Our Man at the Top

With a career that’s run the gamut from bartending, to teaching, to repairing, Ginko’s dynamic mind has led him in his rapid ascent at FixYa. With 3608 solutions and closing in on 1000 votes, he is has been our top Expert for a while now. His carefully thought out solutions set the bar for his fellow Experts and have provided help for hundreds upon hundreds of customers.

Q: Tell us about yourself:
A: I am an electronic engineer from London. I live in England where I run my own computer and electronic repair workshop. In the past I had worked for a short time as mechanic, in plumbing, in
building, as a barman, and as a teacher.

Q: What are your areas of expertise and how did you come to be involved with them?
A: I cover more than one area of expertise. For a living I repair computers, printers, monitors and electronic devices. I also like fixing my own cars and have restored several old cars. I am not a professional mechanic, but I can give good advice on cars. I also fix my own appliances and gadgets of any sort. I have learned a lot here on Fixya.

Q: What are your hobbies?
A: I used to play bass guitar in a band, but that is long time gone now. As I said, I fix my own car and sometimes like restoring old ones.

Q: What first brought you to FixYa? When?
A: Well…Google!

Q: What is the FixYa answer you are most proud of?
A: All my good ones, I have got many of them!

Q: What advice do you have for those asking questions?
A: When something cannot be fixed by the home user, have them call a repairman. Sometimes knowledge is not enough, you also need practice.

Q: What advice do you have for experts?
A: Don’t worry too much when you post a good solution and don’t get rewarded with a good rating. On Fixya experts work on a big number of solutions. In the long run you will score Fixya on other solution and achieve the right rank for your expertise.

Q: What new features would you like to see FixYa roll out?
A: It would be great if FixYa could introduce a search engine to let you search through your own old solutions.