Social Media Free Agent & WebApp Developer
Huntsville, Alabama Area
- Current
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- Java Developer at Avocent
- Social Media Advisor at jtrigsby.com
- Past
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- QA Test Engineer for Avocent, Inc. at Tek Systems
- Trial Presentation Specialist at Creative Courtroom
- Franchise Owner at Super Suppers
- Managing Partner at 2nd Chair Trial Services
- SFC at Texas State Guard
- IT Director at Safeguard Business Systems
- IT Manager at GTE Communication Corp
- IT Director at Royal Body Care
- Application Develop Manager at Dataforce International
- IT Manager at Northrup Grumman Technical Services
- IT Manager at BAMSI, Inc
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Thom Rigsby’s Summary
Solutionist - A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result, often in the face of difficult circumstances; one who finds solutions to problems.
Over twenty years in the technology and communications field has left me even more confident in the wisdom of my grandfather. He once told me, "if it was easy, everybody would do it." I look for the hard challenges, crazy problems, and the difficult projects no one else wants.
In my career, I have taken on many projects, from very small to very large. With most, I have been fortunate enough to see them succeed and in others I've dealt with their failure. Yet in every one, I have embraced the opportunity with passion and excitement, continually learning so that I never have to surrender to the mediocrity of a "normal" existence.
My goal? That's easy. To solve problems, challenge the status quo and help others succeed.
Thom Rigsby’s Specialties:
- Big picture thinking...down to the finest granularity
- Finding the simplest solution to the most difficult problem
- Applying the right tool for the job, even if it means making a new one
- Using experience from a wide variety of industries to forge new solutions
- Having a great time delivering a great work product
Thom Rigsby’s Experience
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Java Developer
Avocent
(Public Company; AVCT; Computer Software industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
I'm working with an awesome group of wickedly talented developers, testers, and writers putting together the killer webapp for data center manager types and building up my Java and Flex skills to boot! Its a win - win - win kind of thing!
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Social Media Advisor
jtrigsby.com
(Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Whether you call it social media, new media, or just blogging and Twiter, I'm having a blast working with businesses, organizations, and individuals to help them use social media and social networks to engage in conversations that matter.
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QA Test Engineer for Avocent, Inc.
Tek Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)
Developing and executing manual test cases to isolate and report defects in an awesome new application from Avocent. Working as an integrated member of the project team gives me the opportunity to make meaningful contributions along side some world class developers toward solving some really challenging problems.
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Trial Presentation Specialist
Creative Courtroom
(Legal Services industry)
July 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Solo trial presentation specialist continuing to provide high quality multimedia design, presentation and support services for high profile, high dollar litigation matters nationwide.
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Franchise Owner
Super Suppers
(Food Production industry)
2005 — May 2008 (3 years )
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Managing Partner
2nd Chair Trial Services
(Legal Services industry)
2003 — 2007 (4 years )
Startup trial presentation firm providing support to litigation teams in preparation for upcoming arbitrations, hearing, and/or trials. Typically engaged in the weeks leading up to litigation, frequently on very short notice, our job was to work with the trial team to understand the issues of the case in order to recommend and develop a visual presentation that best represented our case. Actual services provided varied from case to case and attorney to attorney with trial boards, video presentation, and custom graphics and illustrations common in most cases.
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SFC
Texas State Guard
(Military industry)
2003 — 2007 (4 years )
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IT Director
Safeguard Business Systems
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Printing industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years )
Responsible for the Systems Analysis and Web Services groups, I was fortunate to have talented analysts, designers, developers, webmasters and network engineers in my care. During my tenure in this position we were able to design and/or implement numerous new applications to address specific needs as the business moved beyond its traditional role and limits and positioned itself for purchase.
I'm especially proud of the job my team did in creating the first beginning to end process flow for orders into the company and in launching GoSafeguard.com, a 400+ sub-site web portal providing access for customers and distributors alike. -
IT Manager
GTE Communication Corp
(Telecommunications industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Responsible for the development, implementation and support of custom and off the shelf salesforce automation tools, including the Web Delivery Vehicle, a web based application for the distribution of leads to the small to medium business sales force.
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IT Director
Royal Body Care
(Public Company; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
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Application Develop Manager
Dataforce International
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
October 1995 — November 1996 (1 year 2 months)
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IT Manager
Northrup Grumman Technical Services
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1995 (1 year )
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IT Manager
BAMSI, Inc
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
1990 — 1994 (4 years )
Additional Information
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Thom Rigsby’s Interests:
SEO / SEM / MMO Amateur Radio / Public Service
Thom Rigsby’s Groups:
Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society
Huntsville Amateur Radio Club
American Radio Relay League
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Linked Local in Huntsville, Alabama
Thom Rigsby’s Honors:
ARES District Emergency Coordinator, District 6, Alabama
MEMS (Military Emergency Management Specialist)
General Class FCC Amateur Radio License
Honored to be a father and husband
Thom Rigsby’s Contact Settings
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