Celonis Academy Learner Spotlight: Tracy Beach has a passion for process efficiency, when he isn't thinking about airplanes or marching bands
Tell me about your professional journey, how did you get where you are?
Tracy Beach: Right out of school, I was a technical recruiter/headhunter and starved for a year. Then I landed a job at one of my clients as their HR manager and recruiter and grew one of their regional consulting practices. From there, I made the leap into consulting and ended up being their first consultant for one of the most widespread human resource management systems.
How did you get interested in process mining and execution management?
Tracy Beach: I was first introduced to process mining and execution management because Accenture is a strategic partner with Celonis, and I wanted to better understand what they were and how Celonis' technology worked. It was eye-opening stuff, and I really got hooked on it. I've always had a fascination with processes. If I'd taken a different path in college, I would have done something along process design, process engineering or something like that, because I always try to find the most efficient way to do something. Going through the Academy, learning about these topics and the technology really pushed buttons for me.
What do you like most about Celonis Academy?
Tracy Beach: There's all kinds of web-delivered training. Some of it is videos. Some of it is almost cartoon like. I've come to realize that when you're just listening to audio and you've got three screens in front of you, you tend to go do something else and tune out, and the material doesn't stick. Celonis Academy courses do have audio, but they require you to focus and read as well. I think that's a more effective way to get through the material. I also liked the visual style and color-scheme of the website and the learning material. It's engaging and educational.
Which course(s) would you recommend to other Celonis learners?
What are some of your hobbies?
Tracy Beach: My wife, my two daughters and I enjoy exploring new places. I used to travel for work, but that hasn't happened much in the last three years. So now, we really like to travel, just to go, get out and get away. After that, it's losing myself in living vicariously through my daughters. My oldest is in college learning to be a pilot. So, I'm all into planes. We went three ways with two other families on a plane. We go out to the hanger, and I watch her fly. I sit there, wait until she shows up, watch her land and get really excited. My younger daughter is one of three drum majors conducting the marching band at her high school this year. So, we're all in on that. We hardly see her now because she spends all her time at the school for march season.
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