Much Ado 1994 - 1998

A later position in Verizon IT Special Services afforded educational pursuits at Learning Tree International and Telcordia Technologies (Eriksson) Attending branch locations in the cities of Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Rockville and Silver Springs Maryland, Reston Virginia, Lisle Illinois, Washington DC and Toronto Canada. Some illustrations of the times; A student at the Reston Town Center stating it was an exciting time and great things were coming out of of West Virginia. I would also be asked to address other class members (sometimes desperate) questions concerning business aspects relative to the then burgeoning Internet. In Canada, I would be informed that I was in the the top four percent in the world within my field/s. Hughes Networks would send a large portfolio to my home. Informed I was one of the most credentialed persons within Bell Atlantic / Verizon. A man innocuously stress tests me at Tysons Corner before stating he never had encountered someone like me, as the man kept throwing out salaries. Stating he had clients that wanted me yesterday, whereas I later wondered if such was really a chance encounter at all.     A Fulfilling Time & Decisions     Corporately, it was a fulfilling time until I started experimenting with "talking over the internet." Choppy, less then walkie-talkie quality communications that would be later referred to as VOIP. A game changer that was only going to end our company model. Shortly thereafter, I would meet with the CEO of Bell Atlantic / Verizon along with about 60 others. Informing him of the above, along with a few other perceptions. In any regard; Bell / Verizon aggressively turned their technological innovations away from West Virginia to more lucrative markets. Their focus being Wireless and FIOS. To stay relevant, I was told that I would have to move from West Virginia; If I didn't my background would fade, become outdated and forgotten. We stayed. As to the image on the left. Minus, one corporate entity, who sent a portfolio to my home in hopes of acquiring me, I would literally astound the others with literal last minute interventions and would also change one's corporate technology manual. Thus, void the two week out of state course to be approved for Bell Atlantic's then Federal Systems Designation. We Stayed: 1994 - 1998 My wife and I stayed and created a website at a time when the Internet of "everyday life" was still far off. She incorporating new processes that would allow her products to arrive in the customer's hands by the next day, or the day after. Unheard of concepts that other companies were driven mad over. This cannot be! Calls coming in wanting our company, then me, if they could've reached through the phone they would have. A Venture Capitalist Firm did their research and wanted to purchase it. Though flattering, it was my wife's endeavor. It was new, it was fun and it brought her joy, so I turned them down. We would also freely share information until some became frantic. So, I would ham-string our site and stop taking calls. 1999 would then arrive, and from that point forward our lives would never be the same. A few years later, in December of 2002, I was informed that my records that none in five States could touch, were sent to Central Shredding and destroyed. Thus, I had an opportunity few would ever experience in life. I went with it, however I kept copies of all and more.