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Expert's Corner: Jim Ray
President of Neuse River Networks, Inc.

Jim Ray has enjoyed computers since 1975 at Woodberry Forest School and applies the academic background from an electrical engineering degree at NC State in 1985 towards successful design, deployment and operation of technical systems in commercial and industrial environments. “My first job in my field was around 1978. I got paid $6 by the Woodberry Forest School English Department to write a BASIC program to underline 5 places for each sentence in a list and let the student pick which place had the grammatical error.” Jim Ray In the late 1980's, Jim rolled out the first PCs for a corporation with 4 regional offices in North and South Carolina, computerized operations and allowed the offices to first communicate electronically. He managed the Charlotte branch office, had 25 direct reports and serviced companies ranging from Class A office space to manufacturing.

In the early and mid 1990's, Jim engineered electronic circuits, designed software, created technical documentation and utilized computer networks. He joined Rotary and installed his first commercial network in the Triangle area in 1994. Dovetailing the engineering and business backgrounds allowed Jim to form Neuse River Networks in 1997. Jim first joined IEEE in 1980 and now holds rank of Senior Member.

Jim either has served or currently serves on the following boards of directors or has membership in the following organizations:

• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) http://www.ieee.org
• Chairperson, Membership Development, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Eastern NC Section http://www.ieee.org/enc
• Rotary District 7710 - District Communications Officer http://www.Rotary7710.org
• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of Raleigh (authored first web site in 1997) http://www.RaleighRotary.org
• Past President, Triangle NT Users Group http://www.tntug.org

Jim can be reached at 919-838-1672/ cell: 919-606-1772.

About Neuse River Networks, Inc.
Specializing in the design, sales, installation, and support of today's technology for small to mid-sized markets, Neuse River Networks also focuses in both commercial and industrial network systems. Now in its tenth year, the company began with deploying phone, computer, and audio systems in and around the Raleigh/Durham area, which they continue today.  Visit www.neuse.net for more information.