Erick Leskinen

Current

Photographer/Digital Consultant at Erick Leskinen Photographer

Past

Website Administrator at Detroit Finnish Cooperative Summer Camp Association
Digital Technology Manager at Maine Media Workshops
Information Technology Engineer at Agilent Technologies

Information Technology Specialist at Hewlett Packard
Senior Electronic Technician at Burroughs Corporation

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Erick Leskinen’s Summary

With my long time experience as a photographer and computers, this is the right time to combine them both.

Erick's passion of photography started in the 1970's. He has enjoyed photographing a wide range of subjects including: landscapes, nature, wildlife, and people. Photography is also an integral part of his enjoyment of travel and outdoor adventure.

Erick's study of photography has included attending professional workshops, working with other photographers, and by doing! One of Erick's areas of expertise is Environmental Portraits - capturing a person's essence in their own environment whether it is work, living, or play.

Erick Leskinen’s Specialties:

Digital Photography, Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server specialist.

Erick Leskinen’s Experience

Photographer/Digital Consultant

Erick Leskinen Photographer

(Photography industry)

2001 — Present (8 years )

Specializing in environmental portraitures, travel and special events photography.

Consulting in digital photography technology and workflow. An expert in the Mac OS X and OS X Server operating systems.
Website Administrator

Detroit Finnish Cooperative Summer Camp Association

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Digital Technology Manager

Maine Media Workshops

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 8 months)

Manage the computers for the digital workshop program, including staff, network and wifi.

Added new digital classrooms and upgrade the technology to increase capacity and to keep classes running smoothy.

Upgrade the Xserver to updated the OS and processes for staff and student use.

Incorporate Epson printers and scanners on classrooms and Digital Service Bureau.
Information Technology Engineer

Agilent Technologies

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

1999 — 2001 (2 years )

Project manager for new and existing database applications supporting Resource and Development.

Headed project with outside vender to complete an operational assessment for a test regression database system. The results showed significant improvement in software development process and substantially reduced development cost and improvement in product quality.

Promoted to manage the Clarify eFrontOffice customer call and defect-tracking system which is utilized by over 300 people daily.

Developed database reports that assisted in management decisions when a software product is ready for release. This database improved software quality by lowering the amount of defects, and expedited product to market time.
Information Technology Specialist

Hewlett Packard

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

1980 — 1999 (19 years )

Supported the Research and Development organization and users with applications, HP-UX, databases administration, and operating systems.

Implemented a 3-tier system, through the firewall, that established real-time management of software defects with China development partner. By eliminating the hand-entry of emails, this resulted in significant timesaving, real-time reporting and lower cost.

A significant team contributor in the implementation of a customer call-tracking system to correlate customers’ calls to software defects. This was used to improve software quality and customer satisfaction.

Developed a system to completely backup UNIX workstations resulting in expandability, reliability, lower cost, and reduced recovery time.
Senior Electronic Technician

Burroughs Corporation

(Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

September 1974 — April 1980 (5 years 8 months)

The specialist on the non-impact endorser, a inkjet with 265 psi on ink forming droplets to print on the back of checks on check sorters.

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Erick Leskinen’s Interests:

Photography, Digital Photography, Mac OS X Administration, Open Source, Travel, Burning Man, Conservation.

Erick Leskinen’s Groups:

Editorial Photographers, Maine Media Workshops, Sierra Club, Burning Man, Santa Fe Workshops, DBM

HP Alumni
eOffice
Agilent Technologies Employees & Alumni
Northern Colorado Networking Group
Friends of Finland
Apple Professionals
Open Source Universe
Professional Photography
Media Professionals Worldwide
HP Connections
GREEN TEAM
Detroit Music and Entertainment Authority
Final Cut Pro Video Editing
Canon EOS Digital Photography
The HP Way
Former Employees of Burroughs Corporation, The World's Largest Fraternity/Sorority
NAPP - National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Rocky Mountain School of Photography
Editorial Photographers