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| Akarin
Ross Weatherford, President of Canned Web. |
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Akarin Ross Weatherford
"Technology Translator"
Travels From
Melbourne, FL |
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Topics
Technology, Software, Web, Internet, Executive Education,
Process, Best Practices, Collaboration |
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Audience
Executives, Managers, Technical Managers, Developers
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Speaking Fees
$1,500 to $3,500, plus travel and expenses, depending
on topic and preparation requirements. |
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Prior to starting Canned Web, Akarin Ross
Weatherford was Chief Technology Officer for Indian River
Consulting Group, LLC (IRCG), a premiere consulting firm in
the wholesale distribution industry. Akarin provided technical
implementation expertise on various in-house, IRCG technology
initiatives including a ground-up software development of
a Professional Services ERP system built on Exchange 2000.
Akarin also consulted with wholesale distribution executives
on IT related issues ranging from “Building IT Departments”
to “Software Package Selection Education”.
Akarin has been published in numerous industry
trade magazines and is considered and Expert in technology
implementation for the wholesale distribution industry. Akarin
also assisted with the architecture of an IRCG spin-off business
based on Live and On-Demand Streaming Media Presentations.
During the creation and execution of this venture, Akarin
became an expert in Streaming Media technologies, non-linear
video editing systems, digital audio capture, and online collaboration
platforms like Exchange 2000 and 2003.
Before IRCG, Akarin worked for a major defense
contractor where his most notable, unclassified project was
the design, development, and production of a communication
system that allows telephone, email, and Internet access for
shipboard U.S. sailors around the world over commercial satellite
links.
Akarin graduated from the Florida Institute
of Technology with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering
and pursued continuing education in software engineering,
system engineering, and project engineering and management.
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| E-Business:
Do You Really Know What You Are
Getting Into?
HVACR Distributor, May 2001
Distributor Focus, April 2001
NAW SmartBrief, January 2001
So You Want a Web Site?
NAW SmartBrief, February 2001
Intl Sanitary Supply Assn, November 2001
Practical Realities
of E-Commerce on Your Business
Progressive Distributor, April 2001
NAW SmartBrief, April 2001
Industrial Distributors
Can Put Search Engines
to Work
Industrial Distribution magazine, May 2001
Search Engine Case Study
HVACR Distributor, August 2001
Checklist for Your
IT Department in a Recession
Modern Distribution Management, December 2001
NAW SmartBrief, December 2001
Intl Sanitary Supply Assn, June 2003
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Distributors
& E-Commerce: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
HVACR Distribution, February 2002
NAW SmartBrief, May 2003
How the Internet Works: Part
I
Progressive Distributor, January 2002
How the Internet Works:
Part II: Internet Connections
Progressive Distributor, March 2002
How the Internet Works:
Part III: Explaining Servers and How They Can Work for You
Progressive Distributor, May 2002
How the Internet Works Part
IV: Become an Educated Consumer of Distributor Computer Systems
Progressive Distributor, July 2002
NAW SmartBrief, August 2002
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| This is a crash course on the
workings of the Internet based upon the highly praised
How the Internet Works Part I, II, & III
series published in Progressive
Distributor Magazine. It covers the basics that
every executive should know about the Internet explained
in plain English. This program is filled with of non-technical
analogiesand includes a "Cheat Sheet"
of technology terms for each audience member. This
program is available for large and private audiences.
Target Audience: Executives,
Managers
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| Learn how to save money and retain
knowledge by providing live or archived multimedia
content to customers, employees, members, or peers.
See various scenarios for using this cost effective
solution with existing technologies. Available
in technical and non-technical versions.
Target Audience: Executives,
Managers, Technical Managers, Developers
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| Collaborative Technologies |
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| Explore cost-effective solutions
for collaborative online meetings, training, and knowledge
management. Find out why this is becoming an important
factor in the effective day to day corporate operations
and the longevity of the corporate entity. Available
in technical and non-technical versions.
Target Audience:
Executives, Technical Managers, Developers
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| Smart Web Development
Practices |
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| From the one-person web development
company to the web developers in the Enterprise IT
Department, everyone can benefit from learning how
to establish and implement best practices that will
make projects more organized, run smoother, and become
complete on time and under budget.
Target Audience:
Technical Managers, Developers
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| Implementing Template-Based
Website Architectures |
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Utilizing an Application Server
programming language such as ASP, PHP, Cold Fusion,
Java Server Pages, etc., allows web developers to
build websites that programmatically thwart the top
flaws found in production websites: consistency, maintainability,
and reusability. Using Canned
Web's PHP*fish application as an example, developers
will walk through and see how a template based website
architecture will dramatically improve their website
development and maintenance tasks. Target Audience:
Technical Managers, Developers
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Custom programs can be developed on just about any technical topic.
Although the above listed programs contain some "custom"
content, a true Custom Program involves internal/external research
and some level input from the client as to how to best tailor the
content to the audience. Custom programs require one initial meeting
and one final content review/approval prior to the speaking event.
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