Richard Morton:  

Sante-Fe Speedway, I was offered my first post-accident job. One of the owners of Horton Electric happened by that evening and offered me an opportunity to enter data into their computer. It turns out they were just installing a Qantel mini-computer. Little did I know that this would be my springboard into the fast-paced world of technology. In 1979 I moved from the family farm to a my own modest ranch-style home in Hinsdale, Illinois. During this period I lived alone and independently. The job at Horton eventually lead me to being recruited by one of the local Qantel distributors. During my employment with the Qantel distributor, I started moonlighting selling Qantel computer systems. My first sale was to John Shankland who has become one of my best friends. Eventually I left the Qantel distributor along with Judy Miller and founded the Richard Morton Company. RMC, as it was known by staff and customers, grew into a nationally recognized systems integrator and consulting company with over 90 employees supporting organizations worldwide. The firm had three primary areas of expertise: Baan sales and consulting, Qantel Technologies sales and consulting and C3 data collection. In 1999 this firm, then known as RMC Solutions, was purchased by a group of investors and renamed FutureNext Consulting. After the purchase I took a position as Senior Vice President with FutureNext until the Qantel practice was spun off by them. At that time I took a position with Qantel Technologies and am still active in the capacity of Regional Director of Sales and, as of November 2006, I assumed the additional duties of oversight of the Chicago Office. Some may find it interesting that FutureNext, after burning through 200 or so million dollars, liquidated and my old partner (with some minor financial assistance from me) acquired the core components of RMC and formed "RMCis" which is known today as CROSSROADS RMC.