{"id":1062,"date":"2011-08-12T14:06:39","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T14:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theweekinimaging.com\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2011-08-12T14:06:39","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T14:06:39","slug":"meet-the-movers-shakers-joe-barganier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/movers-and-shakers\/2011\/08\/meet-the-movers-shakers-joe-barganier\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Movers & Shakers: Joe Barganier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Barganier<\/p><\/div>\n

Joseph Fenn Barganier<\/p>\n

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Title:<\/strong> President and Board of Directors \u2013 Dealer; MPS Consultant<\/p>\n

Company:<\/strong> MPSA; MT Business Technologies<\/p>\n

Years in industry:<\/strong> 20 years started in May 1991<\/p>\n

Best thing about your current position:<\/strong> MPSA \u2013 exposure to the entire emerging industry; MTBT \u2013 helping clients improve their business processes<\/p>\n

Worst thing about your current position:<\/strong> MPSA – not enough spare time or financial resources to capture the full opportunity; MTBT \u2013 some days it is tedious work and dealing with the same issues for the last two decades. Same problem different person.<\/p>\n

Worst job you ever had:<\/strong> The job I least liked was working at Taco Bell in 1982.<\/p>\n

Best business decision:<\/strong> Joining Ricoh in August 2000<\/p>\n

Toughest business decision:<\/strong> I have not had to make it yet.<\/p>\n

The dumbest decision you ever made in your life:<\/strong> There are so many to chose from. When I was about eight years old, my best friend and I decided to bang on a .22 caliber shell with a brick. It went off ricocheted off the carport brick wall and dinged the 1967 Camaro in the driveway. I think we both received quite the switching or belt whipping. I\u2019ve always had a guardian angel watching over me.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>First Car:<\/strong> 1970 Monte Carlo with a 350 hp V8 engine<\/p>\n

Favorite song:<\/strong> Lynard Skynard is one of my favorite groups<\/p>\n

Song you turn volume way up on whenever it comes on the radio while driving alone in the car:<\/strong> ELO or the Cars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Favorite sport:<\/strong> College Football\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Favorite sports team:<\/strong> The University of Alabama Crimson Tide<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Favorite movie:<\/strong> Star Trek the Wrath of Kahn<\/em><\/p>\n

The one movie you hate to admit that you enjoy watching again and again:<\/strong> Galaxy Quest<\/em><\/p>\n

Favorite book:<\/strong> The Holy Bible<\/em>.\u00a0 It is definitely the one I have read the most.<\/p>\n

Best place you ever lived:<\/strong> so far . . . Fishers Indiana<\/p>\n

Best vacation ever (location and year):<\/strong> London in 2002; I was there in June and caught the Queen\u2019s birthday procession.<\/p>\n

Favorite restaurant in the U.S. (Name and location):<\/strong> Bohanan\u2019s in San Antonio TX<\/p>\n

If you had to pick a last meal, what\u2019s on the menu?<\/strong> One dozen raw oysters, a cup of seafood gumbo, six large butterflied fried shrimp, six large grilled shrimp, half pound of fried blue crab claws, six saut\u00e9ed scallops, grilled grouper filet, cole slaw; baked potato with butter, sour cream, bacon; six ounce medium rare filet. Southern sweet iced tea.<\/p>\n

Person who has had the biggest influence on your life: <\/strong>My wife Leia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>If you could switch places for a day with anybody in history (world leader, sports figure, movie star, etc.) for a day, who would that be? \u00a0<\/strong>Elvis Aaron Presley<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the one expression that drives you crazy every time you hear it?<\/strong> \u00a0\u201cJust sell something\u201d<\/p>\n

What one thing are you good at that people you work with or friends and peers in the industry would be surprised to hear? <\/strong>Southern cooking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joseph Fenn Barganier Title: President and Board of Directors \u2013 Dealer; MPS Consultant Company: MPSA; MT Business Technologies Years in industry: 20 years started in May 1991 Best thing about your current position: MPSA \u2013 exposure to the entire emerging industry; MTBT \u2013 helping clients improve their business processes Worst thing about your current position: MPSA – not enough spare time or financial resources to capture the full opportunity; MTBT \u2013 some days it is tedious work and dealing with the same issues for the last two decades. Same problem different person. Worst job you ever had: The job I least liked was working at Taco Bell in 1982. Best business decision: Joining Ricoh in August 2000 Toughest business decision: I have not had to make it yet. The dumbest decision you ever made in your life: There are so many to chose from. When I was about eight years old, my best friend and I decided to bang on a .22 caliber shell with a brick. It went off ricocheted off the carport brick wall and dinged the 1967 Camaro in the driveway. I think we both received quite the switching or belt whipping. I\u2019ve always had a guardian angel watching over me. First Car: 1970 Monte Carlo with a 350 hp V8 engine Favorite song: Lynard Skynard is one of my favorite groups Song you turn volume way up on whenever it comes on the radio while driving alone in the car: ELO or the Cars.\u00a0 Favorite sport: College Football\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Favorite sports team: The University of Alabama Crimson Tide Favorite movie: Star Trek the Wrath of Kahn The one movie you hate to admit that you enjoy watching again and again: Galaxy Quest Favorite book: The Holy Bible.\u00a0 It is definitely the one I have read the most. Best place you ever lived: so far . . . Fishers Indiana Best vacation ever (location and year): London in 2002; I was there in June and caught the Queen\u2019s birthday procession. Favorite restaurant in the U.S. (Name and location): Bohanan\u2019s in San Antonio TX If you had to pick a last meal, what\u2019s on the menu? One dozen raw oysters, a cup of seafood gumbo, six large butterflied fried shrimp, six large grilled shrimp, half pound of fried blue crab claws, six saut\u00e9ed scallops, grilled grouper filet, cole slaw; baked potato with butter, sour cream, bacon; six ounce medium rare filet. Southern sweet iced tea. Person who has had the biggest influence on your life: My wife Leia.\u00a0 If you could switch places for a day with anybody in history (world leader, sports figure, movie star, etc.) for a day, who would that be? \u00a0Elvis Aaron Presley What\u2019s the one expression that drives you crazy every time you hear it? \u00a0\u201cJust sell something\u201d What one thing are you good at that people you work with or friends and peers in the industry would be surprised to hear? Southern cooking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[84],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}