For over 25 years, Rich has been a key member of HCS Technology Group, managing a wide range of projects spanning graphic arts, troubleshooting networking issues, and optimizing client workflows. In addition to supporting clients’ technical needs, he contributes to the company’s branding efforts and oversees the editing of web content to maintain a cohesive look and feel for HCS. Rich has developed comprehensive courses and guides covering macOS, Adobe Creative Cloud, network font management, and data backup and restoration. His training programs are tailored to beginners, intermediate users, and advanced professionals, ensuring a broad audience gains the necessary skills.

Rich’s expertise extends to creating customized guides for Fortune 500 companies, focusing on iOS and iPadOS device setup and upgrades. His deep understanding of creative workflows has made him a sought-after consultant for in-house creative teams, helping them map projects from concept to final product. In addition, Rich provides local and remote help desk support, ensuring systems run smoothly and efficiently during daily operations. His commitment to delivering seamless support has earned him a trusted reputation among clients.

Highlighted Projects

Sesame Street: Trained the creative department on Adobe CS 5 Applications including Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
ROD Management: Created a central depository of Media (Photos and Video) that can be accessed from other locations
Henry Schein, Inc: Initially Installed Font Reserve Server and upgrade to Universal Type Server version 1 through 4, while retaining user sets and user information. Taught End Users on Markzware’s FlightCheck. Setup QLA primary and backup servers for both Mac and Windows platforms
Rosie Theater Kids: Installed and configured backup solution for end-user machines and OS X server on a daily basis
Rush Communications: Moved all users from Mozilla mail client to Microsoft Entourage. Setup email accounts on mobile devices such as BlackBerries and iPhones. Setup new networks on different floors of building for the different divisions of Rush Communications. Migrated mailboxes for the many divisions from one service to another
Travel Impressions: Helped set up and organized fonts on their Universal Type Server and taught Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign and Acrobat workflow
MetLife: Developed, wrote, designed and produced guides on how to use an iPad (iOS 4 to iOS10)
LiveIntent: Setup and developed an ongoing IT department. Setup DEP, VPP, and MDM to manage the devices of end-users
Electrical Inspectors, Inc.: Setup DEP, VPP and MDM to manage the Mobile devices for field engineers

Professional Experience

Graphics Designs Applications

Fonts

Graphic Production

Backup

Certifications

Apple Certified Technical Coordinator
Apple Certified Support Professional
Apple Certified Associate Mac Integration
Apple Certified Associate Mac Management
Jamf Certified Casper Technician
Jamf Certified Tech
Jamf Certified Admin
Retrospect Certified
Certified Wireless Specialist
Certified Wireless Technician

Course Development

Getting Started on Mac OS X (from version 10.1 to 10.9 and 10.11-10.14)
Outlook for iOS - iPhone Edition
Guide to Outlook 2016
macOS Sierra: A Guide to Your System Preferences
macOS High Sierra: A Guide to Your System Preferences
macOS Mojave: A Guide to Your System Preferences
Introduction to DeployStudio
Customizing FlightCheck
What’s New In QuarkXpress 8
What’s new in Adobe CS 5 (Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign)
What’s New In Adobe CS 4 (Photoshop and Illustrator)

Professional Associations

Apple Consultants Network

Education

State University of NY at Farmingdale

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