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Hi, I'm Thom Rigsby. I use business ownership to simplify the path to the life and lifestyle of my dreams! You Can Too!
Thom Rigsby's Bio:
Thom Rigsby's Experience:
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Solutionist, Coach & Unashamed Non-Conformist at jtrigsby.com
2008 - PresentWhether you call it social media, new media, or just blogging and Twiter, I'm having a blast working with businesses, organizations, and individuals to help them use social media and social networks to engage in conversations that matter.
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Java & Oracle Fusion / ADF Developer at Avocent
September 2010 - March 2011Plowing through some rocky new ground right now trying to lay the foundation for first-of-its-class datacenter management application. The challenges are numerous and the work is frustrating sometimes but I'm meeting lots of new, talented folks that keep it interesting!
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Java & Flex Developer at Avocent
November 2008 - September 2010I'm working with an awesome group of wickedly talented developers, testers, and writers putting together the killer webapp for data center manager types and building up my Java and Flex skills to boot! Its a win - win - win kind of thing!
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QA Test Engineer for Avocent, Inc. at Tek Systems
July 2008 - October 2008Developing and executing manual test cases to isolate and report defects in an awesome new application from Avocent. Working as an integrated member of the project team gives me the opportunity to make meaningful contributions along side some world class developers toward solving some really challenging problems.
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Trial Presentation Specialist at Creative Courtroom
July 2007 - July 2008Solo trial presentation specialist continuing to provide high quality multimedia design, presentation and support services for high profile, high dollar litigation matters nationwide.
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Franchise Owner at Super Suppers
2005 - May 2008 -
Managing Partner at 2nd Chair Trial Services
2003 - 2007Startup trial presentation firm providing support to litigation teams in preparation for upcoming arbitrations, hearing, and/or trials. Typically engaged in the weeks leading up to litigation, frequently on very short notice, our job was to work with the trial team to understand the issues of the case in order to recommend and develop a visual presentation that best represented our case. Actual services provided varied from case to case and attorney to attorney with trial boards, video presentation, and custom graphics and illustrations common in most cases.
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SFC at Texas State Guard
2003 - 2007 -
IT Director at Safeguard Business Systems
1999 - 2002Responsible for the Systems Analysis and Web Services groups, I was fortunate to have talented analysts, designers, developers, webmasters and network engineers in my care. During my tenure in this position we were able to design and/or implement numerous new applications to address specific needs as the business moved beyond its traditional role and limits and positioned itself for purchase. I'm especially proud of the job my team did in creating the first beginning to end process flow for orders into the company and in launching GoSafeguard.com, a 400+ sub-site web portal providing access for customers and distributors alike.
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IT Director at GTE Communication Corp
1998 - 1998Responsible for the development, implementation and support of custom and off the shelf salesforce automation tools, including the Web Delivery Vehicle, a web based application for the distribution of leads to the small to medium business sales force.
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IT Director at Royal Body Care
1996 - 1998 -
Application Development Manager at Dataforce International
October 1995 - November 1996 -
IT Manager at Northrup Grumman Technical Services
1994 - 1995 -
IT Manager at BAMSI, Inc
1990 - 1994
Thom Rigsby's Interests & Activities:
Business growth, coaching, marketing, Internet marketing, business systems