Featured Community Member, August/September 2024
The Lenovo Pro Community is pleased to spotlight Fabian Decher, kind and tech savvy pro as August/September 2024's featured member. In addition to being a highly engaged member through thick and thin in the German community, Fabian has offered insightful posts and made many thoughtful responses since he first joined in 2022. Keep reading to get to know Fabian and see why we are so thankful to have him in the Community.
About Fabian Decher
My name is Fabian, I am 35 years old and live in the Rhine-Main area, more precisely south of Frankfurt in the small town of Langen.
My two biggest hobbies are, on the one hand gardening in my home garden and, on the other hand, tinkering with my multimedia equipment. Which I mean for example, building our home PCs and establishing the Home Assistant. So the smart home control center (which, by the way, runs on an M720Q ThinkCentre).
My wife and I have two very dear Thai cats firmly in our hearts.
After completing my Bachelor's degree in Biology, I completed a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences with a focus on aquatic ecotoxicology. Specifically, it is about the (mostly negative) influence of chemicals on the living environment.
Day-to-day Operations
I have been working at ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH since 2015, right after my studies. We are a small medium-sized company and, in keeping with my studies and, as the name suggests, we are located in the field of ecotoxicology. Over the years, however, I have also taken on the role of IT in the company and, together with a colleague, I am responsible for ensuring that our IT infrastructure runs smoothly. In the past, I was often able to benefit from my hobby here at work. But conversely, I also want to take home some of what I learned at work.
Q & A
How long have you been a part of Lenovo Pro and what is your favorite Lenovo product?
Since 2022 and my favorite product is the Carbon X1, it is fast, light, compact and very valuable.
How has using your Lenovo equipment helped you accomplish things in your personal or professional life?
Since switching to Lenovo devices, we in IT have been much less challenged. The devices convince with little extravagance but solid and reliable work.
What do you enjoy most about the Lenovo Pro Community?
The exchange with "like-minded" forum members is always refreshing and also changes the entrenched view of an area or topic every now and then.
What was one of your greatest challenges in your professional life?
The establishment and planning of the analytical laboratory. This project demanded a lot from us. It is all the nicer to see that the work has paid off. The analytical laboratory is a real enrichment for us.
What advice would you give to other (IT) professionals or aspiring entrepreneurs?
You never stop learning and should always try to leave entrenched methods or ways of thinking, that's the only way you can really grow.
Connect with Fabian in the Lenovo Pro Community
Thank you for being such a valued part of the community, Fabian and congratulations on being August/September 2024's Featured Community Member!
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