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As a show of gratitude for all of our members who showed up for one another in 2022 to share their CMMS knowledge and help other Fiix users we’ve put together a little holiday surprise. So, hopefully you have some downtime to check out the 12 Days of Maintenance. Here are your first 6 stocking stuffers:  Day 1: Four steps for designing work orders to get the data you want  Day 2: The ultimate maintenance gift guide  Day 3

This week we're shining the spotlight on Andrés 🔦. A fun fact about him is that he loves to bake bread 🍞. “A few years ago I felt all my work and hobbies involved a computer, and that I needed to be able to be good at something more tangible,” he said. “Baking bread is a great way to take a break, and something in your back pocket to contribute something great to any potluck without too much work.”Gluten aside, read on to get to know Andrés ⬇️.❓What motivates you?✨Having a challenge to solve. I tend to go down a rabbit hole whenever there is a question to answer, especially if it's something that people think can't be done but there’s still an optimistic "what if..." to explore.❓Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time.✨ I like fixing things. We recently bought a house and it feels like there is a never-ending list of small things to do, but if I can choose I prefer to work on fixing a bic

This week we're shining the spotlight on our Account Executive, Liam. A fun fact about him is that he’s a huge movie fan: his personal favorite is The Talented Mr. Ripley (we’re curious to hear yours – share it in the comments below).   Read on to get to know Liam. ➡️❓What motivates you?✨Working with an amazing and talented team leads me to constantly learn new things and grow as a Fiixer!❓Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time.✨ I’m an avid traveler and have been to 11 countries so far in 2022! ❓What do you love about your role/the work that you do?✨ As an Account Executive, I get to work with a wide range of customers and help them achieve maintenance success. This means always facing new and exciting challenges. ❓What has been your proudest moment at Fiix?✨ When I joined the AE team at Fiix, I had the ch

This week, we're shining the spotlight on our Senior Marketing Operation Specialist, Zhasmina. A fun fact about her is the photo you see above is her standing at Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, Portugal, this past summer. It was her first time traveling there, and she absolutely recommends adding Portugal to your travel bucket list! Read on to get to know Zhasmina. ➡️❓What motivates you?✨Learning something new and helping people.❓Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time.✨ Recently I really got into pilates/barre! These exercises strengthen my body and soothe my mind. ❓What do you love about your ro

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Caleb. This sales professional collects suits, used to do boxing & MMA, and likes to man the grill all summer long ☀️. He also used to teach swing dancing and still loves to go dancing (swing, waltz, tango, bachata)🕺.Read on to get to know Caleb. ➡️❓What motivates you?✨Learning new things, coming up with creative ways to tell a story or address a problem, and being part of the bigger picture. ❓Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time.✨ I love to grill and enjoy the outdoors with my wife and dog. It's a great way to disconnect and decompress after a busy day/week. We also love to travel to Europe to visit family. ❓What do you love about your role/the work that you do?✨ Everything. I love being able to talk to people everyday as well as the freedom of working in the office or at home whenever I want. The people h

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Michelle, our summer Customer Operations Intern and 4th year student studying computer science at McGill. She'll be taking a few exciting road trips this summer 🛣 and hopes one day to travel to all of the Great Lakes. She loves solving puzzles 🧩, can't live a day without Spotify 🎧 and enjoys trying local coffee roasters ☕️!Read on to get to know Michelle.❓What is something fun that you do in your spare time?✨I really like playing video games, especially those I can play with my friends! It’s a fun way to destress and have a lot of laughs with other people. Sometimes it can also bring me a new perspective on certain situations and issues. My recent favorite is Fall Guys, a battle royale with cute bean characters.❓What was your “I need to work at Fiix” moment?✨Having a supportive team that is always open to my questions, takes the time to answer them, and explains w

This week, we're shining the spotlight on one of our Technical Support Specialists, Helen. One thing she's passionate about is promoting and advocating for rescue/foster dogs 🐶. Helen says, "There are many ways of finding your furry friend, and this is a great way to help save a life/give back!" She considers coffee a daily necessity ☕, potatoes are her favorite food 🥔 and she hopes to travel to Asia and Europe.  Read on to get to know Helen. ❓What has been your highlight or proudest moment so far at Fiix?✨ Being able to attend TKO [The Kick-Off, an employee event at Fiix]. It was an amazing experience, and I got to meet so many amazing people! ❓Tell us something fun you do in your spare time or any hobbies you have. What do you love about doing these things?✨ I like to go on hikes and play volleyball; they are great ways to stay active and relieve stress. I also like doing home improvement pro

