James Gruener
President
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What was your first computer? Jamie had an original Mac (yeah, he can’t believe it either). Since poking around in the deep, dark crevices of the first Mac operating systems to tinkering with iptables on Linux-based virtual machines, Jamie’s been messing under the hood since that Mac 128K that came home in a “travel case” from Dad’s office way back in February of 1984. Sometime late in the last century he spent some time under the influence of the world’s most dominant OS and earned a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification. These days, he spends his time keeping Norton Street’s clients on target, moving things to the Cloud, and building things out of wood that never have to be rebooted.
Maurice “Mo” Fried
Vice President of Sales and Senior Consultant
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Mo began his career in the Data Center at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, after graduating from Denison University with a degree in Psychology in 1989. He rode the desktop publishing revolution spawned by the birth of the Apple Macintosh, first in Knoxville, Tennessee, and then in the Triangle area beginning in 1994. He built digital pre-press technology infrastructures for several pre-press and printing companies, hiring and training staff and focusing on error-free performance and high output. Mo joined Norton Street in October 2006 and brings management consultant experience implementing Balanced Scorecard and other self-sustaining performance management systems for large companies.
Doug Stewart
IT Services Provider
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Doug is a native North Carolinian who started his IT life providing network administration and desktop support for companies in the biotechnology field. Most recently, he was providing support for network management, infrastructure improvements, and application integration as a consultant for small- to medium-size companies in medical, real estate and retail in the DC area. Doug has brought his 15 years of IT support and service back to North Carolina to join the Norton Street team.
Brandee Gruener
Web Designer and Office Manager
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Brandee has lived many lives as a technical writer, journalist, garden designer and cook. They all taught her about creating something beautiful, comprehensible and appetizing. Brandee decided it was only natural to combine those skills to make smart-looking Web sites. Brandee has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the Ohio State University and a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She obtained her certificate in Web Design from Wake Technical Community College in 2008.
