Ronnie Hind
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, On Time
“Shaun supported my remote office with IT expertise for several years. His sense of urgency, 24/7 work ethic and most importantly – his ability to achieve results — all outstanding. He is patrient, a great listener with a wonderful ability to communicate technology into laymen’s terms. Beyond this, he is likable and a pleasure to be around. I highly reccomend Shaun as a straight shooting / very ethical, resourceful consultant that will deliver reults.” June 29, 2009

Eugene Montalvo, IT specialist, SSA
“Shaun is a great mentor as well as a team player. His knowledge in technology and his leadership skills were outstanding. The project in which I was involved with Shaun required split-second decision making and critical demand for results with very little margin for error. Needless to say, the results were beyond expectations and the client was well pleased. I would welcome to opportunity to work with Shaun in the future.” August 4, 2009

John Olson, President, White Lake Partners
“I worked with Shaun for many years at Cook Associates, as he was hired on to help develop an overall IT/database/communications platform for our firm. Shaun had the unique ability to handle just about every curveball that we could throw him and a willingness to take on any challenge. He’s an active learner with a very agile mind, and I was impressed with his ability to quickly assess and understand new problems that he never had faced before. Our’s was a demanding environment, and Shaun did a very good job of managing the expectations of a diverse group of challenging personalities.” July 1, 2009

Brent Kimbrough, Director, Cook Associates
“I couldn’t have asked for a more conscientious, supportive CTO. Shaun was the calm during many IT storms while at Cook. Both professionally and personally Shaun is an asset and great guy.” August 7, 2009

Nicoletta Ruane, Research Associate, Cook Associates M&A Advisory Services
“In out time working together, Shaun has always been a reliable source of IT expertise. He has the ability to develop sophisticated software solutions for varied business applications, and he is able to accomplish this without having to use technical language. His skills make him an invaluable partner to any enterprise.” June 29, 2009

Luke Pickard, Associate Director of Technology, Cook Associates
“Shaun was a great manager to work for. He had the patience and understanding that it took to help get me up to speed in a new position. He also had the knowhow to solve complex technical problems and find optimal solutions for the workplace. It was fun learning with him and being able to collaborate ideas back and forth.” June 29, 2009

Steven Farmer, Owner, Farmer Business Group
“Shaun is a very creative Guy who has a good way of accomplishing whatever goals or challenges that are put in front of him. Especially in the areas of Electronics and Technology.” June 29, 2009

Adele Mezher, Vice President, Marketing, Cook Associates, Inc.
“I worked very closely with Shaun on corporate marketing and IT projects. He helped me design and program multi-media presentations, re-launch the corporate website; and I collaborated with him as he built a proprietary database from scratch. Shaun is empathetic, resourceful, adaptable, and intelligent. He has an incredible customer-service attitude, and is willing to do whatever it takes for the company to be successful.” June 30, 2009

Jeffrey Kahn, Director, Cook Associates
“Shaun is a great hands-on technology leader. He builds comprehensive IT systems, and make them user-friendly and efficient, and was always quick to find a solution for issues that came up across the business.” June 30, 2009

Ben McCombs, Research Manager, Cook Associates, Inc.
“Shaun is a consummate professional and highly knowledgeable about anything with a silicon brain that thinks in zeroes and ones. He is adept at patiently juggling the many and difficult requests of the rest of us computer illiterates. Highly recommended.” July 1, 2009

Eric Gustafson, Managing Director, NYC & Stamford, Cook Associates, Inc.
“Shaun effectively bridges the technical know-how with either of the practical or visionary application necessary for the circumstances, whether for the user or the business. A very savvy professional.” July 3, 2009

Liana Sava, Director, Research, Cook Associates
“I worked with Shaun on a regular basis to improve and streamline the research process with the help of technology. He is very innovative and helped me a lot to progress and be more efficient. I also worked closley with Shaun in building and customizing the ColdFusion to our research and marketing needs. The new system’s capabilites he created made it possible to reach out to more clients, in a more organized fashion and with great results. I highly recommend Shaun and I know he will be up to any challenges.” July 7, 2009

Tracey Lambele, Director- Research & Marketing- Mergers & Acquisitions Div., Cook Associates
“I had the pleasure of working with Shaun at Cook Associates. I always found him to be creative and extremely helpful with all of my technology needs. When I joined the company, it was in the midst of a significant overhaul of our phone systems, computer software, data warehousing etc. Shaun handled all of the process with integrity, professionalism and extreme patience. He was a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend him if you are looking for a team player, innovative thinker, creative partner and someone you can rely on to get the job done with minimal oversight.” July 21, 2009