Will Murray

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In addition to being very involved with the management of the Acorn IT Group as the Chief Operations Officer (COO), Will Murray is the Chief Information Officer for the company.

While attending Cal Poly State University, Will worked as night manager/auditor for a luxury hotel, improving management systems and policies. As a graphic design major with a lifelong love of computers, he founded a graphic design firm, which was one of the first to offer Web site design in the area. After school, Will was hired as the CIO/Network Administrator for the Endeavour Institute, which is an engineering and applied science prep school. Simultaneously, he founded a computer consulting business.

In 1999, Will's combination of proven leadership and management skills, along with an aggressive entrepreneurial spirit, led him to follow the "Dot.com" dream, and he co-founded an online auction company in Sacramento. Unfortunately, the Dot.com bust came crashing down around the fledgling business. Will decided to work with a "Smart Reseller Top-20" company in Sacramento, doing what he does best: computer and network consulting and service. In January of 2001, Will reestablished himself as an independent business owner and founded a successful computer and network consulting business, supported by some of the best and brightest consultants in the field. In June 2004, Will was selected as the COO and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the newly formed Acorn IT Group.

Will has earned the following certifications: CompTIA A+, CompTIA I-Net+, Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP and MCP+I), Microsoft Certified System Engineer in Windows NT 4.0 (MCSE). Additionally, Will has completed two semesters of the Cisco Networking Academy program (CCNA) and many other computer and networking related courses.