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by gavin

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I have been operating as an independent IT Consultant for a year and a half. I'm very thankful for the success I've had so far, but feel the need to grow.
I am looking for a mentor to assist me via E-mail and telephone, who can advise me and just be a sounding board. I want to do this right.

A bit of background: I've been working with Microsoft Windows and NT environments, and have begun to work with W2K.

I am certified in NT 4.0 server. My largest client has a head office with 2 NT Servers, a T1 connection, and 25 local clients, plus offices in the US and Canada with 3 or 4 clients each, connecting through an Exchange server and Citrix server.

I spend most time handing support issues, and installing / troubleshooting network hardware for companies with 5 - 25 clients.

My goals are to take on more challenging and higher income projects, and possibly look into an employee if it will allow me to service my clients better, and more profitably.

If you are interested in assisting me with advice and experience, for a fee of course, please send me a resume and experience list to gavin@interprom.com and we can discuss things further.

Thanks!

Gavin

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by felipe

Hi Gavin, In response to your montor request, I am not offering mentor services, but have been looking high and low for advice, techniques, experiences in customer relations, etc. like yourself. I have been an independent IT consultant for about 6 years and in the computer field since 1986. I was previously in the electronics field since 1983. You never stop encountering new situations and looking for opportunities to grow. Anyway, if you want to discuss things from technical to business aspects, let me know. I have experience in Unix, Novell, Windows NT, and 2000. Ofcourse, 95,98, ME, many programs but mostly in making them work together properly in it's particular network. I am not offering anything to you for a fee since I could use youexperience/advice as well. Let me know, thanks.
felipe@mmbodyshop.com

by schoenthal

Gavin,
I've had over 15 years experience in managing hardware projects and am PMP certified. I'd be happy to offer help with problems or questions that you might have on how to improve your projects.
From your message it sounds like you have scope creep issues that can be addressed early and either reduce your involvement or increase your profits while meeting your customers expectations.
E-mail me at schoenthal@home.com with questions and I'll try to help.

Thanks,
F. Chris Schoenthal, PMP

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