Morris Bowman
Morris is a co-founder of AAA Network Consultants. He attended the Buffalo State College and graduated with a degree in Information Technology and Computer Science as well as a minor in Technical and Business Communication. As a student at Buffalo State in the mid 1980's, Morris Bowman worked for the on-campus computer store. In addition to servicing computers, he also consulted fellow students on hardware and software purchases. The knowledge and skill Morris gained from the work experience and studies serviced him well.
After graduating and developing some key technology contacts, Morris took employment with industry giants MCI Corporation, Internet Security Systems and later Hewlett-Packard which further enhanced his skills and moved him in the direction of Information Technology and network design.
Jessie Smith
Jessie is a co-founder of AAA Network Consultants. He started his Information Technology career as an Airman in the United Stated States Air Force in the Mid 1980s, in the Air Force he was met with challenges working in the Communications Squadron tasked with setting up PC and LAN installs. After Desert Storm, he was later selected for a special duty assignment in Montgomery, AL Standard Systems Group where assisted in developing the Air Force Internet Control Center, chartered to monitor the Air Force WAN Links. From there he was handpicked to be the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Enterprise Network Support Center, chartered to be level 3 support for the 128 pilot bases selected for the Barrier Reef project. The Barrier Reef Project was the Air Force project to protect Air Force base networks.
After enlistment ended he was recruited by Hewlett Packard Company to work in their Network Operations Center, which has lead him to continue his studies in the Information Technology field leading to his Cisco Certified Network Professional Certification and his Security+ certification.
Clinton Hyde
Clinton is a co-founder of AAA Network Consultants. He graduated from DeVry University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications in February of 1999. While at DeVry, he worked for KMC Telecom as a Data Services Engineer. There he designed and provisioned DS0’s, DS1’s, and DS3 circuits and trunks via OC48, OC12, and OC3 systems (SLC2000, Fujitsu, FT2000, FLM600, FLM150, Lucent PSAX, Lucent 5E switch and Sonnet digital signaling equipment for network optimization.
Hewlett-Packard hired Clinton in May of 1999 as a Remote Access Services Engineer. He provisioned and maintained an enterprise level network for remote access(ISDN, DSL, SecurID). Later he became a Network Consultant/Engineer with Hewlett-Packard. His role was to design network security solutions for local and international HP business partners. This has given him much experience with Cisco routers, Pix and other networking/firewall equipment to provide secure access control for HP and their Business Partners. Clinton Hyde is CCNA, Comptia A+ certified, and working towards his CCNP certifications.
