Carris Technology Solutions is the new name for a business that has been in operation for 23 years serving small- and medium-sized businesses, government entities and non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest.   Our partners and senior consultants have more than 70 years in combined IT experience.

Carole Crall, President
Carole Crall oversees all aspects of the company's operations.  A founding partner of The Carris Group, Carole has previously worked for Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems and a small software start-up.  She has twenty-five years of experience working for high technology companies.

Her previous experience includes managing projects and teams in the following functional areas: technical support, technical training, product development, strategic planning, product marketing and channel marketing.  Carole was a Director of Marketing and member of senior management at Cisco systems prior to starting The Carris Group.  Carole holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science.

Chris Crall, Vice President
Throughout a career in high technology that spans twenty-eight years, Chris Crall has been involved with computer networking, distributed computing and security.  Having worked for Hewlett-Packard, Commerce One and Microsoft, his previous responsibilities reflect a similar breadth of experience.  Chris has managed software development teams and project/product management teams.  He still writes software if the right project comes along.  He has held previous positions as an architect and technical evangelist. 

Chris is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science.

Andrew Hutchison, Consultant
Andrew Hutchison has over fifteen years of consulting experience.  He is a long time Novell specialist and has completed the Novell Security & Identity Technical Specialist Certification (new in 2007).  Andrew has a broad technical repertoire which he has put to productive use working with customers who have multi vendor environments and tackling a wide range of projects.  He is increasingly focusing his expertise on security management challenges and solutions.  Andrew has consulted with many financial, healthcare and educational institutions on security projects, especially in the area of identity management.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Computer Science.  He also holds several industry certifications including Master Certified Novell Engineer and Novell Certified Directory Engineer.

Phillip Lohmeier, Consultant
Phillip Lohmeier is a seasoned consultant with over fourteen years of experience in Microsoft Windows systems and applications and Novell technologies. His experience and relationship skills make him an excellent advocate for his clients in making sure they get the most out of their technology dollars. Phillip is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer specializing in Active Directory and Exchange technologies. He has extensive experience designing, implementing and supporting network infrastructure. Ready to tackle everything from critical application migration to figuring out a way to ge a legacy DOS-based application running on the latest PC hardware, Phillip is a master at finding a way to help his clients reap the value of their investments.

Phillip holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees.

 

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