Title: IT Systems Analyst
Department: Technology
What is your role at Larson Design Group?: My primary role is with building new workstations and loading them with software for the end user. Other tasks include deployment image development, hardware/software/printing support, researching new IT tools and IT trends, assist co-workers with the ongoing computer refresh cycle, audio/video systems support, and webinar/training setup. I also touch a little on domain accounts administration, phone systems support, networking support, and email support. Lastly, I am taking on other roles as backup personnel for co-workers.
What is your background?: I worked at Weis Markets, Inc. corporate office in Sunbury, PA for three years before gaining employment here at LDG. At Weis, I was the pharmacy IT support technician, overseeing support for over 115 Weis pharmacies. This support entailed hardware, software, phone system, server, printing, and other peripheral support. I also scripted solutions to update configurations in the pharmacies for the entire Weis network, spanning six states. Aside from Weis Markets, I also did, and still do, freelance computer support, repair, upgrade, and installation work. The last two years up until now, I have been with LDG.
What do you enjoy in your free time?: Lots! I play guitar in a classic rock cover band (Last Call). I love to rollerblade and play various other activities including snowboarding, walking with my wife, dog, and daughter, hacky sack, stunt kite flying and aerial photography, among others. I dabble in electronics (building circuits and so forth), particularly to further the development of alternative energy sources, such as the water fuel cell (originally the idea of Stan Meyer). I enjoy spending time with family and friends. On the techie side of things, as stated above, I do freelance computer work for private clients. Another hobby of mine is video shooting and production, which coincides with creating marketing material for my computer freelance work and for my band. I watch lots of documentaries and educational videos as well as movies.
Posted in Client Service | Codes & Regulations | Communication | Current Events | Information Technology by Martin Brule, Jr. (Technology) on October 27, 2010
Imagine that you are an elderly man or woman stopping at the local pharmacy for your medications, and the pharmacist hands you the printed prescription and your meds. You are good to go for the next month. Now imagine that you are a police officer at the station’s narcotics unit, printing the latest dirt on your targets. You have the information you need to continue with a sting operation. For one more make-believe story, imagine that you just started a new health insurance plan at work and have just received the printed documents of your policy. Your doctor visits are now covered at 80/20 for the year.
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Posted in Energy Conservation | Innovative Solutions by Martin Brule, Jr. (Technology) on September 10, 2010
The term “alternative energy” is nothing new in this day and age but some of the innovations are certainly novel. There is ocean thermo-electric conversion in Puerto Rico that takes advantage of the temperature differences between the surface water and deep sea water. The Coast Guard in Maine harness tidal currents to generate electricity. The Republic of Rwanda in eastern-central Africa extracts trapped gases from a lake to generate electricity. Technologies like solar and wind power have been around, but there are even innovations in these areas as well. Another technology that has not been in the spotlight as of late aims to help everyone. This is the water fuel cell, also known as the hydrogen fuel cell, an alternative form of electrolysis. It helps to understand the fuel cell by first understanding what basic electrolysis is, as shown in this short video.
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