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"BEI acts as our internal IT staff, and they are always there for us when we need them. From help desk issues to network upgrades, onsite support to remote assistance, network security to advice on software, we depend on BEI to keep our staff up and running." Read More
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The Council of Graduate Schools,
Washington, DC
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Offerings & Events
3/10/10: Introduction to SharePoint Online including collaboration and integration with Outlook Register
3/11/10: HITECH Presentation to Practice Management Association of Northern Virginia (closed)
3/16/10 MCMS (Montgomery County Medical Society) Health Information Technology Conference Details
3/17/10: Migrating to Exchange Online Register
3/23/10: Using Government Stimulus Funding to Jumpstart Your EHR Installation: Update on Meaningful Use Guidelines (Snyder Cohn Office in Bethesda) Register
3/31/10: Live Meeting - Collaboration, Sales Presentations, Recordings and More Register
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Background
BEI is a privately owned business that has been providing IT support to companies throughout the Washington DC metro area since 1987. BEI continues to be a leading provider of computer network design, installation, support, maintenance and procurement services to hundreds of clients throughout metropolitan Washington D.C. We are focused on Microsoft-based networks as well as Citrix remote access and other leading LAN/WAN technologies.
BEI was founded by David Schulman, a northern Virginia entrepreneur to provide business process reengineering and database development services to the business and association marketplace. Responding to customer demand, Dave transformed BEI into a leading-edge Novell network integration services company. Over the years, BEI continued to increase its expertise, certifications and partnerships incorporating Microsoft networking, Citrix remote hosting products, network integrity and security technologies. In July, 2003, Dave sold BEI to Ellen and Mike Jennings in order to focus on launching a physician practice management and electronic medical record software and services company.
Today BEI is a technology company that is focused on people - our customers and our employees are both critically important to our business. We look for employees who share our core values - honesty, integrity and great customer service – and who also share our belief in having a strong balance between work, family and community. BEI employees in turn work hard to understand our clients’ business requirements and computer networking needs, and we focus on communicating on a timely basis – in plain English, so our customers know what they need to know, when they need to know it! Our corporate office is conveniently located in Reston, Virginia, just off the Dulles Toll Road. BEI employees live throughout the metro D.C. area, enabling us to provide broad geographic coverage and rapid response to our customers.
Ellen Jennings, Chief Executive Officer
Ellen became CEO of BEI in 2003 after acquiring the company from the founding owners. Her focus is on BEI’s overall business strategy and marketing and sales operations. She has over twenty years experience in the telecommunications and information technology industries, including AT&T Corporation, Avatar Technologies (a computer hardware manufacturer), Netrix Corporation (a telecommunications manufacturer) and in a consulting role for numerous technology companies. Ellen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Mike Jennings, PresidentMike became President of BEI in 2003 upon its acquisition by he and his wife, Ellen, and is focused on BEI’s day-to-day technical and administrative functions. Prior to BEI Mike spent over 20 years in the telecommunications equipment business, most recently as General Manager of the Pulsecom subsidiary of Fortune 500 electronics manufacturer Hubbell, Inc. Before spending 16 years at Pulsecom Mike was employed by Western Electric/AT&T Network Systems. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering: Administration from Stanford University.
Jake Hovermale, Chief Technical Officer
Jake came to BEI from landscape architecture, during which time he focused on the technology-related aspects of the field. In addition to supporting the design studios at the University of Maryland, Jake taught CAD classes to local architects and assisted with summer technology seminars at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He was an Assistant Designer at Lee & Liu Associates in Washington, D.C., where he transitioned from landscape architecture to designing and building the firm’s technology infrastructure. Since joining BEI in 1998, Jake has steadily taken on more responsibility and is now responsible for evaluating products and technology for use in our clients' networks. He is also heavily involved with our clients in defining network architectures that mesh with their business requirements, and as an external “Chief Technology Officer” to help with planning the evolution of their networks. Jake graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelors Degree in Landscape Architecture.
Jonathan Krasner, Director of Business DevelopmentJonathan is a knowledgeable sales and business development professional with over twenty years of experience in account management, channel sales and support, market analysis and partner management. He joined BEI from DrFirst, a leading provider of electronic prescribing connectivity, where he was responsible for sales and business development. Prior to DrFirst, Jonathan was Sales & Business Development Director and General Manager of Robin Technologies, an Infrastructure Cabling and Systems Integration firm. He also held business development positions at PictureVision (Imaging Software and Web Technologies), StudyBuddy (Interactive Classroom Technology) and was a founder of Takeout Taxi. Jonathan has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Kurt Duesterdick, Service Delivery Manager
Kurt joined BEI in 2006 as a Network Engineer and has since taken over the role of Service Delivery Manager and the day-to-day management of BEI's network engineers. He has over 10 years of IT experience, including some of the largest IT organizations in world including PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, and internet retailer Amazon.com where he provided IT consulting services to government and commercial clients. Kurt is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Cisco Certified Network Associate and has extensive expertise in supporting business server environments, data center services, email systems, network operations, communications systems, backup/storage, disaster recovery and ecommerce.
Suki Hovermale, Manager, Finance & Administration
Suki joined BEI in 1997 after working in the accounting department of a major moving and storage company. She started with BEI in our accounting department. Since that time Suki has steadily took on additional responsibilities, including human resources, office management, contract administration, purchasing and service management. In 2006 those responsibilities were divided between Suki and Devin Leshin so that Suki could focus on accounting and human resources.
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