KSI December 77, the official CDM note taker. April 12th 2018 - News team
I have known December since 2014 and was present when he was dealing with the multitude of issues which was formerly known as WI. With a high level of commitment and perseverance, he managed to make Co-Founder, which was, and still is no small feat!
However outstanding December was during that time period, that is not what I wish to attest to.
In April 2018, I was the Head Department Manager, and received an application for a News Writer from KSI December 77. Funnily enough, I had referred him to the section to try to generate some interest in the Department side of KSI. In my party he showed interest, sass and a desire to further both himself and the community as a whole. I saw potential in this one which I knew I could grow and mold into a future leader of Department Ops, and perhaps KSI as a whole.
Given that, it still look me 10 days to get him in the news team, however from there he took off!
Three articles were out within a week and I recall pushing the previous Department head to let him get more on the calendar. Slowly but surely, his number of articles went up. Currently he has 93 articles on KSIGlobal.org, which is the equivalent of almost 8 articles per month since he joined the news team! This is only topped by Imppy, but he is another story altogether!
By May 2018, I was approached by the previous News Head to bring December up to a News Editor - a position which is not easily obtained but due to Decembers drive and ambition, I granted this promotion. I knew that it was a very rapid ascent, however his writing style, mentoring and peer to peer article review made it a no-brainer.
On the 7th of July 2018, December was promoted to News Co-Head. This is where he took over the hiring for the Department and the editing of all articles - effectively taking control of the entire Department.
He started to do what many others in News leadership had since then failed to do. Build a team around him, persons that loved to write, people who wish to advance and those who wanted to learn.
That gained him the News Department head position by the end of August.
That is a 4 month rise, from hiring to Department Head - which I can best describe as a success story.
Another achievement which December has made happen is managing to facilitate the creation of HSI (History, Statistics and Information). This was something that numerous previous News Department Heads had tried to accomplish but failed to do. He made this happen through calculated decisions and the development of a team which was able to take on the tasks created for them.
I can only testify to what I see, and this gentleman has been outstanding in each position which he takes on, and exceeds all expectations.
December has, beyond News, also been through most departments within KSI, to experience them and to gain a better understanding of how Department Operations operates.
He was a member of the AAP since early 2018, and was continually active and ensuring that nominations were moving swiftly in the right direction.
He was also a member of our prestigious courts, as a court judge he helped ensure that DNH/ Blacklist appeals were processed without Bias and upheld the high standards to which our court staff are held to.
He is currently a member of our Graphics team as a Trial Artist, with his specialty being Discord/Xbox profile pictures. However if you refer to his early art to now, he has made improvements in leaps and bounds! He is constantly finding tutorials for himself and the rest of the team to try and bring their knowledge level up with his!
December was the Performance Operations Administrator from December 2018, helping Havoc organize and execute the duties of PO.
(I'm almost there)
Senior Mod - This is a position that few persons will ever achieve. December helps Riiot (our CAO) manage the forums day to day running and has recently gotten involved in the rejoin section, helping vet returning members to rejoin into clan ops, another task that has been accepted with fervour and care.
Lastly KSI December was promoted recently to our Social Media Manager, he is tasked with taking on our Social medias including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. He has been itching for awhile to do this and has blasted forwards with it, one more task which he has taken on with a burning passion which will enable him to succeed.
All in all, I want to above to show is the December has a desire to further this community and to look after its members, to make things easier for them and to ensure that their KSI experience is the best it can be!
He is an inspiration for anyone who wishes to achieve something in this community, and is willing to put in some hard graff to get there.
Retired Scottish Guy
