brian cors

Current

• System Administrator at University of Michigan
• Owner | Technology Consultant at [nerdtech] (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Mac Specialist at Apple, Inc.
• Network Operations Specialist at Worldcom

Education

• Michigan State University
• City High School

Connections

128 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Company

brian cors’s Summary

Well-versed in systems management and support, I aim to assist people in acquiring, maintaining, and productively using their computer systems. I aim to not just solve an immediate problem, but also strive to educate my users as to how [and why] things work they way they do - and how to fix them when they don't.

brian cors’s Specialties:

Macintosh [Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server] technical support and training. LAN/WAN networking. Wired and wireless home networking [LANs]. One-on-one/one-to-group computer training.

brian cors’s Experience

• System Administrator

  University of Michigan

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  2000 — Present (8 years)

  Advise and manage all matters that deal with technology, networking, and computing. Plan, budget, purchase, install, maintain, and repair a network of over 50 Macintosh workstations and servers. Provide on-call support and technical training for all staff as needed. Supervise an IT staff providing helpdesk services to our users. Assist with University cross-departmental Macintosh system planning and deployment. Assist to plan technical needs for upcoming $35M museum renovation and expansion.

• Owner | Technology Consultant

  [nerdtech] (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1998 — Present (10 years)

  Entrepreneurial business focused on solving technology needs for at-home and small business clients. Services include Mac OS support [onsite and remote], home network planning, installation and maintenance, digital audio/video/multimedia/gadgetry consulting, and small-scale personal/business website development. Additional expertise in end user instruction and training.

• Mac Specialist

  Apple, Inc.

  (Public Company; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)

  July 2007 — January 2008 (7 months)

  As a Mac Specialist at the Apple Store, I did my best to ensure that customers received everything they needed and wanted—from hardware to software and even one-on-one training]—and made sure their experience at the store was the best that it could be.

• Network Operations Specialist

  Worldcom

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WCOM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years)

  Worked as first/second level customer contact and technical support at an international call center for wide-area network services provided by Worldcom. Troubleshot data circuits ranging from 56k to DS3 data speeds. Served as a backup manager, a trainer/mentor to incoming hires, and took on additional project work dealing with electronic documentation. Was hired in as an employee of ANS Communications, which was acquired by Worldcom.

brian cors’s Education

• Michigan State University

  BA, Telecommunication - Digital Arts, 1990 — 1994

  Completed a program based on traditional analog audio and video production. Self-crafted academic minor options geared toward the then-infant field of web development and Internet multimedia technology. While schooling, worked at WKAR TV-23 [public broadcasting for mid-Michigan] to gain professional work experience.

• City High School

Additional Information

brian cors’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company

brian cors’s Interests:

new technology, learning, mobile technology, gadgets, open standards, open source, DIY, do-it-yourself, personal productivity, blogs, blogging, Macintosh, Mac OS X, photography, graphic design, industrial design, typography, geeks, nerds, computers, video games, XBOX 360, architecture, history, F. & A.M., volunteering, community service, indie culture, digital activism, independent media, independent music, independent film, art, artists, public access, homebrewing, brewing, beer, zymurgy, coffee roasting, pugs, Boston Terriers, animal rescue, :.

brian cors’s Groups:

F. & A.M., A2B3

•    Connect Ann Arbor
•    a2b3 - Ann Arbor Bi Bim Bop
•    Museum Computer Network (MCN)
•    ANS Alumni

brian cors’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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