Stephen Smith

What do you like most about working at Superna?
The best part of Superna is the collective talent and knowledge we have here. Everyone is so open and willing to help each other and I am constantly in awe of so many of my colleagues across all the different teams. Their skills and knowledge inspire me to continue learning about our technologies and platforms.

How has your career developed since you started working with us?
In April 2017 I started with Superna. At that point, we didn’t really have a Business Operations ‘Team’ – it was just me at a desk in the corner of the sparsely populated second floor of the office. At that time the release of Ransomware Defender was planned for that quarter. In the 6 years since, Superna has expanded to a suite of solutions across multiple platforms and the business (as well as the business ops team) has grown exponentially. It’s been such a privilege to be a part of the rapid organic growth here at Superna.

What unique obstacles have you had to overcome to get to where you are today?
Since my background is not at all technical, one of the biggest challenges for me was learning the architecture and technology behind Superna solutions and NAS overall, even down to the crazy amount of acronyms we use day-to-day.

If you could give your “younger self” (career) some advice, what would you say?
I’ve always tried to keep the mindset that got me where I am, basically to say ‘Yes’ to everything that comes your way – whether its taking on a new task, an opportunity to learn something new, or helping out a colleague – approaching everything with a positive attitude has been the best advice I could share.