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Hi,

Actually I am a software developer by trade, but, I am also the entire (volunteer) IT staff for a small non profit organization. We have about 8 paid staff members, 8 volunteers and 14 computers. When I started we had:

6 computers running windows 98
all staff shared a single dial up line for internet access
each dept had a single general email box
no individual email address
no shared files (except by email) or by floppy
not all computers had up to date virus software
a mix and match of office software

Now:
14 computers
XP Pro on all equipment
All computers running common office suite
SBS2003 for domain login
ethernet across the building
high speed access to the outside world
individual email address for all staff (paid/volunteer)
shared date stored on the server and accessable by all
Backups maintained at the server
Now running centralized virus software

Setting up the main server was the biggest challenge as I had not done that previously.

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Hello:

I am new to this forum. I work at Leadertechusa.com.
We are a Computer Components Vendor. www.leadertechusa.com

I am a Technical Sales Manager. Been in Technical Sales for over 10 years. Many of my client visit your forum.

My email address: removed by a moderator.

Hope to be a valuable contributor to your forum in the future.....

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I'm new to the forum as well. I am the technology director at an independent school in Virginia Beach.

My primary background is in multimedia and design, however am also responsible for the networking/server aspect at the school. I am not an expert in this part of the field and most things I know are self taught.

I have 2 help desk staff that work for me, which is a help, but they are not networking people either.

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Hello,

I'm a long time anon - just recently signed up a real account.

I've been using computers for the last 30 years or so. Starting back in the Commodore Pet and TI 99/4 days.

The first PC I purchased was a Vic-20 with a tape drive. I remember waiting 30 minutes to load Frogger...

Anyway, I've long been in the computer field, as a consultant, a PC tech, and as an IT contractor. I've worked for government, local biz, individuals, you name it.

Currently, I'm the IT manager (of myself - the whole IT department!) for a smallish mental health non-profit in Los Lunas, New Mexico. Naturally, I do everything under the sun: servers, PCs, printers, web site, etc.

I have to commute and the pay isn't that great, but its a nice easy and relaxing job. Plus I have my own office. And I'm in charge.

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I'm a Technical Support Representative with Netflix. I support our Instant Watch, Netflix Set Top Box by Roku, and our newly announced partnership with Microsoft to bring streaming video to the xBox 360.

In the past I provided onsite helpdesk support at Intel supporting the laptops and desktops used by microprocessor design engineers. After that I was hired as a Data Center Technician. I supported 6 data centers and 50k + servers.
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I have been retired several years but during my working life I started in IT as a programmer, then a DBA. I have worked for several companies, an Asst. VP of World Wide Technology Services for major financial institution, the DOD, and several insurance companies.

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Hi All,

Currenty I'm a systems admin. for a cable parts manufacturing company close to Hickory, NC. I handle pretty much anything that gets thrown my way.

I have a profound love for the industry, and have a few strengths in Server 2003 that I hope to bring to the forums, as well as get help with a few of my own issues.

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I'm currently an IT Analyst for a health care company. I do everything from helpdesk to troubleshooting network connections and VPN's. About the only thing I don't deal with is the servers.

This is actually my first corporate IT position but I have been doing on the side work for businesses in the family for about 10 yrs. I'm currently finishing my B.S and working on my CCNA.
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Hey all,

I'm working for Greyhound Lines, Inc (parent company First Group) supporting desktop systems, all the applications loaded on them, their many peripherals, some of the AD groups, little bit of the Cisco gear, Kronos clocks (ohh yee time gods), all types of printers in Canada, USA, Mexico, Jamaica, and Columbia South America.

My title is SR. Analyst, Technical Support, been with them for about a year now coming up Dec 31st 2008.

Remote access to the desktops and VPN access has saved my life.

Glad to meet you all,
Cheers!
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I just started a new job a month ago.

I work for Telefonica USA and I'm the Product Manager for Voype (Microsoft PSTN-Out) aka Windows Live Call.

Whenever you use Windows Messenger and you click the little phone in the buddy list, it brings-up a dialer. That dialer is now powered by Telefonica. You can go on there and buy credit and make long distance calls for really low rates.

»live.us.telefonica.com
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Update:

I have left my previous place of employ. I'm now working as an assistant systems administrator (sans title) for a safety equipment manufacturer in Charlotte. Unlike the last gig, I'm working directly for the company now instead of under contract through a third party. That change of status, and the substantial raise that came with it, has life looking pretty good at the moment despite the economy.
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Well, let's see.

I've been working with computers since I was thirteen. I'm 35 now. So that's about 22 years of knowledge gained through self-teaching.

Currently I work for Comcast Cable in Nashville, TN. On the internal support desk. It's definitely not a job that's using my skills to full potential, but it's hard to find employers out there who will put me in an IT role without certs. Got the knowledge, just not the paper.

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The businesses I support are primarily web-based businesses.

I primarily perform Desktop and Network Support duties. I have been doing this type of work steadily over the last 5 years but have been into computers for over 10 years.
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Just found this forum, thought I'd post.

I work at a large moving/transportation company in Phoenix,Az. I'm the IT person in the CorpRecords department. We scan/store about 90% of the company's paper documents. I support approx 500 people and have written a large number of programs and applications for a number of departments.

Currently we have approx 65 million pages scanned over the last 9-10 years!!! I've been with the company for 6+ years. Prior to this jopb, I worked at an Az. state agency, doing basically the same thing.

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I'm a partner - but officially the Director of Network Technology - for a financial services company. I was asked by someone I was helping with a part-time project to design the initial infrastructure while working for IBM and I was lucky enough to be able to leave and work here full-time in 2007. I am fortunate in that I work 100% from home and only have to travel once or twice a year. If it's related to IT and it's not development, I handle it.

We are a completely virtualized company, in that we all work from home by making extensive use of VoIP PBX and VPN technology. We have a multi-site WAN with servers in 3 different data centers across the East Coast as well as employees in Virginia, New York, Charlotte, Colorado, Brazil, Germany, and Australia.

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Hi all.
Ill be quick
20 years in the industry started at the bottom fixing printers and 0386 machines.
Worked my way up doing just about everything in IT.
Now working as a customer engineer for the biggest storage company there is. I have one customer that has 2PB of storage I help maintain.
Love being in IT look forward to the forums.
I am also an Xbox fan 5 in the house 3 on live and no I dont use them all its so I can spend quality time with the kids
Zod

Systems analyst/programmer for our local county government. I've been at the same job for 20 years. Mainly work with GIS, MSaccess and SQL. In my spare time, I like playing guitar, and enjoy pretty much any type of music except for rap..
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i literally became a member of the IT industry today!

I've been working for the state government for about 10 years. I've always wanted to get into the IT industry, I just never knew how i'd get in. I applied for an opening in our IT unit, thinking there was no way in hell i'd get the job (no formal experience doing help desk) but lo and behold...i somehow got the job!

i "learned" computers using an Apple IIe, built my first computer when i was 16 and now 10 years later, i'll be starting my new job, doing help desk, in about 2 weeks.

i've been on dslr for almost 10 years and i look forward to visiting this particular forum and learning more from you all!
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Been in IT for over 15 years, enjoy what I do, worked in the enterprise down to small business size. Worked in numerous startups to build their infrastructure.

I don't know everything, there are days I feel like I know nothing.

I learn something new everyday and some days things just fall in place and wonder why I didn't figure it out sooner.

Thanks,
Mark