Jay Raymaker

Acted as a subcontractor to nationwide companies to provide IT services to their clients in a timely fashion.

• Provide technical services and troubleshooting for computers, networks, programs and other peripheral devices.
• Established client/server networks for over a dozen veterinary clinics in the Chicago land area.
• Set up and maintain several Microsoft Small Business servers in diverse businesses, many including Exchange servers;

Establish and maintain an excellent relationship with over one hundred of Chicago’s wealthiest residents and celebrities, ensuring complete customer satisfaction.

• Installed several commercial aquariums including three Rainforest Cafe Restaurants.
• Supervise and train a staff of up to 12 technicians in aquarium maintenance, installation and fish care.
• Act as foreman on job sites, coordinating with contractors to ensure proper resources are delivered to installation site.
• Project managed complex installations, working with outside contractors, electricians, plumbers; Introduced strategic bulk buying to increase profit.
• Maintain in-house holding systems and displays, supervise and fulfill client requests, and handle inventory related to animals.
• Monitor ACT database to ensure client equipment is maintained on a strict schedule.

Managed a clothing store full time while going to school full time. Also, installed one of the first point-of-sale inventory systems where the computer that controlled the system took up a whole closet of space.