This time, we speak with Tom and Tay from our Customer Support team, and let you get to know them a whole lot more!

Meet Tom

Name: Tom Haeusler

Role: Technical Support Team Leader

Interests/Hobbies: Music, Music Production

Favourite Music/Bands: All sorts of Rock

Favourite Movies/TV shows: Top Gear

Favourite Sports: Formula One

Favourite Videogames: Project Cars, Gary’s Mod

Favourite Food: City Edge down the road from the office

Questions:

Where did you start with Crucial?

I started in a Senior support role, and I’ve moved into a Tech Support team leader role.

What is your best memory with Crucial?

The previous team-building day we had — the treasure hunt.

What is your favourite thing about Crucial?

Working with such an awesome team.

What do you like the most about what you do at Crucial?

Probably just having different challenges everyday. Facing something new and being able to sort it out.

What was the most interesting job you had before Crucial?

Working for an email software company, probably not the most interesting but it was cool.

What is one thing you couldn’t live without?

A computer/the Internet.

If you could have dinner with any fictional or nonfictional character, who would it be and what would you eat?

Probably, Jimi Hendrix and tacos, that seems interesting to me. I’d just like to hang out and talk about music.

Which company value resonates most with you?

Get sh*t done.

How would you sum up Crucial in three words?

Awesome. Fun. Interesting.

Meet Tay

Name: Tay Kruizinga

Role: Accounts Manager (CEO)

Interests/Hobbies: Gaming, learning how to drive at 23, Music + Guitar

Favourite Music/Bands: Kings of Leon, The Neighbourhood, City & Colour, Destiny’s Child, and The XX

Favourite Movies/TV shows: Game of Thrones, Daria

Favourite Sports: Soccer, NFL, Golf (driving range)

Favourite Videogames: Day of Defeat, Far Cry, 007 Goldeneye

Favourite Food: Everything that’s bad and good for me (mainly bad)

Questions:

Where did you start with Crucial?

I started on a four-month contract as a Business Analyst/Project Manager, and I’ve worked my way into Accounts Management.

What is your best memory with Crucial?

The Crucial Christmas Yacht party.

What is your favourite thing about Crucial?

The people, the culture, and the occasional visits from local office dogs.

What do you like the most about what you do at Crucial?

Help our customers get the best outcomes for their business.

What was the most interesting job you had before Crucial?

I managed a hostel in Budapest for three months.

What is your proudest moment in life?

When I backpacked around the world by myself — I went from London all the way out to Holland, Hungary, down to Croatia, a little bit of Malta.

What is your funniest/silliest moment in life?

Being backstage at the Maltese Eurovision afterparty.

What is one thing you couldn’t live without?

Food and Netflix.

If you could have dinner with any fictional or nonfictional character, who would it be and what would you eat?

Silvia Plath and nothing from the oven. She has fascinating insights into the progression of women in her time.

Which company value resonates most with you?

Don’t screw the customer and just own it.

How would you sum up Crucial in three words?

The. Best. Ever.