Friday, August 26, 2005
Just like I mentioned in my last post, be sure to goto Acadia National Park. If you do, plan on watching the sunset from Cadillac Mountain. Here is a preview of the scenery you can expect from this location which happens to be the highest point on the eastern seaboard at over 1,900 ft above sea level. You can literally see all the way across the entire state of Maine to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire which is the highest mountain on the east coast as well as Maine's own highest peak Mt. Katadin over 160+ miles away. Absolutely breath taking!
Taken August 19, 2005 at my grandparents house at Sabbath Day Lake just outside Portland, ME. What a placid site and extremely clear lake this is. This lake is part of the aquifer that the famous botteling company Poland Springs water is drawn from. They have lived here and commuted back and forth to West Palm Beach, FL for over 50 years now. You can see that bottle of this lake which is over 40 ft. deep when it's this still.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Here is a recent picture taken of the 3 Co-Founders of http://www.HomesForEducation.com. From left to right: Joseph Fischer, Brian Russo, Chad Deckard. To read their bios please visit http://www.HomesForEducation.com and click the "About Us " link located in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Did you know that you can get money back for your child's education or make a donation to your child's school or your favorite charity from the commission an agent recieves from helping you buy or sell your next home? Be sure to visit this website before you decide to sell and/or purchase your next home! You won't believe all the benefits this program provides you!
If you have visited my website ChadDeckard.com lately you may of noticed a new banner throughout the site directing traffic to this fella. The http://www.HomesForEducation.com logo and mascot. Unfortunately, he or she doesn't have a name yet. Do you have any ideas? Suggestions are welcomed...
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
An example of a truely incredible and colorful sunrise taken from Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach, Florida right off Alpine Road and Forest Hill Blvd. The picture does no justice the truely majestic light show.
Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida Picture
From the air flying into West Palm Beach, Florida
This is historic preservation at it's finest! I took this photo along North Flager Drive in April 2005 Northwood Shores District, West Palm Beach, Florida and thought it was interesting to see how Floridians move thier precious houses from one lot to another. This is a small one compared to some of the structures that have been moved to the island of Palm Beach, Florida. This house use to be located much further north on North Flager Drive but was moved for higher and best use development of the property it use to sit on looking out to the intracoastal waterway and Palm Beach island.
Monday, April 18, 2005
April 8th, 2005 7:30 AM Sunday Morning sunrise beaming on the buildings of downtown West Palm Beach, Florida
April 8th, 2005 7:29 AM Sunday Morning sunrise beaming on the buildings of downtown West Palm Beach, Florida
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Congrats to you for a terrific career and contribution to society.
12/14/04 - Manheim Announces Retirement of Richard Deckard
For Immediate Release
Contact: Andrew Maraniss McNeely Pigott & Fox (615) 259-4000
ATLANTA - Manheim has announced that Richard Deckard will retire as senior vice president and chief information officer, effective Dec. 31, 2004. His retirement marks the end of his 30-year career with Manheim.
"Richard played an instrumental role in establishing Manheim as a technology leader in the wholesale automobile auction industry," said Dean Eisner, Manheim's president and CEO. "His knowledge and his dedication to the auction business helped transform not only Manheim, but also the industry. He served as chief information officer, heading up Manheim's information technology operations and technology initiatives, from the time when the company offered only one way to purchase vehicles - in the lanes at the auctions - to Manheim's current status as a leader in online vehicle sales. Richard leaves a legacy that will significantly influence our company for years to come."
Deckard joined Manheim in August 1974 as a staff accountant. In 1975, he was promoted to assistant controller. A year later, he was named data processing manager, and he designed and wrote the company's software system, which is still used today. At that time, Manheim had only 13 auction facilities in the United States, compared to the 116 facilities worldwide it operates today.
In 1983, Deckard was promoted to vice president of data processing. He was named vice president and chief information officer in 1991, a position he held until being promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer in June 2003.
