Employee Spotlight: Vito Giammanco

What's your full name?

Vito Giammanco

What do you do at TJM and how long have you worked here?

Graphic Artist & Assistant Sales Manager, and I've been here for over four years now.

What's your favorite aspect of working here?

I love being able to work on something new every day, especially when the client lets you have free rein on the design.

What are your hobbies/interests outside of work?

I enjoying going to the movies, canoeing, and games.

Tell us a little about your family.

My immediate family lives here in Ocala, and the rest of my family lives in Massachusetts. I live with my beautiful wife Danielle and our dog Ginger.

What do you like most about living in central Florida?

You have amazing beaches east and west of us and theme parks to the south of us. What's not to love?

Any exciting things planned in the future?

Hopefully a cruise at the end of the year and a few weddings I get to travel for.

Anything else you'd like to tell the world about?

I was an Infantry Sergeant for 10 years in the United States Army. I was stationed at the 101^st Airborne Division. Overall, I loved my time in the military. I have been deployed twice, once to a peacekeeping mission for six months in Egypt and Israel, and the other a 14-month tour in Iraq. I received the Purple Heart for being wounded in combat. Most importantly, I made some really great friends and I would do it all over again.