TUCSON, Ariz. – Truly Nolen Pest Control recently announced the promotion of three employees in the company’s IT department.
Jesse Hagardt has been promoted to assistant IT Manager – Infrastructure, Jose Martinez has been promoted to assistant IT manager – engineering, and Garrett Rabe has been promoted to helpdesk team lead. All three will remain based at the company’s Tucson headquarters (432 S. Williams Blvd).
Hagardt joined the company in December 2009 and has 15 years of IT experience. He started as a Helpdesk Specialist and worked his way up to Network Engineer. In his new role, he will be in charge of all network infrastructure pieces as well as the Helpdesk team. Prior to joining Truly Nolen, Hagardt worked in IT for Cardonelet hospitals.
Martinez joined the company in May 2014 and has 20 years of programming and IT experience. In his new role, he will continue to lead the company’s developers to meet current and future needs to make sure development needs align with all aspects of software development technology. Prior to joining Truly Nolen, Martinez spent eight years in the video game industry creating games and six years in the government defense sector working on vision and targeting systems for autonomous vehicles. He graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Computer Systems engineering.
Rabe joined the company in July 2018. In his new role, he will be leading the team as it continues to grow. Prior to joining Truly Nolen, Rabe worked for 11 years as a Corrections Officer for the Arizona Department of Corrections.
“Jesse, Jose, and Garrett are all terrific ambassadors for our brand and culture and have excelled in their previous roles with our company,” said George Lawlor, IT Director. “Each of these promotions is well-deserved and we are fortunate to have all three of them as part of our department.”
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