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19 | From Grease to Gigabytes: The Path of a Car Mechanic to Cloud Engineer | Christos Panagiotidis Nobody Wants To Work Tho
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Christos Panagiotidis, once a dedicated car mechanic, daringly embraced a thrilling career shift to cloud engineering. Merging mechanical ingenuity with tech-savvy intuition, he forged an inspiring path, challenging norms and defying expectations. Christos' electrifying journey illuminates the power of pursuing uncharted dreams and discovering untapped potential.
Christos Panagiotidis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christospanagiotidis/
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Alternate Titles For The Algorithm:
Wrenches to Web Services: A Car Mechanic's Journey to Cloud MasteryRevving Up the Cloud: How a Car Mechanic Reinvented His Career as a Cloud EngineerClouds and Carburetors: One Mechanic's Exciting Career ShiftEngine Overhaul: Trading Pistons for Cloud Platforms in a Bold Career LeapMechanic on a Mission: Turbocharging the Tech World as a Cloud EngineerFrom the Garage to the Data Center: A Car Mechanic's Cloud Engineering AdventureShifting Gears: The High-Octane Journey from Auto Mechanic to Cloud ExpertDigital Torque: A Car Mechanic's Unlikely Rise to Cloud Engineering StardomRefueled: The Chronicles of a Car Mechanic Turned Cloud Computing Prodigy
Show Notes
[00:00:00]Speaker 1: Hey, you all. This is your host, Elyse Robinson with Nobody Wants to Work No podcast. I hope these stories will inspire you to switch careers. I was an auditor in my past life and now I'm in tech, and let's get to it. We are.
[00:00:20]Speaker 2: Switch.
[00:00:20]Speaker 1: Into Tech. Tech resources to accelerate your.
[00:00:24]Speaker 2: Career.
[00:00:25]Speaker 1: In information technology. Monthly classes on tech topics. We offer free or discounted exam vouches, scholarships, free Udemy courses, free events, free boot camps, and more.
[00:00:37]Speaker 2: You can find us.
[00:00:38]Speaker 1: At.
[00:00:40]Speaker 2: Www.switching to tech. Org.
[00:00:45]Speaker 1: Hey, you all. This is Elyse Robinson with the Nobody Wants to Work Though podcast. Today we have Chris. He is in Germany, originally from Greece, so I'm excited to have him. He's our second international guest. You can go ahead and tell us about your first career and then what are you doing now. Chris.
[00:01:05]Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Chris. I'm originally from Germany and right now I'm working as a cloud engineer and I started my career working as a car mechanic. I'm working in the IT field almost 11 years right now. Thanks for having me.
[00:01:25]Speaker 1: Eleven years. All right. Here's a fun one. What did you want to be when you became a grownup?
[00:01:38]Speaker 2: I didn't have something specific on my mind, but when I started to see what possibilities you have with using the internet, because internet back then was a new thing, I started to get very interesting on a personal level and afterwards on business level, and that's why I try to get the IT direction.
[00:02:07]Speaker 1: Got you. Let's see, what was the catalyst that made you go from being a car mechanic to a cloud engineer? What made you interested in it? I know cloud hasn't even been around for 15 years, so how did you find out about it? Etc.
[00:02:32]Speaker 2: When I started my education as a car mechanic, I did my education in Greece, and the possibilities you have was limited.
About
Christos Panagiotidis, once a dedicated car mechanic, daringly embraced a thrilling career shift to cloud engineering. Merging mechanical ingenuity with tech-savvy intuition, he forged an inspiring path, challenging norms and defying expectations. Christos' electrifying journey illuminates the power of pursuing uncharted dreams and discovering untapped potential.
Christos Panagiotidis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christospanagiotidis/
Nobody Wants To Work Tho Website - https://www.nobody.chat
Subscribe To The Newsletter - https://www.switchintotech.com
Listen On:Apple Podcast - https://nobody.fyi/appleSpotify - https://nobody.fyi/spotifyGoogle Podcast - https://nobody.fyi/google
Donate:Stripe - https://nobody.fyi/donateCashapp - $mselyserobinsonPatreon - https://nobody.fyi/patreon
Be A Guest: https://nobody.fyi/guest
Affiliates:Switch Into Tech - https://www.switchintotech.orgNube: Switch Into A Cloud Career Book - https://nobody.fyi/bookTech Freebies - https://nobody.fyi/freebiesMonthly Seminars - https://nobody.fyi/seminarsFull Tuition Scholarships - https://fullscholarships.orgData.gal - https://www.data.gal
Alternate Titles For The Algorithm:
Wrenches to Web Services: A Car Mechanic's Journey to Cloud MasteryRevving Up the Cloud: How a Car Mechanic Reinvented His Career as a Cloud EngineerClouds and Carburetors: One Mechanic's Exciting Career ShiftEngine Overhaul: Trading Pistons for Cloud Platforms in a Bold Career LeapMechanic on a Mission: Turbocharging the Tech World as a Cloud EngineerFrom the Garage to the Data Center: A Car Mechanic's Cloud Engineering AdventureShifting Gears: The High-Octane Journey from Auto Mechanic to Cloud ExpertDigital Torque: A Car Mechanic's Unlikely Rise to Cloud Engineering StardomRefueled: The Chronicles of a Car Mechanic Turned Cloud Computing Prodigy
Show Notes
[00:00:00]Speaker 1: Hey, you all. This is your host, Elyse Robinson with Nobody Wants to Work No podcast. I hope these stories will inspire you to switch careers. I was an auditor in my past life and now I'm in tech, and let's get to it. We are.
[00:00:20]Speaker 2: Switch.
[00:00:20]Speaker 1: Into Tech. Tech resources to accelerate your.
[00:00:24]Speaker 2: Career.
[00:00:25]Speaker 1: In information technology. Monthly classes on tech topics. We offer free or discounted exam vouches, scholarships, free Udemy courses, free events, free boot camps, and more.
[00:00:37]Speaker 2: You can find us.
[00:00:38]Speaker 1: At.
[00:00:40]Speaker 2: Www.switching to tech. Org.
[00:00:45]Speaker 1: Hey, you all. This is Elyse Robinson with the Nobody Wants to Work Though podcast. Today we have Chris. He is in Germany, originally from Greece, so I'm excited to have him. He's our second international guest. You can go ahead and tell us about your first career and then what are you doing now. Chris.
[00:01:05]Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Chris. I'm originally from Germany and right now I'm working as a cloud engineer and I started my career working as a car mechanic. I'm working in the IT field almost 11 years right now. Thanks for having me.
[00:01:25]Speaker 1: Eleven years. All right. Here's a fun one. What did you want to be when you became a grownup?
[00:01:38]Speaker 2: I didn't have something specific on my mind, but when I started to see what possibilities you have with using the internet, because internet back then was a new thing, I started to get very interesting on a personal level and afterwards on business level, and that's why I try to get the IT direction.
[00:02:07]Speaker 1: Got you. Let's see, what was the catalyst that made you go from being a car mechanic to a cloud engineer? What made you interested in it? I know cloud hasn't even been around for 15 years, so how did you find out about it? Etc.
[00:02:32]Speaker 2: When I started my education as a car mechanic, I did my education in Greece, and the possibilities you have was limited.
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