Get to Know Your Holstein World - Amos Vryhof
Holstein World: Describe your position at Holstein World. When did you first begin working, what are your primary responsibilities, favorite tasks, etc.
Amos Vryhof: My position at Holstein World is an assistant web developer. I started working Part time in the fourth quarter of 2005, and continued on until being hired on Full time in February 2006. My primary responsibilities include, the All Breed Access website, Online Holstein World, Western DairyBusiness, and Midwest DairyBusiness magazines, website updates, Internal technical support for our employees, and filling in for Eric when he is not in the office.
Some of my favorite tasks are developing new technologies for use on our websites, and customer websites, as well as creating new websites for customers. It is rewarding to create a good looking website, and a happy customer. It can be a little frustrating at times because I”m more of a computer person than a dairy person, but in the end, it’’s always a good feeling to make the best website I can build.
Holstein World: Share with our readers a little bit about your personal background. What you did before Holstein World, schooling, family members, pets, hobbies, etc.
Amos Vryhof: Prior to starting at Holstein World, I attended Clarkson University for Management Information Systems for a few years, and since then have worked in various industries, including Electroplating, Retail, Computer Technical Support, Trucking, and Contract work installing Point of Sale Systems, and various low-voltage electrical work. Currently, I live with my brother and his family in Nedrow, NY. I have two Nieces, a Nephew, and another on the way. My Hobbies are pretty much all DIY type of things; Home Brewing, Carpentry, some Auto repair, and Computers. I also have a small coin collection, including the complete collection of Mercury Dimes.
Holstein World: What is one of your favorite memories working here? Most exciting accomplishment?
Amos Vryhof: Working here has been a pretty good collection of memories. I would have to say it is a very fun place to work, and very rewarding most of the time. I would have to say the Christmas party at Turning Stone was a great memory, and winning my way up to $130 from the $10 I took was fun… even though I lost it all about 10 minutes later. I think the most exciting accomplishment has been working on the team that has taken our Internet services department from a few breeder sites, holsteinworld.com and dairybusiness.com to about 250 customer websites, with sites for a blog, All Breed Access, and two of our most popular DairyBusiness publications…. as well as a few big projects in the works that I think will make this year very exciting.
Holstein World: Is there any further information you”d like to share?
Amos Vryhof: I think 2007 will turn out to be our best year yet. With new team members coming on board to help keep up with the workload, and the new projects we have in store, I think we can safely say our customers will get more than ever out of our Internet Services Department to help integrate their print and electronic advertising packages. All of the major advertising players in just about every industry are using the combination of new media (Websites, Online Sales, Online Catalogs, etc) and old media (Print, radio) to hit on target with the whole customer base.