Nick Arfaras

Current

• Managing Partner at Anchor Solutions LLC

Past

• Owner / Operator at Twirlspin Technical Services LLC
• Desktop Analyst at UBS
• Deskstop / MDS Support at GE Corporate Services

• Tech at Valcom

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Education

• Bowling Green State University

Recommended

4 people have recommended Nick

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Networking

Websites

• My Company

Nick Arfaras’s Experience

• Managing Partner

  Anchor Solutions LLC

  (Computer & Network Security industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Our team delivers proven and tested technology tailored to support your businesses' specific requirements. Each element of your system is implemented with a proven methodology. We work with a sense of urgency-understanding the importance of a fast response and effective solution. The Anchor team is composed of experienced IT professionals with proven track records. Each member of our group is constantly searching for, discovering and refining new ideas that will meet our customers needs.

• Owner / Operator

  Twirlspin Technical Services LLC

  (Computer & Network Security industry)

  January 2001 — May 2008 (7 years 5 months)

  Provided Home networking solutions, Computer security, custom built PC's and wireless solutions for home owners in Fairfield county,CT and Westchester County, NY.

• Desktop Analyst

  UBS

  (Public Company; Computer Networking industry)

  November 2000 — May 2008 (7 years 7 months)

  Worked desktop support on the UBS stamford Trading floor. This is the largest trading floor in the Northern Hemisphere!
  Performed Desktop and network trouble shooting duties in a highly competitive and motivated environment for 7 years.
  Executive level support, fullfilling all the IT requirements required to setup and sustain temporary off-site board meatings with full remote access connections back to the UBS network.
  My final year at UBS was spent preparing and verifying that equipment was in place and available for disaster recovery scenarios for the Fixed Income (FI) Stream. Managed the PC builds deployment schedules liasioning with the business managers and the techs to ensure equipment was provided to the fixed income stream for the Americas region.

• Deskstop / MDS Support

  GE Corporate Services

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

  January 1999 — April 2000 (1 year 4 months)

  As a contractor completed all tasks associated with troubleshooting fixing and building computers on the GE corporate trading floor. Responsible for servicing a 300 person user base for the Corporate services division of GE. Primary project work was upgrading and securing all technology equipment to be y2k compliant.

• Tech

  Valcom

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

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

  I started at Valcom in Madison, Wisconsin as my first job working in the computer industry. Valcom trained me to be a computer technician and I worked the bench for a few months fixing laptops and computers and eventually helped to service some of valcom's clients in desktop support roles at various sites, such as Rayovac, CUNA, Thompson Plumb and Alliant Energy. I met a lot of great people in my short time with Valcom and learned a lot about computer and network troubleshooting that helped to establish a good foundation of technical skills as my career later grew in the computer industry.
  
  After two years of service to Valcom I left Wisconsin to return to the East Coast to work for GE Corporate in Stamford CT.

Nick Arfaras’s Education

• Bowling Green State University

  BS , Environmental Science , 1988 — 1992

Additional Information

Nick Arfaras’s Websites:

• My Company

Nick Arfaras’s Groups:

•    Relevante -- Networking Group for Accounting, Audit, and Finance Professionals
•    LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
•    Link to Wall Street™
•    OpenNetworker.com
•    LION LIONs™ Against SPAM!
•    ki work - powering the online business revolution
•    Association of Information Technology Professionals
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    Linked Poker Enthusiasts
•    Poker Players Social Network
•    Friends of the United States of America
•    Job & Career Network
•    General Electric Alumni
•    Friends of Pangea Day
•    Die Hard Fans Of Led Zeppelin
•    Choose the MOOSE! Society
•    InvitesWelcome.com (Open Networkers)
•    UBS Investment Bank / UBS
•    Green
•    US NetWork
•    Connect to the World
•    Swiss Bank Corporation Alumni
•    Cheap & Clean Energy
•    Windows Vista & Windows 7 Users & Enthusiasts
•    Deadheads with Ties
•    IT Asset Management - Global
•    LION500.com (Open Networkers)
•    Business & Professional Dead Heads
•    Anchor Solutions
•    Windows Pocket PC Fans
•    Net Work (ing)
•    Making Money Online
•    Customer Care Management
•    Invites Accepted!!!
•    NuWorldwide (Open Networkers)
•    500+
•    HIM Medical Coder Group
•    Greek Expats
•    Connect to Europe
•    Stamford Business Group
•    MonaVie for Life
•    International BioChar and BioCarbon Group
•    CleanTech
•    Long Island Advancement of Small Business
•    Orange Tree Open Networkers
•    Connect to the USA
•    Connect to Germany
•    Orange Tree Canada

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