People are the lifeblood of any organization. Businesses and corporations are just communities of individuals with (hopefully) a common goal. This is a basic thought about the composure of a business. My name is John King, and I’ve been working at Umbrella for just over 30 days. That’s it; 30 days. For most, that might …
A Letter to Umbrella After Working Here For 30 Days Read More »
Valentine’s day is a time to show appreciation for the ones you love and care for. This goes doubly so if you happen to be a woman who takes care of 26 immature men. I’m talking about Umbrella’s very own Queen of Company Happiness, Roxanne. Rox has to deal with all of our geeky references, …
Roxanne’s Surprise Valentine’s Gift – Slugger, the Royals Mascot! [VIDEO] Read More »
Have you ever had one of those jobs that you just loathed waking up for? Looking for any excuse you can think of to call in. In the last 15 years, I’ve had around 35 different jobs throughout my high school/college days, and I understand the drag of going to a job you don’t enjoy …
Our initiative of timely and consistent Company Quarterly meetings has so far been successful! We gathered on January 19th, 2017 to review our fourth quarter in 2016 as well as looking ahead to 2017. Employee of the Quarter awards were presented to Andrew Horner, Kyle Barry and Jacob Woodson. I hope you find statistics in …
Fourth Quarter Review, Employee Awards and Great Metrics Read More »
Spotty Wi-Fi can be an aggravating problem. Poor connections; dead spots; slow performance speeds; if any of those terms sound familiar to you then you’ve most likely experienced Wi-Fi issues in the past. So much so, that you may have had the thought to take your wireless access point out back and shoot it. As …
Wi-Fi Issues… Causing High Blood Pressure Since 1991. Read More »
I was discussing the pros and cons of building your own PC with Andrew, the Project Engineer for Team Bravo. On one of our many tangents, I questioned the value of spending hundreds of dollars more on a particular motherboard just to get more speed. After all, the computer is going to sit idle most …
The Umbrella Christmas party was on December 19th at our 3rd Floor Conference Room. The entire team was there, including Doreen via webcast! Click here to check out the Photo Gallery on Dropbox. We exchanged gifts and enjoyed a nice holiday meal from Grandma’s Catering. Turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls… yum. Out of nowhere, …
Umbrella Christmas Party Recap and our Rock Band Competition! Read More »
I bet you feel it too… the holidays can be a stressful time. Ask yourself, what brings you Joy, makes you Merry, and warms your heart? For me, it’s getting together with friends and family, decadent food and the decorations. (Except for glitter – its gets all over everything!) I literally decorate every room in …
What Are Your Traditions? Happy Holidays from Umbrella! Read More »
You may have heard that we’ve reorganized our entire service delivery structure at Umbrella. Three teams, each managing a subset of our clients. After seven months, we’ve found our stride and things are going well. The initial restructure brought some challenging moments There were lots of meetings. We were all trying to work through our …
As a tech company it won’t be any surprise that we have, and even promote, the geek culture here in the River Market. As part of that culture, we have an arcade console at the front door of Umbrella. It’s the old Pizza Hut, Pac-Man style, table top console. The only difference is that it …
Want to Work for Umbrella? Better Be Good At Galaga! Read More »