James Byrom:  

Workplace Jim Byrom is currently the Chief Information Officer, a Vice President, and a board member at Computing Technologies, Inc.. Spanning more than 25 years, Jim’s career began on the technical side of IT industry with many years in the United States Air Force. Performing in a variety of assignments, ranging from helpdesk support and QA to network systems engineer and Subject Matter Expert, Jim had an opportunity to fully “round himself out” in the various roles and responsibilities required of an executive-level IT professional. He built Information Warfare laboratories; wrote technical and training texts, magazine articles, and Air Force publications. During this period, Jim also earned three undergraduate degrees and a master’s degree; taught IT at three different colleges; and consulted as a Subject Matter Expert in the development of several nationally recognized IT certification examinations. During a ten-year period overlapping his military service, Jim also built and established his own business (NetMedia). Working only part-time himself, he grew NetMedia, a professional services and network integrations company, from one individual into a multi-million dollar business with 107 employees. For those familiar with military life and its rigorous demands, this was quite an accomplishment. Upon leaving the military, Jim sold NetMedia and moved into the corporate sector, working as the VP/Director of Engineering, Planning, and Training for e^deltacom, a division of the Southeastern telecom ILEC/CLEC giant - ITC Deltacom. In this capacity, Jim designed, built, and operated world-class, carrier-quality, fault-tolerant data centers. Upon leaving e^deltacom, Jim functioned for a period of time as an executive-level consultant to IT-centric corporations which required the services of a Chief Information Officer. This led to the opportunity to consult successfully at the C-level with com...Expand for more