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Peter, our Customer Success Manager - Mid Market here at Fiix! To him, family will always be the most important thing in life, chicken wings will always be his go-to meal and he’d love to explore the culture and food in South America. ❤️Read on to get to know Peter.  ❓What was your "I need to work at Fiix" moment?✨ There were 2 major draws to Fiix! The first was that Fiix is a mission-critical software bringing innovation to an industry that still has lots of space to grow! The second is Kurt Wissent (Fiix’s Regional Business Lead in the EMEA Region) and how passionately he spoke about Fiix. When Kurt found out that I was in the market, he reached out to introduce me to Fiix and before I stepped into the virtual "doors" of Fiix I reached out to a friend and colleague who joined Fiix a month later! One thing that Fiix does extremely well is grow the company  through its network of Fiixers.

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Elizabeth Voss, Content Marketing Manager extraordinaire. She’s a storyteller whose growing and evolving career is rooted in creativity. She could not go a day without her kitten Mu, would love to visit Puglia, Italy, and says potatoes in any form are her favorite food. Keep reading on to learn more about her! ❓ What is something you are passionate about?✨ I am passionate about people. I love getting to know how different people approach problems, how they come to a solution and just understanding their thought processes. ❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time ✨ I make jewelry. The thing about making jewelry is that it doesn’t need to be perfect there is no right way to make a necklace or earnings. It helps me unlock a creative part of my brain that is free from rules or instructions, and the best part is I get to wear my creations afterward.

We are picking back up our Fiixer Friday series, this week, we're shining the spotlight on Christopher Martin Choy, Implementation Consultant and avid traveler. ✈️❓ What is something about you that might surprise people?✨ I love to forage for wild edibles in the summers here in Ontario! Better than getting them at my local grocery store. 🫐❓ What has been the highlight of your time at Fiix?✨ Walking into the office and meeting some of my teammates was a huge win. We were able to connect in-person after a long stretch of only Zoom meetings. The abundance of awesome snacks and the coffee machine didn’t hurt either. 🏢❓ What do you love about your role/the work that you do?✨ Managing all phases of the project lifecycle is a challenge that keeps the role fun and exciting. The different industries and client personalities that we interface with can make things difficult at times, but

We officially opened our community doors in January 2021 and to celebrate our 1-year anniversary we are sending a pair of Fiix pint glasses to the first 25 members who share their favorite moments of being part of The Fiixers!   During our first year, we’ve truly enjoyed connecting with many of you as we collectively built a space where we can collaborate, share and learn from each other. Here are a few of our favorite things:  👋 Seeing new members join each we

Keeping things running is a non-stop job. And it’s easy to see all the breakdowns instead of all your progress. That’s why as the year comes to a close a few of our Fiixers have some words of encouragement. We hope our pep talk reminds you to take a step back and reflect on all you’ve accomplished with your maintenance program this year before leaning in to keep planning your big ideas for 2022.  To help you with those big ideas, 🎁 unwrap our package of handy templates 🎁 and make 2022 a great year for your maintenance team

And see @Justine Rae and I wear some silly hats to get into the festive spirit    Read our holiday message instead @Justine Rae: Hello everyone. As 2021 winds down, Christa and myself wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for helping make our first year in The Fiixers community such a success. We've accomplished a lot together in the past 12 months and really appreciate each and every one of you who logged on and got involved.@Christa Brown: Already our community is over 1000 strong with new members joining each week. It's been so  inspiring to see how you're showing up for one another, sharing your experiences and how you do things an

The checkered flag has waved and all the champagne has dried up from this year’s conference. Thanks to everyone who joined us for the live sessions to ensure Fiix Forward 2021 was a podium finish! Please take a few minutes to share your conference feedback (good, bad, and indifferent) to help us improve our performance for future events. You can now access all 16 hours of virtual learning, across 20 educational sessions with 25 expert speakers, by simply visiting this page →  

We understand that your world is fast-paced and you can easily get called away from your computer at a moment's notice. So, if you’re unable to attend any of our live webinars, you can always catch up on what you missed with our on-demand versions.  Quarterly Fiix Roadmap Fiix continuously updates and enhances features and functionality based on customer feedback to help you get the most out of your CMMS. Our Quarterly Fiix Roadmap webinars will let you know what’s coming next so you can plan ahead for implementing these new capabilities. Tools of the Trade Our Tools of the Trade webinars will uncover some handy tips & tricks that you can apply right away to get ‘er done with

We know your calendars fill up quickly so we’re excited to announce that Fiix Forward 2021, our annual user conference, will be taking place Monday September 27 & Tuesday September 28, 2021. We’re going virtual once again, featuring 20 educational sessions and 25 expert speakers over two action-packed days of learning, sharing ideas, and networking with hundreds of other maintenance professionals. All the sessions are available at no cost to ensure you keep building your skills and unlocking more CMMS value. This year it’s all about how maintenance drives performance...Watch the video below for more details ⤵  

