Gregory Harris
Technology Go-To Guru · Asset Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA
In My Own Words
I am a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of helping businesses from 20-500 employees. From IT strategy to cybersecurity, from VoIP to AI, I find the best value and best fit for each business or nonprofit.
Work Experience
Director of IT
Asset Medical, Inc.2020 – Present
As the IT Director for Asset Medical, I choose the technology products and services that work for the company now and will scale to future growth. I balance cost, ease of use, scalability, security and, in this case, international compatibility.
Senior Information Technology Consultant
T4 Technology Solutions2022 – Present
Working with T4 to provide quick, friendly, and helpful MSP services to customers using Datto RMM, Webroot & Malwarebytes, backups, disaster recovery, email and DNS security and configuration
Technology Consultant
AOS Consulting2021 – Present
Working as a solutions architect and trusted advisor to sell services (especially "as-a-Service") and telecom to existing customers of this international consulting group. Ensuring smooth rollouts and implementations. Helping to find value and best fit technologies for customers. Doing business development bringing those solutions to new potential partners and expanding current partners' offerings. Doing sales as an agent selling services to customers.
Author
A World of Lessons2019 – 2019
A World of Lessons is a short book covering the lessons and insights gathered from a year of travel around the world. Topics include the war between technology and dirt, nutrition, transportation, competition, connections, and more. Direct link: https://amzn.to/2oxhXwn (Affiliate link - I make money if you buy my book)
Professional Nomad
Harris World Tour2018 – 2019
I have been busy on my sabbatical. Traveling around the world for a year requires enormous amounts of planning: financial, destinations, accommodation, meals, air and ground transportation, visas, healthcare, activities -- and the effort is multiplied by planning for a family of 4. Keeping a routine has been a worthwhile effort as well as has attending Rotary meetings. On Google, I have become a Level 8 Local Guide. My reviews have been read over 300,000 times and my photos have been viewed over 2.2 million times -- about 5000 views a day.
Founder, Owner
Local Computer Pros, LLC2003 – 2018
As a small business owner, I ran all aspects (including sales, marketing, operations, HR, bizdev, etc.) of a debt-free business providing IT services for small companies. Sold in April 2018. Sales, Business Development - Identifying and forging 3rd party alliances and partnerships (Cloud, SaaS, HaaS) to create reliable, value-oriented, sticky relationships (e.g., antivirus, backups, email, telecom). Provided Cloud, SaaS & VoIP relationship through Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Allworx, and Fortinet to provide best-of-breed solutions. Client Relations - Educating end users where possible on the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of technology. Became the trusted advisor to hundreds of executives, business owners and high net worth individuals. Networking - Creating and expanding a network of trusted resources across several fields, finding synergies between different people and companies.
Senior Producer
AllBusiness.com2000 – 2001
Responsible for several sections of top small business web site; incorporating third party content; developed personalization for AllBusiness.
International Product Manager
Excite@Home1998 – 1999
Responsible for core international services such as personalization, webmail, calendar and others; Y2K readiness; budget; build vs. outsource decisions, liaison for international offices.
International Producer
Netscape Communications1996 – 1998
Developed underlying structure and web sites for 14 international locales for world's most popular web site; worked on personalization, product localization, liaised with other departments, hired and trained engineers and web site producers; worked with and incorporated third party additions to sites.