leadership

Jim Vestal comes to Core with a lifetime of computer experience. He brings with him a wealth of business knowledge having been involved strongly in retail management, software sales, and broadcast experience.

Jim has a strong musical background and is an audiophile. His particular strengths are in anything related to television, music, sound, and film. Jim is a Certified member of the Apple Consultants Network and, because of his knowledge and his achievements, has been invited by Apple to serve as a Regional Champion for the Central States for the organization. He is considered to be one of the top business consultants in the country, frequently fielding support calls for business solutions from clients and peers around the US and Canada.

   The ACTC certification is intended for Mac OS X technical coordinators and entry-level system administrators tasked with maintaining a modest network of computers using Mac OS X Server. Since the ACTC certification addresses both the support of Mac OS X clients and the core functionality and use of Mac OS X Server, the learning curve is correspondingly longer and more intensive than that for the Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist (ACHDS) certification, which addresses solely Mac OS X client support.

Quotes from just a few of our clients and colleagues:

"As with all collaborative, partnership ventures the collaboration doesn't
work without a highly skilled, deeply experienced professional to guide the
collaboration. You were and are the quintessential such professional for
Jane and me.

In addition to your skill, experience and knowledge which you displayed and manifested every step of the way with us, you were extremely sensitive to our initial emotional swings as we began our transition to the Mac world. As you know, for the first week or so when we began using Mr. iMac we struggled a bit with learning his language and particular way of relating to us. You clearly informed us that we would shift our perspective and paradigm of computing with Mr. iMac from the Windows environment, but the actual doing of that paradigm shift was a bit challenging for us in the first early days of our work and use of Mr. iMac.

You were extraordinarily patient with us in those early days of struggle and
learning and kept encouraging us that we would quickly learn Mr. iMac's
easier, and more intuitive way of letting us accomplish what we want to
accomplish with him."

David Bruno

The Alchemy Group, Inc.

"You set up everything so well in the first place that the move went super
smoothly, Jim. Thank you again for teaching me how to do these things for
myself. I feel so empowered!"

Denise Laurin

Denise Laurin Visual Art

"My experience with and the services provided by both Pam Lefkowitz and Jim Vestal of Core Computing Technologies has been excellent. They continuously research the field for the latest changes in the technology. With this they have been able anticipate my needs, make recommendations with regard to computer platform changes and software upgrades, and execute acquisition and installation in a timely manor. Additionally, they have been dedicated and diligent in administering software upgrades – minimizing impact by working around my schedule so that I had my system available whenever I needed it. I can highly recommend Pam and Jim to anyone interested in excellent service with regard to problem solving, technology acquisition and upgrades, system administration, and support."
Jay Krebs,
Director of Engineering
Motorola Land Mobile Products Sector -
Schaumburg, Illinois

I am writing to commend you on your excellent support personnel, in particular Jim Vestal, with whom I have had the pleasure to work. He has given me extensive information on your products and helped me to make decisions about purchases. He also assisted me with projects where I needed to learn skills very quickly.

Jim has been very professional and flexible. He is knowledgeable and able to troubleshoot situations in a supportive manner for his clients.

I am grateful that your store has this service available to its customers. I have worked with trainers several times from different stores and Jim is by far the most helpful. I look forward to continued quality support from your store and I can feel that I have the support and guidance I need to use new products.

I cannot thank you enough!!

Dr. Gloria T. Alter