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Our Team

a group of dedicated independent consultants who have found strength and support in working together​
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OUR MEMBER/OWNERS​

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Andrew Hills - ​A senior IT professional with more than 20 years experience in development, analysis, administration and technical management.
​Andrew has an extensive background in UNIX, including AIX, LINUX, and HP-UX, and he has taught UNIX classes. He has a reputation for project success. His technology experience spans many different industries and computing platforms. His porting experience is extensive and includes mainframe, Windows, Unix and MAC OS X. His experience with Software AG products is extensive and he has a track record of success in solving problems for customers. Andrew's forte is problem solving and he has worked with companies such as Calderra and IBM. He is an excellent dba and especially known for his ability to work with a variety of personalities on a team and for his skill in teaching.  Andrew is an extremely talented technician with a broad background in a variety of tools, a unique ability to share his knowledge with others, and a special talent for solving tough technical problems.

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​Azimir Mahmic - an IT professional with special skills in FILENET, EDMS, .Net and JAVA.  
Azimir is a committed professional with energy and enthusiasm to bring to creative problem solving. He is a dedicated researcher and a lifelong learner with a variety of interests and a history of successful efforts both individually and as part of a technical team.  He is a valued team member because of his energy and his desire to work cooperatively with others to produce excellent results.  Az has Curam experience, has worked on a variety of projects using current technologies and specializes in electronic document management systems using FileNET He is a fun and enthusiastic team member dedicated to successful IT projects.

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Brad Christianson - a senior IT consultant with more than 20 years of experience in systems administration, systems programming and application development.  Brad's most recent projects involved the modernization of legacy systems and the implementation of SOAs.  Brad is a consummate professional with an excellent sense of humor and dedication to excellence in the work he does.  He is a particularly creative problem solver, using his considerable research and analytical skills to bring about the best in solutions.

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​Ian Davison - a senior application development consultant with more than 20 years experience in analysis, design, development and implementation, Ian has recently been deeply involved in solving problems with SQL. He has an extensive background in ADABAS/Natural and experience in integrating Java with Natural. Ian's forte is technical analysis and the implementation of excellent technical solutions. He is creative and enjoys working as part of a strong technical team. He is also dedicated to sharing his knowledge with others and especially enjoys tackling a difficult task and finding a solution that is a thing of beauty.  With a long and successful history in solving problems elegantly, his current interests include development of similar elegance in a variety of technologies.  He loves photography and his guitars and his yoga practice.

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​Jennifer Trombley - ​A senior IT professional with more than 20 years experience in project leadership, development, analysis, administration and technical management, ​Jennifer's background in technology and management as well as  human relations has helped a variety of organizations achieve success in large, mission-critical systems development. Jennifer is a certified Human Systems Dynamics professional and has significant experience in the development of business architectures. She is committed to success and believes that 'small fast failures' are important to ultimate success.  Jennifer is interested in horses and the discipline of dressage. 

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Laura Nelsen - a senior IT consultant with more than 20 years of experience in systems administration, systems programming and application development.  Laura is an experienced team lead and project manager with a special ability to work effectively with business professionals as well as IT professionals. She is adept at communicating with managers and has a positive, can-do attitude that is especially welcome in a crisis. She is a people-oriented technology project manager  with a great track record and has worked successfully with a wide variety of technologies and people in several business areas.  She is skilled in customer relations.  She is also interested in integrative health and home design for health and beauty. 

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Linda Randolph - A consultant and project leader with over 30 years of  professional and managerial experience in the public sector, Linda’s knowledge of how government works has served her successful projects well.  She has implemented both large and small systems.  Her current interests include technical editing and project consulting.

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​PamelaJo Peters - an ITIL teacher and consultant, ​PamelaJo (PJ) has more than 20 years experience in IT management and consulting.  She has had roles in IT Project Management, Change Management, and Operational Implementation for medium  to large scale deployments. She has10 years of experience in major corporation relocations and 7 years of experience working on IT Transformation & Turnaround  initiatives. She is an oft-requested teacher of ITIL practices and consultant on ITIL management. PJ's special skills lie in her ability to mentor and in her thorough knowledge of the world of ITIL. Her infectious energy is a hallmark.  PJ is an energetic and dedicated professional with that special expertise in all-things-ITIL and teaches ITIL for implementation.

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Parry Swenson - A project and technical manager with over 20 years of experience creating applications and managing successful IT projects.  Parry has lead teams in the development of custom software for Healthcare, State Government, and Manufacturing applications. His strengths include data modeling, requirements definition with use cases, and system design.  He is a respected leader with a cool head and a reputation for successful projects and flexible systems. He is a quick study and has worked with a wide variety of people and technologies.  Parry has a special talent for coaching and team development and has recent successful experience in agile development. 

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​Susan de Freitas - A project manager and technical lead with more than 20 years experience in project and team leadership, database and systems design, data analysis and system development, and database administration.  
Susan has delivered successful financial, welfare, judicial and educational systems. Her technical skills include SQL, SQL Server, SQL Reporting Services, VB.Net, Adabas/Natural and Access. She has worked as a data analyst on complex systems and is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).  Susan loves a challenging problem.  Susan is especially interested in yoga and physical exercise individually designed for personal health.

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