About
Pat Richard
I have been working with messaging environments since the MS Mail days, and spend a majority of my time designing and implementing enterprise messaging solutions based around Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Lync. Complex migrations and implementations, as well as large-scale upgrades, are my specialty. Several years ago, I was given the Microsoft MVP award for my contributions to the Exchange community.
A published author, I continue to be active online, assisting others with Exchange and Lync related issues.
Outside of Exchange & Lync, I enjoy all things technology. I live in the Southeast part of Michigan, but travel extensively for work.
Employment
I’m a Unified Communications Architect for Capax Global, a Microsoft NSI Partner. At this time, I’m not looking for any new employment opportunities.
Consulting
I do independent consulting from time to time. Primarily based in the Greater Detroit, Michigan area. If you have a UC related project (Lync, Exchange, etc), information about my services can be found at http://www.innervation.com/.
Social Media
Check me out on Twitter (@patrichard), LinkedIn, Microsoft. Tons of info at those links. As a general rule, I don’t accept friend or link requests from people I don’t know. Otherwise, the list gets unmanageable.
Publications
I’m a contributing author on the following Exchange related books:
- Mastering Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 by Jim McBee and David Elfassy
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference by Richard Luckett, William Lefkovics, and Bharat Suneja
I’ve also written articles for other web sites, including Petri IT Knowledgebase.
I am looking for a Microsoft Exchange Users Group somewhere in Michigan. I have been working with Exchange since version 5.5 (but skipped Exchange 2007). The closest MS Exchange user group I have found on the Internet is in Chicago.
Any ideas?
There used to be one at the Southfield MS offices a while back, but I’m not sure if it still meets there. I know a bunch of people who work there and can ask. I wouldn’t mind seeing something that was UC related, tying Exchange and Lync groups together.