If you’re going to trust me with your technology, you probably want to know a little bit about who I am.
Who am I?
My name is Daniel. I am a college student at UW–Stout Polytechnic studying Computer Networking & Infrastructure Engineering. I’ve been fascinated by technology for as long as I can remember, and I’ve always enjoyed figuring out how things work—and more importantly, figuring out why they don’t work.
My interest in technology started when I was young. I found myself helping my elementary school teachers with minor computer problems, and I quickly discovered that I genuinely enjoyed troubleshooting. Even when the problem wasn’t something complicated, there was something satisfying about finding the cause and getting it working again.
That mindset has stuck with me ever since. Whether I’m working on a computer, a network, or a server, I like to start with the basics, narrow down what is actually going wrong, and work toward the root of the problem rather than simply guessing at a solution.
My Background
I currently work as a Student Technician in UW–Stout’s Student Life & Services department, where I help support students and staff across campus. My work has given me hands-on experience troubleshooting computers, software, VPN connections, printers, and network connectivity. I’ve also worked with Ethernet cabling, cable testing, network ports, network closets, and wireless access-point installations throughout campus.
Before working at UW–Stout, I spent about a year and a half as an IT Intern at West Bend Insurance Company. There, I helped deploy and provision more than 500 computers, set up workstations for employees, troubleshoot laptops and peripherals, replace faulty hardware, and maintain thin-client systems.
Outside of work and school, I maintain my own homelab where I get to experiment with servers, virtualization, networking, and self-hosted services. It’s given me a place to learn by actually building things, breaking things, and—usually—figuring out how to fix them.
Why AdhdTech?
Technology can be frustrating, especially when something stops working and you don’t know why. My goal with AdhdDriven Technologies is to make getting help with technology a little less frustrating.
I don’t believe in treating every problem like it’s the same. A computer that won’t turn on, a slow computer, a network that keeps dropping, and a printer that refuses to cooperate can all have completely different causes. I like to take the time to understand what is actually happening and work from there.
I’m also someone who enjoys learning. I don’t expect to know everything about every piece of technology, but if I encounter something unfamiliar, I’ll research it, work through it, and figure it out. That’s one of the things I’ve always enjoyed most about technology.
My goal isn’t just to make your technology work again. It’s to help you understand what went wrong and make sure you can get back to using it.