Spilyay Tymoö, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 16, 2013
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Telecom hires senior technical manager
Warm Springs Telecom
G e n e ra l M anager Jo se
M atanane announced the
a p p o in tm e n t o f J o s h
R ichesin as M anager o f
Engineering and Operations
for the Telecom.
In this senior technical
role, Josh has overall respon
sibility for ensuring a high
ievel o f perform ance and
reliability fo r the W arm
Springs Telecom network.
He will help bring technical
stability and network expan
sion to the growing com
pany. '
Josh brings 13’years o f
telecommunications industry
experience to WST. A fter
starting his career in 1996
w ith Palm ain In te rn e t, a
dialup Internet startup, he
later joined Bend B road
band as their Senior N et
work and Systems Engineer,
In .that role, Josh- provided
high level technical leader
ship to ensure full reliability
and functionality o f Internet
and Voice over IP (VoIP)
services.
Josh successfully devel
oped and implemented pro
cesses for disaster recovery,
maintenance, email security
and designed the network to
support all residential and
com m ercial
V o IP and
Courtesy of.Telecom
Josh Richesin, Warm Springs Telecom manager of
engineering and operations.
Internet subscribers.
In 2006, Jo sh m oved to'
Q uantum Comm unications
to become their Network O p
erations Manager, then their
Network Solutions Architect,
responsible for design, devel
opm ent and maintenance o f
networks. H e was also re
sponsible for analyzing and
evaluating financial data and -
business solutions to ensure
profitability. In the following
year, Josh was prom oted to
D irecto r o f O p eratio n s at
Quantum.
Commenting on the récent
appointm ent o f Josh, WST
G e n e ra l M anager, Jo s e
Matanane- said:
“This is a strategic hire
designed to take us to the next
phase in our developm ent.
Jo sh has a deep technical
knowledge that advances our
capabilities and ensures that
we will m eet the technical
needs,of our customers now
and'into the future. I think
that we and our customers
are really fortunate to have
Josh on board.” I
R egarding his new role
with WST, Josh commented
that “there are just not that
many opportunities like this
in Central Oregon, where I
can have such a big impact.
I like the challenge o f deliv
ering quality telecommunica
tions services to a rural com
munity.” -
In addition, Jo sh had a
number o f offers from other
teleco m co m p an ies, b u t
w anted to com e to W arm
Springs. “I ’ve always appre
ciated th e . W arm S prings
Dental appointment, emergency hours
The Dental Office would
like to share our new ap
pointment system and how to
m ake your dental appoint
ments.
T he w alk-in em ergency
times are 8 to 9 a.m. on Mon
days, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays; and on Wednes
days from 1 to 2 p.m.
The cEnic hours are Mon
days, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m .; an d on W ednesday
from 1 to 5 p.m.
I O ur new call-in time has
changed to Wednesday morn-
ings at 8:30 a.m.
We do book appointment
o ut for three,w eeks.-If the
line is busy, h ang up and
please try again, as we only
have one phone and one com
puter.
Every Wednesday we open
up a new week to schedule
fu tu re ap p o in tm e n ts. We
highly recom m end you caU
Wednesday mornings—-this is
the best way to get a appoint
m ent before we fill up.
Regarding the emergency
w alk-ins, em ergencies are
classified as the foUowing: j
Food drive at Health and Wellness
The Warm Springs Health
and W ellness C enter E m
ployee Appreciation Commit
tee is having a food drive
through December. There
are donation boxes placed
throughout the cEnic for any
one w ho’d Eke to donate non-
perishable food items for the
Warm Springs community.
Toothache, trauma to the
mouth, swelEng to the face or
gums.
D ental em ergencies are
seen as soon as possible dur
ing walk-in cEnic hours. Pa
tients w ho cannot make an
appointment may come in as
a walk-in and will be seen as
a same-day appointm ent as
the schedule wiE aUow.
Wednesday mornings from
8 a.m.-12 p.m. the entire clinic
will be closed for equipment
and ad m in istrativ e needs-.
Phone calls wiE be answered
to rnake appointments.
The Warm Springs Boys and
Girls Club will be open Mon
day thru Friday from 3:15 to
5:30 p.m. On non-school
days, club hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. The club will be
closed on designated tribal
holidays, reduction In work
hour days and during In
clement weather delays or
closures.
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tribes,” he said. “When I was
in high school, I was a life
guard at K ah-N ee-Ta, and
also volunteered on the Warm
Springs Fire Department. It’s
g reat to be back after, so
many years.”
J osh Eves in Redmond with
his wife SheUy and his 8-year-
old daughter, Gracee. H e
also has a Step son Anthony.
Josh loves doing anything in
the outdoors and spending
time with his family.
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A n n iv e rs a rie s
In related Warm, Springs
Telecom news:
Matanane noted an im por
tant staff milestone marking
the two-year anniversaries o f
b o th D anica G reene, Cus
tom er Service Manager, and
G ab riel Walker, Sales and
Marketing Coordinator.
“I t’s hard to beEeve that
Danica and G abe joined us
two years ago,” Jbse said.
“T h ey w ere o u r first tw o
staff members and came on
board before we had a build
ing or any customers. I t’s
amazing what they’ve accom
plished. I ’m so p ro u d o f
them and our entire team.”
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