 This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Joe McVay, Implementation Consultant here at Fiix 🛠 He is an early bird that loves coffee, and has a sweet spot for smoked brisket, dogs, fall and football!❓What was your "I need to work at Fiix" moment? ✨During the interview process it was overwhelmingly clear that Fiix was very employee and community focused.  If a company is willing to invest that much in their employees then I knew I'd have all the motivation needed to go the extra mile for our customers 👏.  ❓What do you love most about your role/ the work that you do?✨There are times during a training where you have some pushback initially from a technician and then you'll see them start to realize how much easier we could make their job with our software.  I have seen complete 180s on starting to use a CMMS in the span of a two hour training and that is pretty gratifying 🛠.❓What motivates or drives you?✨My family 💕.

In The Fiixers we’re always striving to find new ways to unlock more value for everyone who uses Fiix. So, building off the collaborative success of our CMMS Q&A forum, today we’re launching a new group, Fiix It.  This is a dedicated group for technicians, electricians, millwrights...essentially anyone on your team who fixes equipment. The forum will focus on asking questions, posting photos, seeking advice, and sharing expertise specific to maintaining and repairing assets, machinery, and equipment.  We have an incredible depth of expertise across our global user base and want to test if this new group enables you or your team to share

Happy Earth Day Fiixers! 🌍While Earth Day is everyday, we take this opportunity to acknowledge all the great work we’ve done and reflect on what is still left to do.For the past five years we have operated as a net zero company by offsetting our scope 1, 2, 3 emissions and constantly strive to mitigate our impact. ☁️We are also on a mission to measure the impact good maintenance can have on sustainable outcomes — read more about that in the Sustainability Group.Maintenance is the best way to keep materials in use. Did you know a preventive maintenance program can result in 20% savings in raw material usage?  Take today as an opportunity to assess how you

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Neeraja Vinoba, Senior Software Developer who is a yogi at heart.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time/ any hobbies that you have!✨ I live my life on yoga and a day without my practice is a day wasted for me 🧘‍♀️. I also enjoy reading 📚, cooking 🥘 and making itineraries to the places that I wish to travel to some day ✈️.❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ Practice. The knowledge that no matter how bad I am at something today, if I put my mind to it and keep at it I will definitely be good at it some day.❓ Are you an early bird or a night owl? Why?✨ Definitely an early bird 🐦 mainly because I like to finish my yoga practice before I start my day.❓ What is something interesting no one knows about you? ✨ I solo backpacked across the islands of Oahu and The Big Island of Hawaii a couple of

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Patricia Calderon, Technical Support Specialist.❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ The work culture, Corporate Social responsibility policy, transparency, and the opportunity to use my customer skills, maintenance, and instrumentation background, all in one place 🌱 🛠.❓ What has been the highlight or your most proud moment since starting at Fiix?✨ How efficient and easy was the transition to working remotely in response to the pandemic was. It is easy when the people around you are so professional, prepared, empathetic and organized. I am so proud to be part of this team. I love being a Fiixer!❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ My family and the opportunity to grow personally and professionally 🌱.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time/ any hobbies that you have!✨ I love going to th

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Mohammad Esmalifalak, Machine Learning Engineer that helped to bring Fiix Foresight to life!❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ I was an electrical engineer for a long time but always had a passion for software engineering. After I realized that Fiix is a place that I can use my mathematical skills for creating cool software, I decided to join Fiix. I am proud of our first AI product, Fiix Foresight, that was recently released - it helps our customers manage their inventories much better.❓What motivates or drives you?✨ I'm motivated by looking at data. Give me a spreadsheet and questions, and I would be busy for hours to understand the driving forces behind those numbers 📈
.❓How do you think introducing AI into our product will help transform the maintenance industry?✨ Currently our software is leaning

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Mary Sunitha Joseph, Lead Developer and owner of over 40 succulents 🌵.❓ What development team are you a part of?✨ Team Luna. I’ve been with Fiix for 2 years now and I’ve loved every moment of it!❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ When I applied to Fiix I researched the company and found their blogs and a video made by the then 30 or so Fiixers. It was a warm and honest video that gave me a glimpse of what life at Fiix would be like! I felt at home instantly.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time or something interesting no one knows about you.✨ I bake banana muffins like a crazy person 👩‍🍳.❓ What is one thing you miss now that you are not working in the office? ✨ The people, the warmth of the office environment! A work day at Fiix is a thing to look