Always Learning: The Long & Varied Career Of Engineer/Educator Ian Robertson
A 40-year-veteran of the pro audio industry shares his story of getting started and moving forward.
By Kevin Young • August 6, 2019When Ian Robertson and I talked recently, he’d just wrapped up a series of educational events in Vancouver (among them a Meyer Sound system design/optimization class co-presented by GerrAudio and Soundgirls), and he was getting ready to head to Alberta for additional workshops.
As manager of technical services/industry training specialist at Brockville-Ontario’s, GerrAudio Distribution, Robertson often hosts events in central Canada. “But we also spread them out across the country,” he explains, “and when we come out west we try to pack in as much bang for the buck as possible.”
GerrAudio’s expanding focus on education is aimed squarely at ensuring users are successful and have a good experience with the products the company offers, Robertson notes. “So, it’s important to understand the day-to-day reality of the person you’re talking to and provide context for how to use the tools in their situation. I don’t like to call them ‘students’ because we’re all students. Every time I do a class I learn something from the class participants.”
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