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Lowell, Mi, Us

With 40 years of experience in the IT Education industry, I have partnered with companies to help them improve their businesses by making the most out of their hardware, software and human capital investments. I have a successful track record in Business to Business Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Project Management resulting in increased revenues and development of strong client partnerships.United Training meets the diverse learning styles of our students - from a massive catalog of live Instructor-led training courses, quick reference cards, digital assessments, hands-on labs, certification prep tools, and eLearning. We surround our students and your associates with the right resources for their learning style.Cloud Computing | O365 Migration | Security Awareness | SharePoint deployments | ITIL Implementations |Skills Assessments | Employee Development Planning | Virtual Desktop | Database Reporting/Analytics | Cloud IT | Data Backup and Recovery | Automation | Unified Communications | SAAS | Business Continuity | Virtualization | Managed Services | Service Desk Improvement | Business Intelligence | Mobile Development | Network Administration | Collaboration Tools | Mobile Workforce| VMware | High Availability Data Networks |Networking | Security | Cloud Backup | Cloud Application

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

New Horizons has provided more than 30 million students with industry-leading technical training that delivers the most relevant and intuitive computer courses and certifications. We are now the world's largest independent IT training company with 300 learning centers in 70 countries.Here at New Horizons our team prides itself on going above and beyond to tailor learning solutions to help you achieve long-term growth and attain a competitive advantage.New Horizons truly understands learning styles are unique. We offer training through a variety of learning modalities to provide our clients the most flexible, cost effective training solutions for their staff to succeed. These include:► Traditional Instructor-led Training► LIVE Virtual Training with Online Live► Task Focused Training with Power Hour► On-Demand Training with NHGO NOW► Private/Dedicated Classes► On-Site TrainingHOW CAN I HELP?I realize businesses are trying to acquire and apply technology that creates value. I also understand employee training remains one of the highest-return investments. I’d love to show you how to achieve these results, while stretching every dollar of your IT training budget.PRODUCT AREAS OF EXPERTISE■ Adobe ■ Agile ■ Amazon ■ Business Skills ■ Cisco ■ Citrix ■ Cloud ■ COBIT ■CompTIA ■ Development ■ ITIL ■ IT Management ■ Java ■ Leadership and Development ■ Linux ■ Microsoft ■ Office ■ Oracle ■ Project Management ■ Security ■ Six Sigma ■ Scrum ■ VMware

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Manage Office 365 Cloud Based service hosted by Microsoft that brings together familiar MS Office desktop applications with business class emails, shared calendars, instant messaging (IM), video conferencing and file sharing. Office 365 provides secure, enterprise-grade tools for a predictable monthly cost and no upfront infrastructure investments. Customers can get work done faster from virtually anywhere.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

I am the Director of a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions offering end user and technical training. MS Office, Windows Server 2008/2012, Exchange, SQL 2008/2012, SharePoint 2010/2013, VMware,Citrix, Cisco and much more. As Director, I was responsible for customer relationships, student recruitement, contract trainer searches, scheduling, coureware, invoicing and post class evaluations. I also managed all vendor relationships and state licensing. We serve companies in West Michigan and offer remote log in seating to our classes broadening our area of service to anyone, anywhere.

Sold payroll services to businesses in West Michigan. Started MI territory.

Managed a self paced learning center that focused on IT education - Technical and End User. Career Changing for Dispaced workers, Individuals as well as Corporate training.

Sold staffing Services - temp, perm, contract and executive search to companies in West Michigan.

Sold office supplies via EDT to large companies in West Michigan.

Sold Payroll Processing services thru relationships built with CPR firms in West Michigan.

Sold Computer hardware and software to medical offices in West Michigan.

Bachelor Of Arts, Telecommunications: Mis

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