Meet The Team: Monique Tucker, Belize Support Manager

Our team at talech is as diverse as they come. Spanning the globe from Palo Alto, CA to Vilnius, Lithuania, our employees have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. We are musicians, knitters, and basketball players. We’ve worked as waiters at chain restaurants and in tech support. But despite our differences, we all have one thing in common: our journey has brought each of us to talech.
Check out our “Meet the Team Series” each month to find out some fun facts about our team and learn more about what they do at talech. This month’s edition features Monique.
Q. What’s your name, title and where are you based?
A. My name is Monique Tucker, Belize Support Manager based in Belmopan, Belize.
Q. How long have you been at talech?
A. Just over 1 year
Q. What is your favorite movie?
A. Apocalypto
Q. Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horse?
A. One horse-sized duck.
Q. What is your favorite part about working for talech?
A. Everyone is super supportive and the atmosphere makes you want to come to work daily
Q. If you had to eat one meal, every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A. Escabeche (Hispanic soup with onions, jalapeños and tortilla)

Q. Do you have an office nickname? If so, what is it?
A. Ms Monique
Q. Before working at talech, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?
A. Working at a car wash
Q. What’s your favorite song of all time? Have you sung it in public?
A. I have too many but love reggae so it would have to be Bob Marley “No Woman, No Cry”
Q. What three traits define you?
A. Patient, Determined, Humorous
Q. Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us.
A. Mother of 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. Love being a mother.
Q. The Avengers or X-Men?
A. Avengers all the way!
Q. Where is your hometown?
A. Belize City, Belize
Q. What is your favorite sports team?
A. Cubs Baseball Team. It’s a Belize thing – in the late 80s & 90s when television sets were introduced in Belize, we only had one broadcasting station which was WGN Chicago Channel. Cubs being the Chicago baseball team became part of our household. When they won 2 years ago Belizeans were overjoyed because the team we watched when growing up finally won the World Series and it took them 25 years. Talk about how television can influence a culture!

Q. What is the most recent app you’ve downloaded on your phone?
A. Meditation
Q. What does a typical work day look like for you?
A. Get to work at around 9, check emails, check calendar, check team stats, sync with team, jump in meetings, deal with tickets, answer questions
Q. Tell us about the best vacation you have ever gone on.
A. Universal Studios in Orlando was super-awesome! Can’t wait to go back next year
Q. What hobbies and interests do you have outside of work?
A. Love dancing, taking my kids on adventures, traveling all over the world with my kids.