James D. Wolford
Before beginning his career in the Information Technologies industry, Jim attended St. John's University in Collegeville, MN. For the greater part of the past fifteen years, Jim has assisted Minneapolis-based corporations with their strategic Internet plans and in the project management of their business systems. Working on projects that range from hardware architecture to supply chain management, Jim has been exposed to all facets of the new digital economy. Jim's skill set stems from his understanding of where the ideologies of traditional business meet those of the digital age. This understanding has provided Jim direction in all aspects of the decision-making process in regards to design, architecture, development, implementation and post-development strategies.
As CEO and Owner of Atomic Data Centers, Jim Wolford is responsible for providing the leadership necessary to position Atomic at the forefront of the industry. Jim began Atomic as a consumer product, providing IT solutions applicable to the masses. As the data center industry evolved and client needs outgrew consumer solutions, Jim realized that a more boutique methodology was needed. Because no two clients’ have identical business needs, recommended solutions shouldn’t come in a box. It was Jim’s insight that transformed Atomic Data Centers into multi-location, managed service data center that it is today. As Cloud Computing comes to age, this paradigm shift has been further escalated.
Atomic has data center locations in Minneapolis MN, Edina MN, Mankato MN, Phoenix AZ, Atlanta GA, Hong Kong P.R.C., and Madrid Spain. Atomic provides a wide range of managed IT services that include the following: Internet Connectivity, Workstation & Server Back-up, Virtual Servers, Level I-III Enterprise Engineering, Enterprise Storage, Web Hosting, Network Monitoring, VOIP Solution, Managed & Shared Microsoft Exchange Solutions and Hosted Microsoft SharePoint Solutions. Jim makes it his personal and company goal to help business owners take total control of their IT infrastructure/data & properly use it to achieve their goals & objectives.
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Lenny Huie
Lenny Huie is Co-Founder and President of Advanced Technologies Integration, Inc. (ATI), an Information Technology consulting firm. ATI specializes in Agile software development training and mentoring, which enables companies to design and develop software applications faster, with higher quality, and with less cost. ATI has been helping organizations for over ten years with their Agile projects in various capacities. The first Agile project had a team size of ten and after one year of software development, the client’s application had “zero defects” and was on time and on budget. ATI also provides technology strategy consulting and software development outsourcing for organizations in both the private and public sectors. Clients range from small software start-ups to Fortune 500.
Lenny founded ATI in 1997 on the belief that the goals of the consulting firm must be fully aligned with the goals of the client. As a result, ATI strives to always finish projects as quickly as possible with as few people as possible. In addition, by combining best practices with bright people, we help our clients optimize their technology investments and ensure a lower total cost of ownership.
At the request of clients for ATI to provide offshore outsourcing capabilities, a wholly owned foreign enterprise subsidiary was created in Beijing China in 2007. Clients wanted the same excellent quality of professional services, but at one-fifth the cost. Currently our Beijing office’s software application outsourcing services include development, porting, migration, packaging and virtualization, maintenance and support, and testing.
Prior to starting ATI, Lenny was a senior management consultant for Ernst & Young LLP. During this time, he provided software development consulting services using leading edge technologies for the largest employer in the United States as well as the largest window manufacturer in the United States.
Lenny holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.