BIOGRAPHY

Richard Favara, a published author, with 25 years in the computer industry in Southern California became a leader specializing in: 

• [computer & network Integration]

• [hardware & software sales, installation, & support]

• [Y2K surveys & compliance]

• [wireless networking and video conferencing solutions]

• [investor relations, leasing, and asset management]

• [designing and maintaining a world-class ISP]

• [website design and hosting, e-mail, list-mail services]

• [web portals and research centers]

• [check out "Flash from the Past"]

• [after Desert Storm "Research for Book"]

Richard Favara has years of experience in IT and Information Management, including both hands-on and management level projects. He has managed up to 75 people, which included support and help desk, programming, website development, art direction and design, marketing and sales, analysis, alpha and beta testing, problem solving, debugging, trouble shooting, asset management, P&L and cost saving network design. The titles Mr. Favara has held include technician, systems manager, MIS director, public relations, art director, CIO, CTO and president.

Mr. Favara's background in networking includes LAN and WAN, 10 to 1000 NICs, switches and hubs, as well as wireless LAN and wireless tower radios (900MHz, 2.4GHz, 3.5GHz, 5.3GHz and 5.8Ghz), as well as designing, mapping and testing the tower point locations and frequencies.

Mr. Favara's years of experience in design, installation, configuration, maintenance and training of Microsoft’s products since DOS 2.0 makes him extremely qualified in this field. He has been a Microsoft Solution Provider since the program’s inception in 1990 and has recently become experienced in VoIP phone/computer system design and implementation.

Mr. Favara is a member of many computer, Internet, webmaster and photographic associations. He also is past board member of The Microsoft Solution Provider Association, CompTIA (Computer Industry Association), United Education Institute (UEI) and others.

Mr. Favara continues to build liaisons with many major computer, photographic and other high tech companies. The list includes Microsoft Corporate, Intel, Cisco, Tandberg/Inostor, Acer, HP/Compaq, BrookTrout, Executive Software, Samsung, ViewSonic, Belden Wire, Trango W\ireless, Bay Networks, Dell, Epson, Canon, Gateway, New Horizons, VERITAS and many others.

Mr. Favara has a long history of beta testing software and hardware for many of the above- mentioned companies. In addition, Mr. Favara conducted studies and analysis for feasibility, technical recommendations, software and hardware upgrading, or conversion to other methods or systems. These studies were requested to enhance and increase productivity, lessen asset management, and increase ROI for their company or division.

Born in New York City, Mr. Favara makes his home in Southern California with his wife, Annette, (a native of the United Kingdom) and their three daughters. His hobbies include still photography, western horseback riding, SCUBA, mountain climbing and of course, computers.

Feeling the need to give back to the community, Mr. Favara has designed a method in which K12 schools are able to receive computers and technology at no cost. Further, Mr. Favara is a volunteer to the Los Angeles Veterans Administration and has donated time to help with many software user problems, demonstrating timesaving methods to complete their tasks. Also, having 40-plus years of photographic experience, he has assisted GLA by conducting photojournalistic photo shoots.

Biography Additional

Certified in many software and hardware products, with hands-on in-depth knowledge of the following:

• Operating Systems

  • DOS, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Win98, Win98 SE, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows ME, Windows XP Professional
  •  Windows NT, Terminal Server, Server, Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Server, Advanced Server

• BackOffice Products

  • Systems Management Server, Exchange Server, Send Mail Enterprise, ISA
  • SQL Server, SNA Mainframe connection Server, Site Server E-commerce edition
  • Index Server, Membership Server, Internet Information Server, CRM Server

• FrontOffice Products

  • Office 95, Office 97, Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, Office2007
  • Publisher, Project, Visio, others
• Graphics/Internet
  • FrontPage 2003 – DreamWeaver, Flash, Visual Studio, Photoshop CS2, Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Image Suite10, Canon PhotoRecord, Others

• Utility Products

  • A variety of LAN and WAN product for testing Networks
  •  Anti-Virus products, Spam filters

• Hardware Expertise

  • Intergraph, Compaq, SGI, HP, IBM, Biometric devices, Altigen and other VoIP phone systems, Cisco, Many others
  • Networking, Wiring, Switches, Hubs, Routers, VoIP Internet phone, CSU/DSUs, Trango & Canopy Radios, wireless communication antennas, others
  • Storage Raid, NAS, SAN Tape backup, offsite backup, etc
  • Trouble Shooting, Design, Installation, Management, Maintenance
  • Enterprise Consulting Services

Biography Sample Cases

• 1990 -  Florida - Defense - Patent Infringement – Computer system on rotary engine - Deposed - Walter Monacelli Esq. PhD

• 1991 -  Florida - Defense - Patent Infringement – Computer system on waveform machine equipment - Walter Monacelli Esq. PhD

• 1992 -  Washington DC, Trade Secrets – Analysis of computer contents – Classified Company

• 1992 -  Florida – Defense - Copyright Infringement - Computer contents analysis - Walter Monacelli Esq. PhD

• 1994 -  Copyright investigation – Voicemail DOS based – Honey Products – Walter Monacelli Esq. PhD

• 1997 -  California – Plaintiff - Breach of Contract, Breach of Good Faith  - Computer system, LAN, WAN evaluation - Deposed, - Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard

• 1998 -  Washington DC – Defense - Software Company - Monopoly intelligence gathering – Company Classified

• 1999 -  Washington DC – Defense - Software Company - Monopoly intelligence gathering – Company Classified

• 2000 -  Website Hosting and Maintenance Breach of Contract

• 2001 -  Website Design conflict between designer and customer Implied contract breach

• 2001 -  Website/Database Breach of Good Faith

• 2002 - Determining the right to return servers that were never used but past return date.

• 2002 - Website design dispute

• 2002 - Website implied contract breach

• 2003 - April 2004 6 similar cases