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Rita Dieckman | Nevertheless She Persisted

Tea & Bytes with Dr. Laine Powell

English - April 14, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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In this episode, Rita Dieckman shares her story in coming to the United States from Columbia, why Billie Holiday is one of her favorite jazz artists and the importance of never giving up!  

Rita is an IT Business Systems Manager at the Orlando Magic with over 20 years experience in Information Technology.

Prior to joining the Orlando Magic, Rita had worked for Datamax O’Neil in Orlando, Nortel Networks, Photon Dynamics and other startup companies in Silicon Valley.

She holds an AAS in Mechanical Technology from Union College in N.J. and a BS degree in Industrial Technology from Kean University in N.J., and Data Communication Program at University of UC Santa Cruz Extension, CA and several other certificate programs related to technology.