Settling in and Ramping up

I have accepted a full time position with Copiers Northwest, a Seattle based company with branches throughout Washington, and one in Portland. This is a surprisingly agile organization, and I am enjoying my role as Document Solutions Manager immensely.

Please contact me if you are interested in any of the following:
Managed Print Services: lowering cost through organized printer fleets, automated supplies ordering, and proactive service.
Software Solutions: document management, business application integration and workflows, communications streamlining, electronic forms collation, print and copy accounting, print delivery web sites, variable data printing, and direct mail marketing.
Production Color: EFI Fiery and CREO solutions paired with high speed engines from Canon, KonicaMinolta, and Sharp for color printing at 55 pages per minute and UP! Wide format solutions in laser and inkjet from KIP and Canon, and superwide format from EFI Vutek.

iBridge

I have been meeting with Desh Urs of iBridge in Portland recently. We have been talking about having me take over management of a new business unit he wants to develop. This feels like a good fit for me (sales, operations) and I thank God for this opportunity.

Electronic Health Records

Kimball Consulting -- We are entering a new phase involving marketing our services to medical practices. I intend to publish a brochure for distribution to these businesses and begin calling on them by Jan. 1. If you know of a doctor's office that is still using paper records (most small medical offices are,) then please keep this in mind. I would love to have personal and professional references for these customers as the new year gets under way. Merry Christmas to everyone, and Happy New Year!

Connections

All my recent (last 10 years) employers (and then some!) have given me good references. Now it's all about doing the work and leaving the results up to God. It seems like the jobs are slow to come into the new kimballconsulting.us business, and I have been thinking that rather than investing a ton of time into developing a marketing plan for the consulting biz, I just need to keep applying for jobs. I definitely need to get the cash flow going the right way again.
On the other hand, I have signed up for a real estate investing class; I might need to put my construction skills back into practice this winter. Ever since I read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by R. Kiyosaki, I have been thinking about the difference between being an owner vs an employee or professional. It's somehow a wrenching experience to see myself as a successful investor (since most of my investing history has been faulty stock market trades) but I think there is something extremely valuable about "financial education," as Kiyosaki calls it. Saint Mary's taught me about terms and theory of economics and finance, but I want to learn about finding properties, finding money, and other real estate investing concepts. Anyhow, that is happening on September 18-20. I have 2 tickets, and I am thinking about inviting my friend Eric to join me so I have someone to work with.

Fever Pitch

I just completed a class on resumes and interviewing, and I'm going out to get some work. I have also been studying up on ERwin, a data modeling program that ships with Teradata. This is one of the programs used by Kaiser Permanente, where I hope to be working soon as a Business Analyst or ETL Data Analyst. Thanks to everyone at Kaiser and elsewhere who is helping me get busy again.

Off and Running

Friends, we are definitely filling up the "pipe," as they say. We have several excellent contacts, and in these uncertain times, each one is pure gold. We expect to be busy sooner than later, so if you are interested in retaining our services, please be sure to contact us today.

Support from Friends

Thanks for your helpful hints. Having feedback re: the user experience is so great. I have added the resume to a "Helpful Link" on the right, and will eventually remove it from the main page. Also removed the calendar gadget per your suggestions.