Andrew Todhunter

“I would encourage myself to be a little bolder in forming and maintaining relationships with people. At fourteen I certainly didn't have the same confidence. I never really had a plan for where I was going, I tried to find things that interested me at the time.” Today, Andrew Todhunter is the CEO and President of Proponent. For him, the best moments are “when we come up with some sort of innovative, sophisticated customer or supplier solution and create a new business arrangement.”

Melissa Wong

“The first thing is to get your personal finances under control, because there's a lot of decisions that you can make if your personal financial health is already taken care of”, says Melissa Wong, Regional Manager Customer Relationship and Global Customer Quality as well as a Learning and Development Specialist at Proponent. “The coolest thing is that our parts help people get home to their loved ones safely on the airplanes and that really brings me a lot of joy.”

Daniel Valdez

“Focus and listen to the instructors, they're not there to be your enemies. They're there to guide you”, says Daniel Valdez, Senior Systems Administrator at Proponent. “Overall, I just love IT. I have a passion for it, I've had a passion for it for the past twenty years. What I love most about it here are the people, they are what makes my job worthwhile.”

David Cresine

“Be more focused, have some structure. You've got different things going on all the time”, is one piece of advice David Cresine, Purchasing Agent at Proponent, would give to his 14-year-old self. “The best thing is when you have an issue where it's been going back and forth for sometimes months and then the customer is finally happy, we're selling the product. That's rewarding!”

Desiree Garcia

“Embrace your struggles and the things that are difficult, they will help you in the future. Have more fun and don't be afraid to fail!” These are pieces of advice that Desiree Garcia, Director Marketing and Communications at Proponent, would give to her younger self and others. “Recently the most rewarding moment was when showed the new brand to our employees and after two years of work and establishing what the name of the company should be and what the aesthetic should look like, and seeing people say that we got it right. That is who we are, that is who we aspire to be.”

William Oglesby

“Trust your instincts, 99% of the time they are going to be right. Learn a foreign language early and commit yourself to that. You'll be surprised how far it will take you in life.” These are some pieces of advice William Oglesby, Customer Solutions Support Manager at Proponent, would give to his younger self. “There's always a new challenge, there's always a new issue, something that forces you out of your comfort zone. I do enjoy the interfacing with the customers, that includes to travel.”

Tim Gill

“You have to have a lot of humor to get though life, because life gets pretty challenging. You can't be afraid of work, you have to want to get up in the morning and go make a difference to society”, says Tim Gill, Vice President of Manufacturing at Proponent in California. “Each day I might see a new product that I've never seen before and we have to figure out how to solve the customer's problems. If I can't solve it, I can probably lead them in the right direction. It's a variety. I get to see something different almost every day and it's almost always a challenge.”

Miriam Calvo-Gil

“Travel the world and learn as many languages as possible, it helps you to find different perspectives and meet people from different backgrounds. It opens doors”, says Miriam Calvo-Gil, Learning & Development Design and Technical Manager at Proponent. “The coolest thing about my job is to see how people grow and how their self-reliance also grows with them. You see them realizing their potential.”