Neil Casey

Neil Casey

Director of Education at FastTrain

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Current
  • Director of Education at Fast Train
  • Technical Instructor at Certification Associates
  • President at Casey's Computer Services
Past
  • Quality Assurance Analyst/Technical Support Manager at Jagged Peak
  • Service Center Manager at CompUSA
  • Field Product Specialist at Pitney Bowes
  • Territory Service Manager at Gateway
  • Department Chairman/Project Manager at National Education Corporation
  • Test Engineer at NEC America
Education
  • National Education Center - Tampa Technical Institute
  • Tampa Technical Institute
  • Certification Associates
Connections
97 connections
Industry
Computer Networking

Neil Casey’s Summary

Assisted in establishing operational policies to be mirrored throughout all Gateway Country Store service centers nationally.

Set up 30 out of 300 service centers for Gateway, including hiring, training technicians and Customer Service Representatives, throughout the United States.

Managed project that developed all aspects required for the one year course that taught students to obtain A+ certifications as well as Novell Certified Engineer certifications.

Owned and operated a computer company that built, sold and serviced computers. (1995 - 2008)

Test Engineer in telephony field dealing with Mainframe digital switching systems

Neil Casey’s Specialties:

Proven successful Project Manager experience

Team Builder/Trainer - managed 150+ employees, including reviews, hiring, and corrective actions.

Managing resources to achieve corporate objectives including inventories, and budgets

Communicator with proven excellent oral, written, and motivational skills

Excellent time management skills including prioritization and meeting deadlines

Certifications: CompTIA A+, Net+, working toward CCNA


Neil Casey’s Experience

  • Director of Education

    Fast Train

    (Education Management industry)

    June 2009Present (7 months)

  • Technical Instructor

    Certification Associates

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    July 2003Present (6 years 6 months)

    Perform the technical training for the CompTia A+ and Network+ certifications.

  • President

    Casey's Computer Services

    (Computer Networking industry)

    April 2003Present (6 years 9 months)

    Provider of all computer services including: sales, service, upgrades, and specialized training for CCS’s customers.

  • Quality Assurance Analyst/Technical Support Manager

    Jagged Peak

    (Public Company; JGPK; Computer Software industry)

    July 2007May 2009 (1 year 11 months)

    QA Analyst - Perform testing on existing site changes, and end-to-end testing on new client sites.

    TS Manager -Provide technical support to Jagged Peak clients for their front end web sites, as well as support for their EDGE (Enterprise Demand Global Engine). Support also includes Webex and On-site training for all Jagged Peak clients both internal and external.

  • Service Center Manager

    CompUSA

    (Computer Software industry)

    20062007 (1 year )

    Manage all operations required to effectively run a successful service center. These responsibilities include hiring, performance evaluations, customer relations, scheduling, and store operations (including opening and closing).

  • Field Product Specialist

    Pitney Bowes

    (Computer Software industry)

    February 2005June 2006 (1 year 5 months)

    Perform installations, preventive maintenance, and repairs for Pitney Bowes mailing equipment at customers sites.

  • Territory Service Manager

    Gateway

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GTW; Computer Hardware industry)

    July 1997April 2003 (5 years 10 months)

    Managed team to maintain top position in Eastern Region for turn time and customer satisfaction

    Through training of service centers, meet goals of $7.5 million yearly budget for repair and upgrades to customer's systems

    Set up 30 out of 300 service centers for Gateway, including hiring, training technicians and Customer Service Representatives, throughout the United States

  • Department Chairman/Project Manager

    National Education Corporation

    (Education Management industry)

    19861997 (11 years )

    Organized project including analysis of market research data, employer research data, definition of equipment list, instructional strategies, grading strategies, chaired the writers team, instructional development coving target audience recommendations, work environment recommendations, grading strategies, and present same to the task force and upper management.

    Create course material including instructor guide format, student guide format, and supervision of the development of the instructor and student guide, development of instructional aids, classroom exercises, and laboratory exercises.

  • Test Engineer

    NEC America

    (Computer Software industry)

    19841986 (2 years )


Neil Casey’s Education

  • National Education Center - Tampa Technical Institute

    BSEET , Electronic Engineering Technology , 19891996

  • Tampa Technical Institute

    ASCET , Computer Engineering Technology , 19831984

  • Certification Associates


Additional Information

Neil Casey’s Groups:

  •    Gateway 2000 Alumni 1985 - 1998
  •    IT Specialist Group
  •    Association of Information Technology Professionals
  •    Gateway Employees Alumni
  •    IT Professionals-Infrastructure&Tech http://budurl.com/ITmm
  •    IT Professionals
  •    Information Technology
  •    IT Service Management Forum
  •    Tampa Bay Technology Leadership Association
  •    TechDemand > Tampa Bay
  •    Central Florida Information Technology Society
  •    Information Technology Managers
  •    Independent IT Professionals
  •    The UK Technology Network
  •    IT Professionals In Transition
  •    Job Openings for U.S IT Professionals
  •    FastTrain

Neil Casey’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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