Chris Cain

Current

• Owner at Extensitech, Inc.

Past

• Senior Business consultant at Infogain
• Operations Analyst at SourceAlliance
• Division Analyst at Rexel

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Education

• University of Central Florida
• Valencia Community College

Recommended

4 people have recommended Chris

Connections

64 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

Chris Cain’s Summary

I began working with FileMaker in 1992, with version 2.0. At the time, I was running a small business in Orlando, and improving our FileMaker solution as new needs arose.

Later, I spent several years in business analysis and business consulting for larger businesses in Orlando, Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, and Silicon Valley out in California. I worked on larger projects and with enterprise-level software like Siebel, Oracle and PeopleSoft, and my role was primarily to gather project requirements, help the users with new software, and identify opportunities to leverage the software.

As I worked with these larger companies and larger projects, I still remembered my roots in small business, and my experiences with FileMaker. Often, to help me work out or explain a particularly challenging data need, or business process, I'd mock it up in FileMaker.

I also noticed that many of the key features of enterprise software were quite doable in FileMaker. Likewise, while many of the business processes that were used in larger companies didn't make sense for small businesses, some did, but weren't widely known.

In 2001, I returned to Florida, resolved to work again with small businesses. I worked as an independent for a few years, and then in 2004 formed Extensitech, Inc.

One of the reasons I returned to Florida was that I was fed up with the attitudes found in big projects and consulting companies. The emphasis there is often on protecting the account, and booking the hours, rather than getting the job done correctly and quickly.

My attitude is that I'm either making you money, I'm saving you money, or I'm wasting your money. I never want to waste your money, or your trust, just to make a buck.

Chris Cain’s Specialties:

FileMaker solution development, integration, business consulting

Chris Cain’s Experience

• Owner

  Extensitech, Inc.

  (Computer Software industry)

  Currently holds this position

• Senior Business consultant

  Infogain

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2000 — October 2000 (10 months)

• Operations Analyst

  SourceAlliance

  (Computer Software industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

• Division Analyst

  Rexel

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

  January 1998 — February 1999 (1 year 2 months)

Chris Cain’s Education

• University of Central Florida

  BS , Business Administration , 1994 — 1997

• Valencia Community College

  AA , 1991 — 1993

Additional Information

Chris Cain’s Websites:

• My Website

Chris Cain’s Groups:

•    FileMaker Pro Developers
•    Filemaker Business Alliance (FBA)

Chris Cain’s Contact Settings

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