Posts by Richard Brown

Richard’s 30-plus years of IT experience encompasses roles from the entrepreneurial to the highly technical. Richard started his career as an office equipment technician, repairing products as diverse as microfilm, medical sterilization equipment, copiers, fax machines and early computer systems. His involvement with the initial convergence of office equipment and computer systems provided a realization of the need for technology consulting partners who understood these changes and provided exemplary customer service. Richard’s company was acquired by IKON Office Solutions in the mid 1990’s and Richard acted as Director of Technology Services for Western Canada at IKON until the dissolution of IKON Technology Services in 2002. Richard has authored partner training courses for Microsoft and conducted partner training events in Canada, the United States and Asia. He has been presenter at Microsoft’s World Wide Partner Conference for four consecutive years. Richard was pleased to represent OPUS as a member of the Dell Global Channel Partner Advisory Council for 7 consecutive years. OPUS Consulting Group is the second company Richard has founded.