DATA GOD OF INSPIRATION

John Otto Knoke

John has worked in the technology field for over thirty years as a business owner, employee, and now as a consultant. John's work experiences began at Bell Labs in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, lead him to own business as an IBM Dealer for the first Personal Computer, PC, in Guatemala. From there John became the CEO for a group of banks in Guatemala, where John built out the ATM network across Guatemala eventually merging with the largest ATM network in Central America. Since then, John has moved on to consulting around data and analytics providing deep insights into the fast paced changing world of banking, hotel industries, and many more.  

DATA GOD QUALIFICATIONS

In 1998, John was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and given 2-5 years to live. John has never given up his passion for technology and data driven solutions. For over a decade John has been providing analytic solutions to companies all over Guatemala and continues to earn the respect and admiration for his solutions by all of his peers.

If life gives you lemons make lemonade!
John Otto Knoke

“Technology has permitted me to work and communicate with my loved ones, with the people who help me and with my friends,” Knoke said in an interview conducted over email, his responses typed using his eyes. “And now that I’ve learned to use Eye Control and a foot mouse at the same time, my productivity at work has skyrocketed and my relationships have improved.”

DATA GOD FUN FACT

John would like to be the oldest Microsoft MVP as a means of capping off his career. 
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