Nancy can be reached by email using the Contact Nancy Page, phone 704-875-0144 or mail to 801 Southland Road in Huntersville, NC 28078 (just north of Charlotte).
Armed with a B.S. in Statistics degree from North Carolina State University (NCSU), I hit the job market during the recession of 1976. I began work in June of 1976 with a textile company that made sheets and towels. I was a computer programmer in the accounting department. I switched jobs after 1 and 1/2 years to another textile company that made apparel and upholstery goods. This time I was in an IT department. This job allowed me to travel to several of the mill sites that were located in the southern US region. It also allowed me to travel solo to Tampa, Boston, Chicago, and Houston to install a new upholstery warehouse system in each office.
In 1980 I decided it was time for a change. I moved back to the Charlotte region and went to work in the IT department of a bank. I was able to work on lending applications and hit the banks just as the mergers started. In 1984 I received my Certification in Data Processing and my General Banking Diploma.
In 1989, I decided to leave the bank for a new job with a savings and loan that was moving east-coast operations to Charlotte. It was a great job – 4 months in the Los Angeles area training, 4 months in a new building in Charlotte and 4 months on plant shut down. This is when I saw the opportunity to go into consulting.
I started consulting in 1990 as an hourly employee. In 1992, I realized that I could help companies more if I knew more of what was going on in the general business world and what was being discussed for the future. To do this I needed to be involved in different types of business organizations and able to attend different business education courses and seminars. I researched the different type of businesses and decided that I wanted to be a one-person company.
On January 1, 1993 the sole proprietorship began. I sub-contracted to be in large corporations on large projects through 2003. During those years I began to see a more global emphasis on the industry. I began to realize that there were changes that I needed to be prepared for.
In 2004, I took time off to decide on future directions. I noticed that a number of small and mid-sized businesses have technology that does not fit, they do not know what they have, and they do not know how to use it. I decided to change the business to work with small and mid-sized companies and to work small projects in large corporations. This gives me a new perspective on changes throughout the economy. It also allows me the flexibility to attend events to obtain additional information that can impact clients, especially the small and mid-sized business area.
Due to the ICCA connections and the flexible time, I was able to be express some of my ideas on the My Technology Lawyer radio show via my study on April 19, 2007 and while attending the ICCA Conference June 9, 2007 in Chicago (to learn more about the radio show or hear the programs go to the FAQ Page Question on the show or click here).
