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"During the past few years, I've worked with a large variety of computer consultants and tech support companies. I can honestly say that The Computer Place, Inc. has been the most effective and responsive group that I've had the pleasure of dealing with. " Todd West |
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:: Our Team ::
Pictured from left to right: Ryan Drottar, Lisa Buteau, Jon Levesque, Meghan Levesque and Joseph Jones Not pictured (Henry Charette, and Todd West) Our team is comprised of a small group of specialists that are well versed in the areas we specialize in.
Jon Levesque has 11 years of professional IT experience. Not only the President, Jon serves as our Senior Network Engineer and has the answers to the most difficult networking issues. He has strong skills with DOS, Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, 2008 and 2011; Microsoft Office: SQL; Remote Access Services and extensive implementation experience with DHCP; DNS; NAT; RAS; WINS; Terminal Services; Exchange Server; Small Business Server; Anti-Virus; and a number of Backup and Recovery solutions. Jon has extensive troubleshooting and configuration experience with TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, hubs, routers, firewalls, DSL, and Cable technologies. Additionally, Jon has excellent project management skills and manages most of our client’s projects.
Jon has been working on computers since 1992. He began just tinkering around with an IBM 386DX and quickly learned from what broke; fixed the problems and repeated it all over again. He shied away from the computer field as a career until his college years. Beginning in the Computer Science department at the University of Maine in Orono, he learned within a year that computer science and/or programming would not be his forte due to the highly impersonal nature of the field. As an employee of Hannaford Brothers for eight years, he needed to be around people. In his second year of college he was approached by a professor from UMaine’s business school who informed him of a new degree recently developed called Management Information Systems. Intrigued by the endless management opportunities in the technology field, he signed up. The difference was night and day. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in MIS and a minor in Computer Science.
His first employment in the computer field was an internship at R.H. Foster Energy in Hampden Maine. He focused on many projects included desktop imaging, server management, and computer roll-outs. He gained valuable real-world experience. Upon graduating he was offered and accepted as the company’s Retail Automation Specialist responsible for all facets of technology for the company’s then seventeen convenience stores. It was a fantastic independent position with a great deal of responsibility. Two years passed and Jon opted to move closer home to family. Jon offers many thanks to his mentors of Michael Kelly, Robert Plaisted, Robert Tracy, and Don Foster for offering a great deal of advice during his tenure with RHF.
Next was an Operating Systems and Database Analyst position at Tyler Technologies in Falmouth Maine. A great company with a fantastic company culture Jon gained valuable experience with database management and alternative operating systems such as Linux, Unix, and Sun Solaris. Thanks go to Jon Booth, John Whitaker, Angel Gass, and Derrick Cote for their help.
Fast forward to 2003 when Jon was offered an excellent opportunity to purchase The Computer Place from Brett and Jocelyn Jervis in July of 2006. It was a great company built-up with an awesome reputation since 1994. After all the paperwork was complete Jon took over the reins on August 1st of 2006. He can honestly say the entire acquisition was a godsend and one that was perfect for him. He’s continued to build a great reputation around Androscoggin County and has increased business and most importantly, business relationships, as a result. We went from a one-man operation, to a three employee operation in two years. We’ve updated our extensive inventory, livened up the showroom and upgraded all of our equipment and resources. We’ll be around in 2024 to sell to the next “computer guy”!
Joseph Jones comes to us as a Network Administrator from a telecom company. He has an Associate’s Degree in computer Science from Southern Maine Community College, A+ and Network + certificates. Joe is a very skilled PC repair and trouble-shooting technician who works fulltime in our repair lab. He has many years of practical experience as a computer technician as well as excellent customer service skills.
He has working knowledge of Internet infrastructure, network and application trouble shooting, and network configuration. His skill set includes: Proficiency in TCP/IP protocols, Outlook/Outlook Express , and switch configuration. He is well versed in configuration of other network appliances such as wireless routers, gateways, and NAS's. He works well with Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, and Windows Server Operating Systems.
Joe also handles virus, rootkit, and spyware removal. In his time here, he has become our “go-to” technician for hardware knowledge and troubleshooting and also builds and configures many of our computer workstations and servers. He has excellent Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 trouble-shooting skills and experience. Some Apple (Macintosh) troubleshooting and repair experience has been acquired over the years as well and Joe also handles our Data Recovery.
Lisa Buteau serves as our Office Manager. Lisa handles everything from accounts receivable, inventory, computer intake, reception of calls and much more. With us since 2006, Lisa is a fundamental asset to our success!
Ryan Drottar is our newest employee. Ryan has a computer technician degrees from CMTC. Originally joining us as a job shadow, we quickly learned Ryan has a unique skill set. He is the epitome of what a good hardware troubleshooter is. With his extreme dedication to diagnosing any problem large or small, Ryan is has also proved to be a huge asset to our success.
Meghan Levesque is our Vice President of Operations. Not only Jon's wife, but she is a good balance to the work team here at TCP. We couldn't do it without her!
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