About.Us

Our skills, educational background, and professional experiences will be further developed with your company's vision. We are selective, but are here to develop a prospective relationship in technology. Some of our services include: creative directing, graphic & web design, product & service development, security, M&A consulting (Information Technology), and search engine optimization (SEO). Ask yourself what happens when a woodpecker finds a willow tree? Of course we'll try to do our best to sooth the headaches, and we work hard in our environment to help each of our clients succeed.

Richard Simpson II, IT/IS-CV

  • CharlestonStudios.com, Mt Pleasant SC (Current)
    Search Engine Optimized Website Construction, Clickingbird.com SEO Markting and Management system, Small Business Branding & Rebranding, Strategic Consulting for Starting web ventures, Contracts and Provider negotiations. Creation of OnCrypt (2002) for securing ColdFusion and MSSQL datum. Local relationships with website and IT professionals.

    • Our Security and Network
      Secure, Multi-Location US-based N.O.C.
      5 Custom (CharlestonStudios .com & .net) DNS servers
      Domain and Website Backup & Recovery Services
      OnCrypt™ Encryption System
      IT Security Consulting
      SmarterMail Best-in-Class eMail Provider
      and many other services

Dell Computer Corp, Round Rock, TX (2003-2010)
{Consulting, Configuring, and Installing Dell Optiplex, Precision, Poweredge, Lattitude Series. We believe that these are the top performing computers for Home-Office, Small Business & Corporate Environments. Windows Home & Business Servers, XP/Vista/Win7 + Mobile & Tablets. Dell Streak with Logitech

-Merger Central, Charleston, SC (1999-2001)
CIO among a board of 4, managed multiple core servers + workstations, and became a technology consultant within the Merger and Acquisition Community. Worked with the upcoming dot-com's in the M&A field. Mergers and Acquisitions for just about every industry. Business liaison with Stanley Foster Reed & Associates. Acquired hands on knowledge, from Stanley Reed, for: his 6 books on M&A. We implemented: new technology-related leverages, Merger Planning and Integration, Due Diligence, Restructuring and Turnarounds for Growth, Joint Ventures and Alliances, Divestitures, Spinouts, and Spinoffs. Post and Courier (Business 2001).

Started work on custom AES-256 System to become Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant.
(Developed CharlestonStudios.com OnCrypt™ System in June of 2003.)

Established HIPAA knowledge and implementation of security for healthcare providers
Develop familiarity with manufacturing process and ISO 9001:2000 standard & application. Created "cf_iso" for Adobe Community. Developed first M&A-portal service online. Negotiated and implemented contracts with BizBuySell.com (Kiawah Island, SC - 2001)

MergerCentral.com Sold to Booz & Company Inc. (2009)

  • Adobe, (1996-2010)
    Photoshop Developer (1996-Present)
    ColdFusion / Dreamweaver Developer (1999-Present)
    Flash Presentation Developer (2003-Present)
  • Compaq Computer Corp, Waltham, MA (1999-2002)
    (#1 Computer Company Worldwide - Now HP),
    SSBI Interim Security Clearance, Y2K Security Developer

Education:

  • Photographer of 21 years
  • Wando High School, Played Soccer for Wando
    USC (Psychology), 4th Generation Charlestonian. (1991-1996)
  • TTC (Computer Networks & System Architecture) +
    (Continuing Industry Education - [1996-1998, Present]
    )
  • M&A Industry Training (College of Charleston),(Stanley Foster Reed, Entrepreneur in Residence -College of Charleston)
    (1999-2002)
  • U-Phoenix Online, M.I.T. Online, (Computer Language Engineering, Great Ideas in Theoretical Computer Science)
    (2002)
  • Continuing Ed @ Academy of Art University, Trident Technical College, ICS (DNSSEC)

Mission & Goals:

Our vision for information technology is to create an environment where all clients, students, and staff have easy access to secure ColdFusion information technology. These inclide resources and information they need to provide an infrastructure that supports our portal technology, ClickingBird.com SEO content management system, Development and secure use of Oncrypt,

We are committed
to supporting and enhancing our core missions of education, research, and service through the effective management and use of information technology resources. Some of these include Development for IPv6 + DNSSEC, ClickingBird.com SEO content management system, Use of Oncrypt,

We are dedicated to providing Charleston Studios with the technology services it needs to fulfill its commitment to research and education of the highest quality.

We anticipate and meet the information technology needs of current and new clients as they pursue their educational and professional goals.

We collaborate with our clients in our design, development, and maintenance of an effective, flexible, and reliable technology infrastructure, and in our provision of technology tools and training support that meet their evolving needs.

We analyze and understand the global impact for recent M&A activity. We will work to find which deals are likely to get done (or not). We see Nokia and Micrsoft striking a deal in the near future (June 2010). By seeing visionary efforts for the creative components of select businesses, we can continue to implement corporate solutions. We hope you will consider our online services, as we progress though this life. We will continue to provide consulting, marketing, design, valuation, and other progressive services for years to come.

Overall, we want to contribute to your business process. Thus, creating a basis to serve as a major client contact for questions and decisions. SSBI Interim Security Clearance may be required for use of our services. Creating and maintaining a secure business vision is why were in business with you.

Contact Richard Simpson II, Mike Smith, or Susan Landu, or for a consultation of your current, or new eBusiness model. As we always say, Marketing for Life™