brian cors

Current

Specialist at Apple, Inc.
System Administrator at University of Michigan

Past

Owner | Technology Consultant at [nerdtech]
Network Operations Specialist at Worldcom

Education

Michigan State University
City High School

Connections

162 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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

Specialist

Apple, Inc.

(Public Company; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

As a Specialist at Apple Retail, I do my best to ensure that customers receive everything they need and want—from hardware to software to one-on-one training—and help to create transformational experiences.
System Administrator

University of Michigan

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

2000 — Present (9 years )

Advise and manage all matters dealing with technology, networking and computing. Plan, budget, purchase, install, maintain and repair a network of over 60 workstations and servers at multiple sites. Provide on-call support and tech training for all staff. Assist with University cross-departmental system planning and deployment. Planned & executed all technology needs for $42M museum expansion completed in March 2009.
Owner | Technology Consultant

[nerdtech]

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1998 — June 2009 (11 years )

Entrepreneurial business focused on solving technology needs for at-home and small business clients. Services include computing 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. Focus on teaching users to solve problems.
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

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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, Playstation 3, 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, :.