Pat Heck Bio

Pat Heck joined Lieberman Technologies in February of this year.  Prior to joining Lieberman, Pat served as the General Manager for Norlight, Inc, a $50 million communications and technology company. During his time at Norlight, Pat oversaw a $24 million turn-around, taking it from a company that was losing $1.8 million per month (on $4.5 million in revenue) to profitability in less than 20 months. Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles for Q-Comm Corporation, the parent company of Norlight.

Pat is best-known as the person who first brought Internet service to the tri-state when he started World Connection Services/Evansville Online in 1994, a company which was acquired by Q-Comm in 1998. He has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Evansville and a MS in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. He also served as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Evansville from 1991 to 1996.

Pat is helping Lieberman move into a new model of delivering technology solutions – one built around the concept of IT as a Service.

Presentation/Discussion Overview

Clouds are Everywhere: Cloud Servers, Cloud Storage, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Systems and even Cloud Sprawl! We’ll share some of our experiences in moving to the Rackspace Cloud infrastructure and share some of our thoughts on using the Cloud while avoiding the rain.

Lieberman Overview

(short version)

Lieberman Technologies helps businesses and organizations prosper with the intelligent use of technology solutions. Our broad set of technology skills and our business experience give us a unique ability to craft solutions that drive businesses and organizations forward. We focus on solutions that give a competitive advantage, increase productivity, and lower operational costs.

(long version)

Lieberman Technologies helps businesses and organizations prosper with the intelligent use of technology solutions. Our broad set of technology skills and our business experience give us a unique ability to craft solutions that drive businesses and organizations forward. We focus on solutions that give a competitive advantage, increase productivity, and lower operational costs.

Our clients range in size from micro-businesses to large corporations with offices across the region. They’re not-for profits, government organizations, privately-held businesses, and Fortune 500 businesses. We serve large medical institutions and small service organizations. Most of our clients are located in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois, but our service reach goes across the country. And we’ve been doing this since 1977. You can rest certain knowing that we’ll be here tomorrow. We have customers who we’ve served continually for more than 30 years.

Our staff is experienced, dedicated, and resourceful. Our diverse set of technology skills include:

Programming & Database Development - C#, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Java/J2EE, Access, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, XML and legacy system languages such as Cobol. Middleware development, database integration, and data migration.

Web Technologies – WordPress, Drupal, ASP.NET, Apache2, JSON, SOAP/XML Services, SharePoint, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, and AJAX.

Cloud Computing/Hosted Services – Web Hosting, Cloud Servers, VMWare, Google Apps for Business and Hosted Exchange.

Computer Hardware – Diagnostic skills on notebooks, desktops, and servers and a significant inventory of equipment so that repairs can be made quickly.

Operating Systems & Server Software - Microsoft Window Server, Exchange Server, SharePoint, VMWare and many of the Linux distributions including Red Hat, Debian, and CentOS.

Computer & Network Security - Malware removal, Desktop and Server protection, Anti-Virus Software, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Content Filtering, Spam Filtering.

LAN/WAN Technologies – TCP/IP, Routers, Switches, VPNs and DNS.

It is a powerful combination: a collaborative work environment, a broad set of skills, and keen business acumen. Most importantly, we love to see our customers succeed!

Food

Lunch will be provided.

Door Prize

Door Prize – DVD Collection: The IT Crowd (1^st Four Seasons) – International Emmy Award Winner for Best Comedy! Here are the first 4 Seasons containing nearly 10 hours of hilarity plus numerous extras and behind-the-scenes footage. "Kick Arse Comedy!" -Aubry D'Arminio, Entertainment Weekly; "Brash new Britcom...surreally raucous time" -The Los Angeles Times. The short story is that in a dark and shabby basement, the Reynholm Industries IT Support Team - bitter slacker Roy (Chris O'Dowd), socially inept Moss (Richard Ayoade), and their new boss, computer illiterate Jen (Katherine Parkinson) - rule their own domain of professional irresponsibility, mega-nerd ecstasy, and random acts of personal insanity. 24 Episodes. Also includes: Set Tour, hidden extras, a guide to sitcom writing, interview with Graham Linehan, various outtakes, audio commentary by Graham Linehan, deleted scenes, several featurettes, English sub-titles, and more! This is the UK's highly acclaimed comedy and current IFC hit by Writer/Director Graham Linehan and Ash Atalla, the Producer of The Office.