In the Scope: Juvix

What's your callsign?

Juvix

Let's get to know you – can you describe yourself in five words?

Passionate, Upbeat, Competent, Talkative, Social

Tell us about your history in TAW.

My history in TAW started back in February of 2013 entering the CS:GO Division. I decided to join a gaming community after a couple years of focusing on my career, volunteer firefighting, and college work. I was recruited based on a forum post I had seen by Jankles and then inquired within. After a couple days in TAW, I was quickly promoted to the position of Executive Officer, and then to Commanding Officer a few weeks thereafter. I've been a CO for the past 8 months, and recently was approved as a dual member in Operations Support where I've decide to take an additional role in assisting General Bones with systems administration and security. I've had a great experience in TAW so far and have met a lot of talented people.

What was your initial impression of TAW?

What initially attracted me to the community was how well TAW presented itself to the gaming community. The website itself is well developed with a great application process. I saw the amount of time and effort that was put into the website. I also enjoyed the fact that TAW had structure, a code of ethics, and a policy that was strictly adhered to.

Tell us about your division, and what you do there.

I am currently a dual member for the Counter-Strike Division under Colonel Jankles and for Operations Support under General Bones. For counter-strike, I am the Commanding Officer overseeing the day-to-day operations of the North American battalion. My primary focus for the past 8 months has been upholding TAW policy, training new officers to understand policy as well as issuing policy tests as a requirement for a high level position. I have been focusing on revamping some of the administrative documents and tasks, while at the same time ensuring that our division exudes efficiency and is operating within TAW guidelines. The overall goal within our division is to have fun! In operations support I am a Systems Administrator who handles all and any tasks as assigned by the Information Security Commander. My job function includes server patching, server application upgrades, and making recommendations to prevent security holes. Recently, I have been involved in architectural design discussions for TAW 3.0. Our divisional goal and focus is to provide 99.99% uptime in our infrastructure for the TAW community by ensuring our technology is up to date, and that we have a highly available environment.

What would you like someone considering joining TAW to know?

TAW does things very different then your average clan / community. We have been successful since 2001 not only because of organizational structure, code of ethics, and well developed policy, but because we know how to have fun and we have solid membership. I have met some great people here I call as friends. There are not many communities that offer 25 games and 2400 members all in one place.

If you could change one thing about TAW, what would it be?

Our future success is dependent upon our ability to anticipate and embrace trends in the gaming community as they occur - something which we do very well already. With change in the gaming industry also works hand in hand with changes in technology and our website. I would like to see TAW members play a more active role in our operations support division. Marketing is very important and I think by having more active members in both digital media and news, as well as website development, we can focus on meeting the needs of our community, and for potential recruits.

Tell us about some of the people you've met during your time in TAW.

I've met a lot of great people in TAW, so much so that this list would be a mile long. One person that I have great admiration and respect for is Colonel Jankles (my division commander). Jankles is a pure example of an exceptional leader who goes above and beyond for his people. He is an outstanding individual who exudes confidence, loyalty, honor, and dedication to TAW. He is always there to provide guidance and contribute to the success of his officers and also to TAW. He has been a role model to me and I am sure to many others. Thank you Jankles for all that you do, and for setting an example for the rest of the community. I also can't forget Aeroticka and my friends from the Neverwinter division. I could always use great conversation and great laughs.

What's your favourite thing about TAW?

My favorite thing about TAW is the people which make up this great organization. Throughout my history in TAW, I've met some truly amazing people in which I've been able to call my friends. One fact about the gaming industry is that it is always changing. People come and go in various games, but the friendships you develop here in TAW will go with you wherever you are.

What might our readers be surprised to know about you?

I am of Spanish decent. Sorry all! - Not everyone that is from New York is Italian :-) ""Take it ease over there sweethearts!

What's your favourite retro videogame? Why?

"My favorite retro video game is the Rainbow Six Series. The original Rainbow six was one of the very first games I played for the PC dating back from the mplayer days in the late 90's which took most of my time as a gamer. I later moved onto to Rainbow Six 3: Raven-Shield before disbanding the game. I respected games like Rainbow Six, Rogue Spear, Ghost Recon, etc because they were all originally designed to be a PC game. Once they introduced these games to consoles, I feel like it the mechanics of the game were changed far to an extent where it was not the same game anymore. My belief is that all PC games that were designed for PC should remain as a primary focus in development for PC. This is why I still remain an active gamer for the Counter-Strike series! Long live PC Games!

If you could choose any TAW member to be stranded on a desert island with, who would it be and why?

Well this one is easy, Aeroticka from the Neverwinter division of course! Our late night talks, and good laughs makes her the ideal person to be stuck on an island with. I can't think of anyone better then her - she is a sweetheart!

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