Getting to Know the PAC Team: Garrett Taylor

I was born and raised in Oakley, KS. My parents ran the local veterinary clinic in Oakley, but I was never interested in working on animals. I knew I enjoyed working with computers when we got our first 286 computer with an 8” floppy drive. When we upgraded to a 486 machine a few years later I remember being astounded that all of my favorite games from the 286 no longer ran correctly. Most programs in that era were written to run as fast as the processor could run them. When I loaded up Asteroids on the new machine, my ship crashed before I knew what happened.

I continued to expand the time I spent on everything electronic throughout my school years. I worked for the school district maintaining their fleet of computers. On my own time I setup and repaired computers for local businesses and families. When we got our first Internet connection I tried my hand at website design, but I was not artistic enough for that then and remain that way today.

For college, I decided to follow in my father’s footsteps and attend Kansas State University. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 2007. During my time in college I started work on the first iteration of the reporting program the PAC vets use. Whisper® also began its life in my apartment while on the phone with Dr. Taylor and Dr. Noffsinger.

My first position out of college was with Cerner Corporation in Kansas City. Cerner offers a broad set of solutions for use in human healthcare, from medical records to imaging. It was interesting work, but I wanted to focus on the software PAC needed to operate more efficiently. I also wanted to continue to move Whisper® forward. In 2010 I made the decision to leave Cerner and focus on PAC, Whisper®, and other clients in the agriculture industry full time.

While at Cerner I reluctantly agreed to go on a blind date and just happened to meet my wife. Brooke and I married in 2009 and moved to a small town outside of Kansas City. As of June we have three children: Logan (3), Hank (2), and Cheyenne (2 months); two dogs: Kobe and Snoopy, and one cat, Taffy. Quiet moments in our house are rare, but they keep life interesting and fun. I hear that our family (or the creation of it) has even earned a nickname – the Taylor Turnaround™. I’m looking forward to the next 30 years to see who turns my hair white first

PAC, Whisper®, or Cheyenne.