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Although he originally developed his computer skills at a trade school, his educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a Masters degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Outside of work, Mike enjoys parenting, stone carving, and touring on his motorcycle.

With over 14 years experience as a dedicated technology analyst, strategist and planner, Nicole has facilitated a wide variety of single and multi-agency technology initiatives for local and state government, including public safety, emergency management, and health and human services – to name just a few. Her background includes technology planning and implementation, policy and program assessment and development, process improvement, and organization design, development, and review.

Nicole graduated Magna Cum Laude from Claremont McKenna College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Policy and Organizational Studies, then went on to receive her MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA – where she graduated with honors.

Beyond the office, Nicole has spent time in Kenya learning Swahili, spelunked in Turkey, as well as ridden across the Mongolian highlands on horseback. When she has the time, Nicole enjoys exploring new places on horseback, spending time with her family, and seeking out the perfect vanilla milkshake.

While working at PTI, Tim has provided valuable input on large IT strategic planning and IT system procurement efforts, including needs and options analyses. Tim is committed to not only helping organizations better their IT systems and management, but also enabling those organizations to manage themselves more successfully.

Before graduating from Western Washington University with a degree in Business Administration, Tim gained valuable IT insight while working at Western’s Academic Technology Help Desk. Supporting the IT needs of the entire staff, faculty, and student body and working with enterprise CRM software has given Tim an inside perspective to the many benefits – and pitfalls – currently experienced by broad IT organizations.

Growing up in Colorado has turned Tim into an avid alpine skier and recreational mountain biker. In his spare time, he also enjoys camping in the mountains, lifting weights, and building fast computers for the latest games.

Meredith’s analytic nature and eye for detail allow her to cut through the extraneous, find the root of a problem, and craft viable solutions. She employs “practical creativity” and enjoys turning theory into action. A diverse background enables her to examine a situation from several viewpoints.

Meredith earned a Masters of Science in Information Management from the University of Washington, as well as a Masters of Arts in English from Youngstown State University, where she taught English composition.
Prior to PTI, she worked at Microsoft where she used information architecture, taxonomy, and content management to make corporate knowledge more discoverable. Outside of work, Meredith enjoys the library and reads at least three books a week.

Focusing on the elimination of redundancy and reduction of operating costs, Nicholas excels at developing actionable IT strategies that support the critical business needs of public sector organizations. Since joining PTI, Nicholas has been engaged on multiple projects; conducting in-depth options analysis and technical requirements assessments, developing recommendations and performing ROI and NPV cost calculations.

Prior to joining PTI, Nicholas worked as a research analyst at Hebert Research where he conducted statistical and economic analysis for both public and private sector clients. He served as a research fellow at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University while obtaining his Masters degree. Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Washington State University and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Business Intelligence from the University of Washington.

Outside of the workplace Nicholas enjoys steelhead and salmon fishing, golfing, mountaineering, ultra-lite backpacking, distance running, and traveling. He has visited over 10 countries. Some of his favorites include Thailand, where he studied international business, Switzerland, where he skied in the shadow of the Matterhorn, and Greece, where he was married at sunset on the isle of Santorini.

Laura Smith, Project Administrator