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mindSHIFT and Local Student Partner Up
Leading MSP Participates in National Job Shadow Day Program
Fairfax, VA - 2004-03-09
mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of managed IT infrastructure services for small and medium sized organizations (MSP), is pleased to host a local high school senior, as a part of The Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Job Shadow Day.
On Friday, March 12, 2004, the student from Chantilly Academy will shadow mindSHIFT’s technical teams in the Network Operations Center, Customer Care, and Integration Center, and spend time learning about mindSHIFT’s sales and marketing efforts. Throughout the day, the student will have the opportunity to see mindSHIFT technical engineers monitor and maintain the health of over 100 client networks, applications, and systems spanning 17 states, as well as observe Customer Care representatives provide remote desktop and phone support to a variety of clients.
“mindSHIFT is happy to take part in The Job Shadow Program and encourage students to connect knowledge and experiences from inside and outside of the classroom,” said Rob DiRocco, mindSHIFT Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We look forward to sharing our dedication to technical excellence and customer service with those considering technical careers.”
The Job Shadow Day Program is sponsored locally by The Johns Hopkins University Advanced Summer Engineering Program for Pre-and Early College Student and the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), a well known and respected group in the high tech community. This year, approximately 117 students are partnered with 30 business, government, and nonprofit organizations throughout Northern Virginia. mindSHIFT is an active member of the NVTC and Rob DiRocco serves on the Board of Directors for the NVTC Foundation.
About NVTC
The Northern Virginia Technology Council was founded in 1991 to represent the interests of the technology community in Northern Virginia. NVTC is a membership association for the technology community in Northern Virginia with over 1,300 member companies representing over 170,000 employees.
About mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc.
With operations in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., mindSHIFT is a leading Managed Services Provider (MSP) offering both managed services and professional services to small- and medium-sized businesses. The company’s portfolio of managed services provides a comprehensive solution which includes such critical services as email management and administration, electronic backup for servers and desktops, virus and spam protection, desktop support, and server management. All customers are supported by both a 24-hour Network Operations Center for proactive management support and a call center which diagnoses and resolves all end-user desktop issues. For advanced and larger businesses, the company provides business application migrations, storage area network upgrades and complex hosting applications. Additionally, mindSHIFT has superior expertise and experience in meeting the complex demands of the legal community for the integration of applications such as document management.
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