of thought, hard work and innovation I put into my job in general in relation to what others had done in my position in the past. From that point on, I decided that this statement would become my mantra—that I would always try to create and build on things to hopefully make the company better. I want to work at 3D in the same way so that people here will hopefully also be able to say, “We’ve never had this before.”
9. What are your greatest achievements, either at 3D or elsewhere?
Now having lived in 3 foreign countries, I feel that being able to successfully adjust to living and working in those countries was a huge accomplishment for me. When you move to a foreign country, no matter which one, it’s always very challenging to adjust to a new way of life, but once you get through it, you feel as though you’ve just climbed Mt. Everest or something.
10. How big is your family, and what do you enjoy doing with them?
Since my husband and I are both only children and we don’t yet have any children, it is only him, me and our cat Tulip, although we have many wonderful people in our extended family, most of whom live very far away. My husband and I enjoy traveling, going to museums, eating out, seeing movies, etc., and since Tulip has an affinity for anything with feathers, we spend a lot of time waving around a feather toy for her to chase.
11. Finally, what do you like to do outside of work?
I am a travel junky (I’ve flown over 50,000 miles in the last 3 years!), so whenever we get a chance to travel somewhere and have the money for it, we go. I also love to blog, go to concerts, art museums (I highly recommend the Cincinnati Art Museum), speak German, eat cheese, etc.
3D is happy to have Gail as a member of our team and is always looking for talented individuals like her to join. To find out more about how to become part of the 3D team, visit our website at http://www.3dcorp.us/contactUs.html.
1. [Christina] First of all, where are you originally from?
[Gail] I’m originally from Coopersville, Michigan, a small town about 20 minutes from the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan.
2. Where did you previously work and study, and for how long?
I graduated from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business coupled with a major in German for additional flair. I spent the year after graduation in Innsbruck, Austria, teaching English to high school students on a Fulbright Scholarship. However, my true entry into the real world began with a position as a Marketing Assistant at a company in Cincinnati that sells remote controls for industrial equipment like cranes, bulldozers, concrete pumps, etc. I worked there for 2 years before moving to the Pacific Northwest.
3. How did you come to work at 3D, and how long have you worked here?
Obtaining my position at 3D eight months ago was nothing less than a miracle. I had no intentions to move to this part of North America or anywhere else until I fell in love with a Canuck I met through work (his company is the Canadian partner of my former employer in Cincinnati). About a year ago, I moved across the continent to live with him in BC. Since we only live about 2 miles from the US-Canadian border and I was not yet eligible to work in Canada, I applied for jobs in Washington to try to find somewhere to work while going through the Canadian immigration process. I never really expected to obtain a job in Washington due to the poor US economy, the lack of jobs in my field, and the fact that I live in another country, but after a few months of sending out resumes, I got an email from 3D’s CFO, John Jaworski, inviting me for an interview, and the rest is history.
4. Why did you want to work at 3D?
Besides not wanting to sit at home with my cat all day while waiting for the Canadian government to decide whether or not they liked me, the position 3D was offering seemed like the perfect next step in my career as a marketing professional. While my previous position focused more on trade show exhibit management and marketing our products B2B nationwide, my position at 3D focuses on marketing our services to local companies, something that requires a whole new mindset when communicating to clients. This helps me enhance my skills and grow in my field.
5. What were your expectations in coming to work at 3D, and were they fulfilled?
I could tell from the interviews I had with Dave [3D’s CEO] and John [3D’s CFO] that these were people I could work for as they appeared to already greatly value the input I was giving them on how to move forward with their company’s marketing. They also seemed very open-minded, respectful and team-oriented, all qualities that I greatly value in the people I work for. My expectations were more than fulfilled as the rest of 3D’s employees exhibited these qualities as well, which was incredibly refreshing for me. Everyone here seems to support each other, no matter how different their jobs are or how busy they may already be.
6. What do you do as a Marketing Manager, and do you wear any other hats at 3D?
My job is to communicate the value of our services to potential clients in our target market, also known as “lead generation.” I use several methods to do this including website management, creating and placing ads in local publications, creating literature on our services, sending out press releases, maintaining our blog, etc. I also work to ensure our Business Analysts have the information and tools they need to communicate our services to new leads and current clients. In terms of other hats, I provide help coordinating projects in which our engineers install new network infrastructures, servers, firewalls, etc. Even though project coordination has been challenging, it’s also kind of fun as I feel as though I’m part of something big.
7. What is your favorite thing about working at 3D?
I apologize for the cliché, but if you look up the word “team” in the dictionary, you would see a picture of 3D’s employees right beside the definition. I was completely floored when I started getting extensive input on my marketing materials from not just Dave and the client services team, but also the network engineers and help desk administrators who typically have no involvement in what I do. After working here for awhile, some were even thanking me for what I was doing for the company. Supporting other members of our team, no matter who they are, shows that 3D’s employees care a great deal about each other, our clients, and the overall success of our company.
8. What do you think are your biggest strengths, and how do you think they contribute to your work at 3D?
I’ve been told that I’m a great innovator. At a previous job, after I had gone way far beyond what I needed to do when working on a task, and in doing so, vastly improving a particular process, my former supervisor said in bewilderment, “We’ve never had this before.” She was not referring to what I had just accomplished, but the amount of thought, hard work and innovation I put into my job in general in relation to what others had done in my position in the past. From that point on, I decided that this statement would become my mantra—that I would always try to create and build on things to hopefully make the company better. I want to work at 3D in the same way so that people here will hopefully also be able to say, “We’ve never had this before.”
9. What are your greatest achievements, either at 3D or elsewhere?
Now having lived in 3 foreign countries, I feel that being able to successfully adjust to living and working in those countries was a huge accomplishment for me. When you move to a foreign country, no matter which one, it’s always very challenging to adjust to a new way of life, but once you get through it, you feel as though you’ve just climbed Mt. Everest or something.
10. How big is your family, and what do you enjoy doing with them?
Since my husband and I are both only children and we don’t yet have any children, it is only him, me and our cat Tulip, although we have many wonderful people in our extended family, most of whom live very far away. My husband and I enjoy traveling, going to museums, eating out, seeing movies, etc., and since Tulip has an affinity for anything with feathers, we spend a lot of time waving around a feather toy for her to chase.
11. Finally, what do you like to do outside of work?
I am a travel junky (I’ve flown over 50,000 miles in the last 3 years!), so whenever we get a chance to travel somewhere and have the money for it, we go. I also love to blog, go to concerts, art museums (I highly recommend the Cincinnati Art Museum), speak German, eat cheese, etc.
3D is happy to have Gail as a member of our team and is always looking for talented individuals like her to join. To find out more about how to become part of the 3D team, visit our website at http://www.3dcorp.us/contactUs.html.
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