Ep. 4 - Tim Gauthier and Bringing Fringe Reporting into the Digital Age

In this episode, Anne sits down with Tim Gauthier, longtime Executive Manager of NECA’s Oregon-Columbia Chapter, to talk about the early days of payroll reporting, the birth of EPRLive, and what it really takes to bring a complex industry into the digital age. From punch card systems to billion-dollar remittances, Tim shares his personal journey, hard-won lessons from decades of negotiations, and a deeply human approach to leadership in a high-stakes environment. Have feedback or guest ideas? Email us at [email protected] Learn more at www.eprlive.com Host: Anne Larson Produced & Edited By: John Shaw Music by: Kellan Green Chapters (00:00:00) - From Punch Cards to Policy: Meet Tim Gauthier(00:02:18) - Choosing NECA Over Restaurants: Tim’s Origin Story(00:05:00) - The Paper Era: Mail Bookkeepers, Multi-Part Forms & Million-Dollar Months(00:09:18) - Building EPRLive: Failed Starts, Concero, and Going Mandatory(00:11:37) - Data Centers, Redundancy & How Fragile “The Cloud” Really Is(00:14:11) - Win-Win Negotiations, Nickels, and Being Tough but Fair(00:27:52) - Apprenticeship and Leadership