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  • November 19, 2025
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What’s up good people?

Thanks for joining the Jamf User Group serving the greater Mid-South / Bluff City area (MS, AR, and TN)! Of course, everyone is welcome—because let’s be real, folks just want to hang out with the cool kids. 😉

This is my first time running a group like this, so thanks in advance for your patience while I get our meetup schedule locked in. For now, I’m aiming for a meetup on the last Friday of every other month at 7pm CST.
This may change because… well, I have kids. LOL.

A little about me:
My name is Jarred Wheeler (aka Chubs), and I’m a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. I’ve been a Jamf admin since 2014 and have attended every Jamf Nation User Conference since then. I spent 15+ years in HigherEd before moving into healthcare. I’ve been using Jamf since the Casper Suite days when the server was the JSS (Jamf Software Server). Fast-forward to today, and I pretty much live in Jamf’s glorious API. 😊

Since I know most of you already—but you may not know each other—let’s kick this off simple and fun.
Drop the following in the group to introduce yourself:

  • Name

  • Title

  • Where you work

  • Something fun or unique about you or your background

IT folks come from all kinds of unexpected paths, and I love hearing those stories—so be real, open, and honest.

I’m looking forward to meeting you all and building this community together!

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      • llckhrt1
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      • November 20, 2025

      Good evening folks,

      My name is LaVaire Lockhart Jr. and I’m a Endpoint Systems Administrator II at the University of Memphis. I’ve been working professionally in IT for 10 years; however, I have been tinkering with computers since grade school. The majority of my experience is with Windows; however, the University of Memphis is my first job with using an MDM with Apple devices. A fun fact about me is I’m musically inclined. I can play 2 instruments quite well but I’m skilled, or know some tricks, across 6 in total currently. 

       

      I’m happy to be here, looking forward to learning something new tips and tricks, and learning more about others using Jamf around the Memphis area.

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        • handyr
        • New Contributor
        • November 27, 2025

        Hello everyone,

        My name is Roland Handy, and I am a Senior Desktop Support Specialist at Rhodes College. I have been working in IT for 14 years, mostly in higher education.  I have been a Jamf admin at Rhodes for over 6 years. One interesting fact about me is that I am a certified scuba diver. 

         

        I am looking forward to meeting everyone and learning more about your experiences with Jamf.

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          • SirVictor
          • New Contributor
          • December 8, 2025

          Hi everyone.

          My Name is Shane Maddox. I have been in IT for 13 years. Before that I was primarily a carpenter for 17 years. I am currently a Systems Administrator for Union University in Jackson TN. I’ve been working with Jamf a little under two years. I don’t get to spend much time in it as I would like. We are a small department so much of my day is in break/fix. My Jamf deployment is not where I would like it to be so I hope to gain knowledge from some of you seasoned Apple MDM managers in “doing more with little”.  

          One interesting fact about me is I once built a 1:85 scale replica of the Twin Towers with canned food for an event to support RIFA. It included the smaller buildings around it and the city streets that outlined it.

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