{"id":795,"date":"2019-05-20T13:58:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2021-03-23T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:13:39","slug":"qa-with-jd-roger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/qa-with-jd-roger\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A with JD Roger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-20-at-1.42.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-20-at-1.42.51-PM.png 283w, https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-20-at-1.42.51-PM-132x150.png 132w, https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-20-at-1.42.51-PM-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: JD, welcome to the Treehouse Technology Group team! &nbsp;We\u2019re thrilled to have you on board.  To introduce you to our readers, could you give a little background on yourself? <\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Sure! I grew up in North Central Massachusetts and after high school attended Boston University, where I graduated <em>summa cum laude<\/em> in Political Science and History. &nbsp;I was also a drum major of the marching band at BU and I worked as a lead technician at the Tsai Performance Center. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After college, I spent three months at an e-recycling startup, where I was their first sales rep in the Boston area and opened that market for them. &nbsp;I next moved on to a small bank where I was part of the sales and operations team for a <em>de novo<\/em> branch. 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