Coming in with an enthusiastic attitude, Phil Goeckler is Hiya’s Technical Account Manager. With years of experience in wireless and internet product, project and sales management, Goeckler has helped Hiya uphold a communicative and professional relationship with one of the world’s top leading telecom companies.
We appreciate working with employees like Goeckler, who contributes his knowledge, humor and excitement to our workplace. Get to know a little more about Goeckler outside of Hiya below:
Where is your hometown?
San Diego, California
Before working at Hiya, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?
In high school, I was a chicken catcher.
What are 3 words to describe Hiya?
Curious, creative, active
What aspect of your role do you enjoy the most?
Making my team’s job easier…taking the hits.
What is your favorite thing to do in the wonderful city of Seattle?
Eat
What have been the most important innovations you have witnessed in your lifetime?
Mobile phones
Any favorite line from a movie?
“I’d give you my advice but you won’t listen, nobody ever does”….
-Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Universe (Marvin the Paranoid Android)
What four individuals, living or dead, would you like to eat dinner with the most?
Steve McQueen, Winston Churchill, my Mom and Lemmy
Where is the best place you have traveled to and why?
Spain with my mom. Having 2 weeks of one on one time with a parent is a gift. I saw pride and joy for life and her accomplishments rise to levels that I hadn’t seen in her for too long, and the food was great! !
What is your personal philosophy?
Have fun! Whatever you set your sights on your energy will follow.