Orchard Software is fortunate to have several employees celebrating 20 years with us. We sincerely thank them for sharing their expertise with Orchard since 2005. We asked them to share a bit about their lives—both inside of work and out.
Travis Easter, Cloud Services
Tell us about yourself:
Married to Misty, and we have an 11-year-old son. I’m a coach for his robotics team and I like to work with my hands—carpentry, 3D printing, and robotics projects.
Favorite memory or accomplishment at Orchard:
Collaborating with individuals on the Operations team through the years. I’m proud of my work with the Cloud Services team, such as building out the Cloud Services team and offerings.
Curtis Farley, Software Testing
Tell us about yourself:
I have lots of hobbies: cycling, reading, playing tournament bridge (but haven’t done that in a while), lots of different kinds of DIY projects on cars and household maintenance, cooking, gardening, studying the Bible.
Favorite memory or accomplishment at Orchard:
I love working with an awesome team who is quick to help each other out when things get complicated.
Phil Friend, Field Operations
Tell us about yourself:
I am married and have three grown children and two grandchildren, and we all live in the Denver metro area. I went to Tulane University where I received a B.S. in Biology. I went back to school and got a degree in Medical Technology. I joined the US Air Force where I worked as a Medical Lab Tech for 20 years, retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant. I like reading, working on home projects, wood working, yard work, and taking care of our chickens.
Favorite memory or accomplishment at Orchard:
My favorite memories revolve around being part of team installs. We’d get together for dinners and just spend time talking and getting to know each other. Far and away my proudest accomplishment has been my involvement with the development and growth of our AP modules.
Chris Gaffer, Integration
Tell us about yourself:
I’m from Goshen, Indiana and I went to Purdue University for college. I a cat named Arya and I like cooking, riding my bike around the local trails, working out, traveling, and being outside.
Favorite memory or accomplishment at Orchard:
My favorite accomplishment at Orchard is developing integration interface training for Orchard Enterprise Lab.
Renee Impson, Operations
Tell us about yourself:
My husband, Josh, and I have two boys. We have a cat (Destro) and typically a guest insect or reptile of some variety. I enjoy traveling, hiking, and spending time in the hot shop, working with glass. Also love listening to podcasts and books while organizing or doing busywork.
Favorite memory or accomplishment at Orchard:
There are several memories from times of unexpected downtime during work. One example: Back in the day, we had a few events like power outages and ISP outages. During power outages, we would play games in the dark until the power came back on. The small opportunities to know the people we work with outside of the things we are working on together has been a tremendous pleasure, and I’m grateful for that.
John Kramer, Software Testing
Tell us about yourself:
I’m married to Carrie and we have two children. I like playing the latest video games.
Favorite memory or accomplishment at Orchard:
When Dave said, “Had I known what you do, I would have hired you the first time.”
Kevin Young, Integration
Tell us about yourself:
I grew up in central Indiana and currently live near Irvington in Indianapolis. My hobbies include going to shows, collecting and identifying mushrooms, and various social clubs.
Favorite memory or accomplishment at Orchard:
My favorite memory at Orchard was having the “meat cans” back in the day. My favorite accomplishment is designing the workflow that we still use for aftermarket instrument interfaces.