COMPUTER ACCESS CONSULTING; DBA – Acton, Massachusetts                                   1998 - 2000
Owner / Operator

Established, organized and ran licensed computer consulting company with business partner. Designed and installed systems and networks for small businesses and professional offices. Gathered requirements and advised clients on available systems and networks. Maintained and upgraded existing systems. Installed hardware, software and necessary cabling. Performed troubleshooting of software, hardware and network problems.

•  Met with clients to determine needs and identified opportunities for streamlining operations to increase growth. Performed extensive research to find best equipment and prices and presented offer to customer.

•  Trained customers in operation of different components and how to perform necessary backups.

•  Implemented system for antique store that had only one computer and adding machine, purchasing and installing hardware, creating Access database for data collection and networking system to laptop at main register. Enabled reduction of paper, easy comparison of cost versus selling price, instant entry of sales into database from register and printing of monthly reports. Automated backups and implemented hard drive redundancy. New system allowed owner to determine margins he was making on antiques and reduced time spent in back room sorting and manually entering sales, allowing increase to store’s capacity.