Summit Academy OIC
Howard Ray is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience across various roles in data center management, system administration, and technical consulting. Currently serving as a Business Solutions Manager at Summit Academy OIC since August 2024, Howard Ray previously held positions such as Data Center Specialist at Infor and Data Center Administrator at Lawson Software, where responsibilities included overseeing daily operations, server installations, and vendor management. Earlier experience includes leading small IT services as President of SoHo Technical Support and supporting hardware and software solutions as a consultant. Howard Ray's career began at IBM, accumulating valuable expertise in customer engineering and program support. Howard Ray holds a diploma in Computer Hardware Technology from Control Data Institute.
Summit Academy OIC
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center (SAOIC) in Minneapolis, Minnesota is dedicated to helping individuals, particularly those from economically challenged backgrounds, to build successful careers.At Summit you can prepare for a career as a Nursing Assistant,Electrician, Welder, Plumber or Sheet Metal Worker, among other professions. Summit’s vocational training programs are also short-term, in many caseslasting only five months.Due to the fact that Summit trains students for in-demand careers and trains and supports them well, Summit’s job-placement rate is high. Job placement is not guaranteed, but Summit does its best to help its graduates to find work.Since Summit primarily educates students from financially challenged circumstances, students are encouraged to apply for financial aid, which is offered through loans and grants to eligible students.Those who are interested in applying to Summit Academy must attend an information session before submitting their application.