Skagway School Maintenance

Tanner Hanson

Maintenance Technician

Bachelor of Science in Field Biology/Ecology

Tanner has worked as Maintenance Technician since May 1st 2007. He received his Bachelor of Science in Field Biology/Ecology in 2001. Following his graduation he did some extensive traveling and then moved to Skagway permanently in April of 2002. His wife and he along with two other partners opened Glacial Smoothies and Espresso, an espresso/deli. He then worked for Packer Expeditions and Jewell Construction. His interests are outdoor pursuits and any sport, especially golf and ping-pong.

Rick Hess

Maintenance & Technology Coordinator

rhess@skagwayschool.org

Bachelor of Science Electronic Engineering

Rick started his career working for General Electric Medical Systems after completing his schooling in electronics engineering. He then spent a number of years in the computer disk drive industry working in various positions including Technical Marketing, R&D Management, and Quality Engineering. His last job prior to moving to Skagway, Alaska involved IT management at a telecommunications company. Rick joined the school staff in March of 2005. He has always liked fixing things, which is why he enjoys working at the school. Given the small size of the district and limited personnel, the range of tasks at the school covers just about every aspect of maintenance and technology. This provides a lot of variety and very little routine. Being able to plan, manage, and be directly involved with the resolution of day-to-day issues as well as larger projects is very satisfying. He especially enjoys the hands-on part of the task. This aspect had been missing from many of his more recent career assignments. Rick enjoys hiking, backpacking, skiing and traveling.

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