Richard Lee

Current

Chief at Large at Pillar Consulting Corp.

Past

VP at Brains Function Design
PowerPoint Developer at L'Oreal S.A.
Veep at Atlantic Business Machines

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Education

New York University
Long Island University, Southampton Campus
Hofstra University

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Richard Lee’s Summary

Since 1995, Pillar Consulting Corp (www.pillarcc.com) has been providing dedicated computer and web support for small businesses and high tech homes in the New York City area, and around the world.

In 2009, we launched The Agency @ Pillar which is a micro-interactive agency that works with small businesses with brands that are looking to improve their online visibility and improve their usage of technology in their offices as well.

We have a talented staff of software, web and network engineers that are as polite as they are brilliant--arrogance and techie talk are not spoken here! :)

Whether you are looking for search engine optimization (check out our awesome free SEO tool at www.keywordfriendly.com) or looking for an online application to save your business and customers time or need a reliable tech support company to entrust your office network to, then Pillar is the ONLY tech support call you need to make.

Richard Lee’s Specialties:

computer support, software design, web development, interactive multimedia, blogging, backups, office networking, database development

Richard Lee’s Experience

Chief at Large

Pillar Consulting Corp.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

Currently holds this position
VP

Brains Function Design

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2006 — 2008 (2 years )
PowerPoint Developer

L'Oreal S.A.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; OR; Cosmetics industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )
Veep

Atlantic Business Machines

(Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1992 — December 1994 (2 years 5 months)

Working for your father is not easy. I was fired and re-hired every single day for the time I spent there. I met opposition on all my ideas. We fundamentally had huge differences in the way we handled problems. Despite these obstacles, I had learned a lot about the systems integration business, how computers were most effective in an office, and how to run a small business. It was an experience that all my years in college never taught me.

Richard Lee’s Education

New York University

English / Creative Writing 1991 — 1992

Now in the last leg of my educationally journey, I begin to realize that this whole endeavor is to appease my immigrant parents who did not go to college but we not uneducated. My creative writing continued at NYU and in 1992, I had enough. I had always wanted to simply follow in my dad's footsteps, and to own my own business as he had, and as all of his clients, with whom I spent most of my summers with, learning about businesses. To quote my hero Dean Kamen, "I am undegreed but not stupid."

Activities and Societies:

poetry bashing at nuyorican cafe
Long Island University, Southampton Campus

English/Creative Writing 1989 — 1991

After getting kicked out of Hofstra, which was a blessing in disguise, Southampton College was the only school who cared to give me a second chance. I changed my studies to Creative Writing and made friends that I still know today.

Activities and Societies:

School newspaper and literary magazine; poetry reading with the local authors including Mario Puzo.
Hofstra University

Aerospace Engineering 1986 — 1989

At the time, I was heavily involved with personal computers but I had more computing power in my parent's basement than the school had to their disposal. I found programming in BASIC and playing around with WordStar and an accounting program far more interesting that trying to calculate compounded interest with FORTRAN. In time, I grew more and more bored and was eventually expelled for lack of studying in 1989.

Activities and Societies:

Teacher's Assistant at Teachers College

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Richard Lee’s Interests:

Combining brilliant software solutions and witty humor that enables small businesses to grow their businesses. Plus, I like to fly, make movies, and philosophize on science and nature.