Biography

Paul Avolio, president and co-founder of Latitude 34 Technologies, LLC, is responsible for strategic planning, development and quality control for the company. He is a hands-on manager who ensures the success of every job by maintaining close contact with clients and overseeing the implementation of IT maintenance systems and support for clients.

Prior to founding Latitude 34 Technologies, Paul was senior network engineer with Generation IX Technologies, Inc. in Los Angeles, where he had worked since 2002. As a senior network engineer, Paul was responsible for supporting small to medium sized businesses with all of their technology needs and had a specialization in working with private schools since his technical expertise covered both Macintosh and PC platforms.

Paul has had a passion for computers and technology ever since he was old enough to read and coordinate mouse movement! Proficient on the Macintosh platform from childhood, he consulted locally in Santa Barbara throughout high school. Paul's professional technical knowledge and business experience expanded while working at Kinko's for over seven years, first as a computer services customer rep, then as manager of a branch computer services team. In 2000 he was promoted to Kinko's corporate headquarters in Ventura as tech support and network systems engineer supporting the branches and company-wide infrastructure. He also graduated from a series of training programs where he became proficient in network infrastructure and gained certifications including: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), A+, Network+ and I-net+.

Paul continues to grow his knowledge and love of technology in his personal as well as professional life. An avid automator of all things technical he is always on the lookout to increase efficiency. "Why do it more than once if you can do it once so it takes care of itself after that?"