GORDON LEAR LLC
SARASOTA, FLORIDA

MOVE!  Back in the 1990s when I was a wet behind the ears help desk tech working for the pocket protector punch card IT expert the culture definitely had an elitist attitude.  Saturday Night Live even did a skit with Jimmy Fallon as Nick Burns your company's computer guy. I made it a point to talk in everyday business terms and try to relate technical solutions and strategies with everyday terminology that everyone could understand.  Over two decades of making sure I didn't make anyone feel Today, the IT guys with the most value have strong understanding of business.  Sales, Marketing, and Leadership are among their talents.  The capability to hear a business problem and apply a technical solution is what puts them far ahead of everyone else.  Their ability to communicate, build teams, and find value in everyone are just more traits you should be demanding. Your IT guy should understand your business.  Think big picture. Be a visionary, an innovator.  They should inspire those around them and when it is all said and done they just Make IT Happen. About Gordon Lear Determining, Designing and Implementing an organization's technical needs, standards and solutions needed to accomplish the organization's business objectives. Specialties: Enterprise Management. Information Technologies. System & Software Design and Architecture. Software Release Management. Product Management. Project Management. Data Integration and Exchange, Data Mining and Warehousing. Big Data, NoSQL. Supply Chain Management, Internet of Things, Team Building, Staffing, New Business Development, Sales Force and Sugar CRM. Bulk eMail Systems, Targeted Marketing. Mobile, Handheld, Tablet Solutions. Websites, Web Hosting, Social Media and SEO.