Duane French
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Terry Friend
II have worked for Duane since 2000. I have always found him to be very professional. He is very respected by those who work for him and with him. Duane genuinely cares about those around him. He expects the best and always gives the best to those who work with him. He is always my first choice of people to work for.
Dan Lonergan
It is a real pleasure to work with Duane. He is a consummate professional that expects excellence from trainers, but backs that up with total support. He makes sure everything is in place, so the trainer can focus on delivery. That combination, is not only good for trainers, like myself, but also ensures the client will get the best result. I never go into an assignment blind or surprised by something I should have known. Duane does his due diligence, when it comes to pre-training setup and communication. Often, I have been able to customize my presentation to better meet the client’s needs because Duane has taken the time to know his clients well.
Terry Friend
II have worked for Duane since 2000. I have always found him to be very professional. He is very respected by those who work for him and with him. Duane genuinely cares about those around him. He expects the best and always gives the best to those who work with him. He is always my first choice of people to work for.
Dan Lonergan
It is a real pleasure to work with Duane. He is a consummate professional that expects excellence from trainers, but backs that up with total support. He makes sure everything is in place, so the trainer can focus on delivery. That combination, is not only good for trainers, like myself, but also ensures the client will get the best result. I never go into an assignment blind or surprised by something I should have known. Duane does his due diligence, when it comes to pre-training setup and communication. Often, I have been able to customize my presentation to better meet the client’s needs because Duane has taken the time to know his clients well.
Terry Friend
II have worked for Duane since 2000. I have always found him to be very professional. He is very respected by those who work for him and with him. Duane genuinely cares about those around him. He expects the best and always gives the best to those who work with him. He is always my first choice of people to work for.
Dan Lonergan
It is a real pleasure to work with Duane. He is a consummate professional that expects excellence from trainers, but backs that up with total support. He makes sure everything is in place, so the trainer can focus on delivery. That combination, is not only good for trainers, like myself, but also ensures the client will get the best result. I never go into an assignment blind or surprised by something I should have known. Duane does his due diligence, when it comes to pre-training setup and communication. Often, I have been able to customize my presentation to better meet the client’s needs because Duane has taken the time to know his clients well.
Terry Friend
II have worked for Duane since 2000. I have always found him to be very professional. He is very respected by those who work for him and with him. Duane genuinely cares about those around him. He expects the best and always gives the best to those who work with him. He is always my first choice of people to work for.
Dan Lonergan
It is a real pleasure to work with Duane. He is a consummate professional that expects excellence from trainers, but backs that up with total support. He makes sure everything is in place, so the trainer can focus on delivery. That combination, is not only good for trainers, like myself, but also ensures the client will get the best result. I never go into an assignment blind or surprised by something I should have known. Duane does his due diligence, when it comes to pre-training setup and communication. Often, I have been able to customize my presentation to better meet the client’s needs because Duane has taken the time to know his clients well.
Experience
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Alliance Micro Solutions, Inc.
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Owner
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Jul 2002 - Present
Co-Founder of AMS. Completed acquisition of the company in July 2002. Co-Founder of AMS. Completed acquisition of the company in July 2002.
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Alliance Micro Solutions, Inc.
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Irvine, CA
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President
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Nov 1995 - Present
Direct the daily activities of the leading distributor of computer services to the OEM, VAR, System Integrator, and Training Center Channel. Develop strategies, partnerships, and programs to employ and provide the computer industry's top I.T. Subject Matter Expert professionals to our partners. Develop, sell and deliver more than 4,000+ computer & business skills services to clients that enable them to expand their services more efficiently with less risk and greater success, resulting in greater customer satisfaction and higher profits. Support partners by providing immediate access to our proven subject matter experts via our live worldwide database of hundreds and hundreds of thousands of unique & specialized O.E.M. product certifications, and business/computer skills. Recommend and hire our best SME Instructors and consultants with the highest proven results from prior engagement deliveries for our partners. Our instructors and consultants hold more than 547,920+ business, product, and OEM certifications. Our partners prosper from the procurement of consistent high-quality IT services that deliver the best engagement results and the highest return on their investment. To date, on 5,008+ computer service deliveries, customers said they were 100% satisfied with our IT services. On 10,115+ computer service deliveries, customers said they were, on average, 98+% satisfied with our IT services. In addition, on 15,295+ computer service deliveries, customers said that they were, on average, 95+% satisfied with our IT services. Show less
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Ingram Micro
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Technical Education
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Mar 1993 - Oct 1995
Led a National Technical Education Training Division for Ingram Micro. Active member of the Microsoft Education Advisory Board that developed the Microsoft Education Program from scratch in 1993/1994 to become today’s leading O.E.M. certification program. Developed a proposal and won $500,000 in funding from Microsoft to develop 20 Novell CNI's and Industry Experts into Microsoft Certified Trainers to seed the industry with qualified trainers. Evaluated New Horizons CLC corporate acquisition and advised against the purchase to senior management at Ingram Micro. Wrote an internal expansion plan for our Tech Ed Training division that cost a fraction of what the New Horizons CLC corporate acquisition would have cost to purchase. The plan offered Ingram Micro similar net profit revenues with far less capital outlay and risk. Presented the plan to the Chairman of the Board at Ingram Micro and won funding of approximately $6,000,000 to expand the training division nationwide. As Director, of Technical Education, I was charged with P & L responsibility for a fast growing [2900%] high quality O.E.M. Certified training division focused on delivering SCO, Novell, and Microsoft Certified Training to Ingram Micro VAR's nationwide. Show less
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VAR Network Sales
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Orange County, California Area
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Sales Representative
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Jan 1990 - Mar 1993
Completed Novell CNE Certification and designed and sold LAN/WAN Systems and Services to Fortune 1000 sized accounts for local Orange County VAR's. Completed Novell CNE Certification and designed and sold LAN/WAN Systems and Services to Fortune 1000 sized accounts for local Orange County VAR's.
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Quantum Information Resources
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NYC & NJ
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Marketing Manager
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May 1988 - Jan 1990
Recruited from EDS to help open a new start-up branch in the U.S. for this Canadian consulting firm and was placed as a contract Focus Mainframe Developer at AT&T, New Jersey. Completed Sales training and was promoted to Marketing manager. Wrote marketing proposals to open several new large accounts. Sold and recruited professionals for contract programming services to newly opened Fortune 100 accounts in NY, NJ and PA. Received recognition from the President / Owner of the firm as being the Top sales producer in the U.S. during my employment. Show less
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Electronic Data Systems, (EDS)
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Troy, MI
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System Engineer
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Aug 1985 - May 1988
SED Program Graduate. System Engineer for EDS at GM Truck and Bus Group, Troy, MI. Responsible for GM Truck and Bus General Ledger and Financial Systems maintainence and new system development in a MVS / 30XX, PL/1, CICS, and Focus environment. Developed system / process changes that resulted in significant annual cost savings to GM Truck and Bus Group. Participated in video presentation outlining the annual cost savings to GM which was then aired at the 1988 General Motors Annual Board of Directors Meeting. Show less
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Education
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Chapman University
Bachelor of Science,, Business Administration, Emphasis in Finance & Economics
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