“I used to build short wave radios and models of boats and cars when I was a kid. I even built remote control airplanes as a hobby while in college.

I never thought about it but in every career I’ve had, management and peers always viewed me as the go-to-guy to get something done” says Mandt.

“Examples include everything from fixing broken projects to starting new marketing support programs to rollouts of new products to facilitating meetings”