Allen Vailliencourt (allen@fgptech.com)

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Allen Vailliencourt (allen@fgptech.com)’s Summary

Saw my 1st computer in the early 80's and fell in love with it (was an Apple computer). Got to play with my 1st computer in '85 (as a nerdy 12 year old) when my dad purchased a Vic 20. That didn't last too long before we picked up an original IBM 8086 PC - dual floppies! CGA! Big honking monitor! What a blast playing Pole Position and learning how to program in BASIC.

Fast forward to HS and I started programming on the good ol' Apple IIe. Great system. Then I hit AP Computer Science and Turbo Pascal (and I still have all my floppies and program printouts!)

During college I took some basic computer classes (was an Art and Business major) on mostly Mac and Mainframe systems. Didn't get back into PC's until out of college when I built my 1st AMD K5 system just to play Quake (QuakeWorld DM6 is still my favorite map). :)

Been doing IT since then - Solaris, Linux, Novell, Netbackup, LAMP, Exchange, Windows 9X and beyond, Cisco, Linksys, WAP, etc. If it's tech related then there's a good chance I'd enjoy learning about it.

I have experience in E-commerce, web development, operations management, purchasing, technical support, sales, and a lot of other things (you tend to do a lot when running a small business).

Just recently started to teach myself some C# so that one day I can fulfill my dream of programming again (if only for keeping my brain sharp) and maybe even start a game development company.

Now I'm working as a Sales Consultant for FGP Technology and I get to network with great people and companies to help them find that perfect person to help them succeed and grow profitably.

Feel free to add me to your LinkedIn network (especially if you are in the IT industry) - allen@fgptech.com