14 years practicing law –        Unlike most technology advisers, I have a complete background in the practice of law.  I have practiced municipal law most recently, but I have extensive experience in personal injury and worker’s compensation as well.  This background allows me to better analyze your needs and determine what will work best for your firm.

20+ years IT experience  –         Prior to forming Computer Counselor, Inc., I was a lawyer for a medium sized firm.  In this position, I was given the unique opportunity to hone my technical skills by installing and maintaining all of the computers, servers, network devices and related software and other technology.

Microsoft Certified  –         I have earned MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) status.  This status is granted after passing a certification examination and proves that I have the credentials needed to tackle the computer problems that you face.

Time Matters® CIC –         As a Time Matters® Advanced CIC, I can tailor a custom installation of the very popular and technically acclaimed Time Matters® and Billing Matters ® law office automation package.

1. Time Matters / Billing Matters docket/calendar and case management and billing system.

2. Abacus Calendar/Docket Control Software

3. Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003/2008/2012 Server

4. Windows 95/98/2000/2003/XP/Vista/Win 7/Win8 clients

5. Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) – NT and 2000/2003/2008 versions

a. Microsoft Exchange Server – e-mail/collaboration

b. Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 – Firewall/Shared Internet Access

c. Microsoft Outlook 2000/2003/2010/2013 /2016– e-mail/calendar/contact manager

D. Office 365

E. Other SBS components – FAX/SQL/File and Print Sharing

6. SQL Server (all current versions)

7. Internet and e-mail sub-systems/Web presence and Service Providers

8. DSL/Cable modem

9. Laser printers/color printers/Network Printer sharing/Document Replication products

10. OCR, Scanning and “paper-less” solutions

11. Complete Computer systems/Upgrade computer systems

12. Back-up/RAID and system redundancy products

13. Cloud Storage and Backup systems

14.  Accounting and Time/Billing systems

15.  Remote Access systems – Terminal Server / Remote logon

16.  Speech recognition systems for voice transcription/dictation

17.  Document automation – Form creation

18.  Data import/export

19.  Full text Data mining systems for archiving documents

20.  Discovery automation

21.  Cell Phone / Tablet sync

22.  Word Processing – WordPerfect and Word / Office 365

23.  Worker’s Compensation form management and creation

24.  Human Resources management – Employee tracking

25.  Hardware and Software Firewalls/System Security

Graduate of SIUe Business Program --     Earned a bachelor of Science Degree in Management and Information Systems (MIS). During the program I was exposed to a wide range of technology skills, focused in programming and database design and management.

10+ years customer service experience --       Over the last 10 years I have spent time working in retail services, including time spent as a GeekSquad Agent. There I took care of clients, diagnosing and resolving technology issues in a wide range of consumer electronics and software.

since 2014 I have held an IT consultant position with Computer Counselor, Inc. where I have been using those same skills to solve day-to-day issues and unique problems in professional office environments.

Database Design --      I designed the logical database in Access for a final group project in which we were tasked with improving tracking of orders, costs and billing for a fictitious construction company.