John T. Gardner

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About John T. Gardner

About Me: → "Still Waters Run Deep" This is a phrase that flawlessly illustrates the nature of my character and who I identify myself as. The persona I present in both a professional and everyday setting is that of calm temperament, and a contemplative passion. Colleagues and friends have often commented on how I am an active listener. As I listen, I am immensely engaged in providing constructive responses. People know me as someone you can go to for guidance or an audience. I am incredibly involved in the things I am passionate about, whether it is knowledge or skill I never stop pursuing excellence. The core of my personality unites my quiet strengths with my passionate curiosity and desire for improvement. → "When you speak you are only repeating what you already know, but if you listen you may learn something new" I possess an innate enthusiasm for listening and learning. Listening is my active way of engaging in any conversation or process. In this way, I’m able to hear about priorities, key issues and consider ways to help improve the situation. On top of my enthusiasm for learning sits my eagerness for improvement. I am constantly looking for better methods of operation or providing new solutions to issues. I enjoy listening to concerns and issues so that I can apply my creativity in the process of finding these new solutions. I pride myself on my analytical thinking skills and creativity. I am a forward thinking hands-on type of person. My true passion manifests itself through my infatuation with maps and data. I have always found statistics to be the most informative technique for getting a message across. Being able to visualize the patterns through mapping is where I find joy. Geographical study allows me to vent my creative and communicative skills while still being able to inform an audience. Mapping helps people communicate information and ideas that transcend languages and other barriers.