While under Deckard's leadership, the company's information technology department experienced tremendous growth. In the past seven years alone, the company has grown from operating five production servers to running 475. In 1997, the company's network had 200 personal computers (PCs) and 64 data circuits, and equipment was stored in an office environment. Today, Manheim has 12,000 PCs, 360 data circuits and four professional U.S. data centers and three facilities overseas. In addition, the company has gone from one server in 1997 handling 200 employees with e-mail addresses to 21 servers managing 9,000 employees with e-mail addresses.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Andrew Maraniss McNeely Pigott & Fox (615) 259-4000
ATLANTA - Manheim has announced that Richard Deckard will retire as senior vice president and chief information officer, effective Dec. 31, 2004. His retirement marks the end of his 30-year career with Manheim.
"Richard played an instrumental role in establishing Manheim as a technology leader in the wholesale automobile auction industry," said Dean Eisner, Manheim's president and CEO. "His knowledge and his dedication to the auction business helped transform not only Manheim, but also the industry. He served as chief information officer, heading up Manheim's information technology operations and technology initiatives, from the time when the company offered only one way to purchase vehicles - in the lanes at the auctions - to Manheim's current status as a leader in online vehicle sales. Richard leaves a legacy that will significantly influence our company for years to come."
Deckard joined Manheim in August 1974 as a staff accountant. In 1975, he was promoted to assistant controller. A year later, he was named data processing manager, and he designed and wrote the company's software system, which is still used today. At that time, Manheim had only 13 auction facilities in the United States, compared to the 116 facilities worldwide it operates today.
In 1983, Deckard was promoted to vice president of data processing. He was named vice president and chief information officer in 1991, a position he held until being promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer in June 2003.
While under Deckard's leadership, the company's information technology department experienced tremendous growth. In the past seven years alone, the company has grown from operating five production servers to running 475. In 1997, the company's network had 200 personal computers (PCs) and 64 data circuits, and equipment was stored in an office environment. Today, Manheim has 12,000 PCs, 360 data circuits and four professional U.S. data centers and three facilities overseas. In addition, the company has gone from one server in 1997 handling 200 employees with e-mail addresses to 21 servers managing 9,000 employees with e-mail addresses.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Or... Do you like Business Card # 2 better? Please give me any comments or suggestions, you won't hurt my feelings, be straight forward.
Ok, that wasn't to hard to do. Now I am getting a little better feeling on how to use this blog. Anyway, I'm just taking a break right now working on this Real Estate dot com startup project. I can not believe all the energy I have had this week. I don't think I've had this much energy or drive since I first went out on my own. My body won't let me sleep for more than 4 hours at a time. I just wake up and I ready to get back in action, right where I left off. It's almost like the days and nights just begin to pass by and before you know it your lost in the days and from time.
Just testing my abilities by putting my business card up here.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Chad Deckard : BIG BANG Marketing Page [BLOGGER PREVIEW]
Chad Deckard : BIG BANG Marketing Page [BLOGGER PREVIEW]
Still testing this out to see if this is really user friendly or not?
Still testing this out to see if this is really user friendly or not?
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Chad Deckard: Marketing Blog Page
I guess this is my first posting . Not sure what I am doing? Guess I will figure that out once this system allows me to see what the next step is.
Hmmm, customer service... We need more help! I analyze systems for a living and this one needs more explaination. I'm a literate computer user btw and lost!
Hopefully, when I finally end this first post. I will be found... :)
I'm back... I found alot! Still not sure enough on what to do with it, somehwhat confusing.
You mean I have to work to actually have to learn this system? :)
Hmmm, customer service... We need more help! I analyze systems for a living and this one needs more explaination. I'm a literate computer user btw and lost!
Hopefully, when I finally end this first post. I will be found... :)
I'm back... I found alot! Still not sure enough on what to do with it, somehwhat confusing.
You mean I have to work to actually have to learn this system? :)
