Impressed with the quality of the workforce
in India they decided to start an outsourcing
company that caters to the needs of the USA
market. Within a year it was apparent that
the small office that they had would not allow
for the expansion that was needed.
In 2001 they purchased the top floor of Mayfair
Towers II and started to design a state of
the art technology facility. The Mayfair Tower
facility opened in August of 2002. With over
5000 square feet and the ability to staff
over 300 IT professionals, Techspeed is positioned
to assist USA companies increase their ROI
through outsourcing a variety of projects.
Today Techspeed
employs over 50 IT professionals with a diverse
set of skills. Over the years, we have worked
with many companies in a variety of industries
and have developed a solid set of standards
to assure a successful client relationship.
FOUNDERS
The founders
of Techspeed Inc., Richard and Rekha Plainfield,
have strong backgrounds in business management,
finance, marketing and technology development.
Richard Plainfield is acting Director of the
Board and oversees the departments of marketing
and hardware R&D. Rekha Plainfield is
acting Chief Executive Officer and President,
with oversight of the departments of software
R&D, HR, Operations and finance.
Rekha Plainfield
: Chief Executive Officer & President
Educational
Background:
Four years of college; graduated with Bachelor
of Commerce with top honors. Diploma in taxation
law. Certified tax preparer, State of Oregon.
Completed course work and is proficient in
Dbase and HTML, as well as graphic design
software, Photo Shop, Quark and the Adobe
line of graphic software.
Professional Background:
Served as a tax consultant at H&R Block
before joining Plainfield’s Place Ltd.,
where she still serves as a director and as
Chief Financial Officer. Co-founded Plainfield
Software, providing business software solutions
for the hospitality industry. Developed the
POS, accounting, inventory and payroll software
that was the first totally integrated program
for restaurant management in the mid 1980's.
Developed and patented GuestBook software.
Rekha is a respected marketing consultant,
providing marketing strategies and implementation
of database marketing programs to numerous
clients throughout the United States. She
has 25 years of experience in designing and
managing complex software projects and has
designed and implemented extensive Web sites,
online applications, intranet data bases,
and large scale data management projects.
Rekha is CEO and President of Techspeed a
global IT company. Rekha Takes a hands on
approach to managing her company and projects.
Working with her staff at the India office
and the sales staff at the Portland, Oregon
office, she takes a personal interest in all
projects. She is available to her staff as
well as clients traveling between offices
every 30 days. Clients are assured to get
the personal attention they deserve.
Richard Plainfield:
Director
Educational
Background:
Three years of college, majoring in Architecture.
In 1975, received a grant from the State of
Washington to write a book on the relocation
of the town of North Bonneville. Published
in the spring of 1975. Spent the next year
on sabbatical in India researching the urban
planning of ancient Indian Civilizations.
Completed technical course in computer science
focusing on hardware systems.
Professional Background:
Co-founded and is President of Plainfield’s
Place Ltd., an Oregon Corporation, in 1977.
Co-founded Plainfield Software and is currently
acting President. Co-developed and implemented
business software with a special emphasis
on hardware systems. Designed and built custom
kiosk systems for Plainfield and received
design patents for kiosk system designs. Fourteen
years of experience in designing and building
computer systems to support custom software
products. Excels in hardware phone support
and troubleshooting techniques. Since 1992,
Richard has headed sales and marketing for
Plainfield Software, as well as hardware R&D
developing hardware prototypes, testing and
implementing. Richard became director of sales
and marketing for Techspeed Inc. Portland
Oregon in 2002 and has been the driving force
in expanding Techspeed into a global company.
WHY
TECHSPEED
Techspeed offers
a wide range of services and custom solutions
to assist our clients in meeting their goals
and realizing their visions. Helping our clients
succeed facilitates long-term relationships
ones that are important in growing our business
and yours.
Techspeed
provides:
- Personalized
service
- Local project management
- Horizontal management approach
- Responsive global staff
- Dedication to total client satisfaction
- Eagerness to correct mistakes
- Passion about our work
- Pride in our successes
- Love of our jobs!
The technologies
we have mastered are important, but it all
comes down to enjoying what we do and the
pride in which we service our Customers. The
Techspeed staff embodies that culture. Technology
skills are abundant, but customer service
is rare. Techspeed is your choice for both
innovative solutions and exceptional service.
Our Workforce:
is the corner stone of our success. Our philosophy
is to invest in our staff and their work environment
to create an atmosphere that is conducive
to promoting creative thinking and intellectual
interaction with team members. As a result
Techspeed develops highly motivated, trained
professionals who are enthusiastically putting
their hearts and souls into the projects they
are involved in.
OUR
PEOPLE
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Our
Team: is a mix of professionals
from Technology, Marketing and Business
Management experience, providing our
clients innovation as well as top notch
solutions.
Our
software engineers: provide cutting
edge solutions using a wide variety
of platforms, languages and tools. Whether
it is a complex online web data base
or a vertical market application, Techspeed
can put together a team of skilled experts
in the type of technology you need to
complete your project. |
Our
project management teams: have the
responsibility to ensure that your project
moves forward smoothly and that it is delivered
on time and within budget. Our USA based project
manager is your single point contact to answer
questions and relay and supply information.
Quick response to questions and issues is
important to moving projects forward.
Our
artists: are college trained graphic
artists with extensive creative and design
capabilities, as well as a strong technology
background. Whether it is logo creation or
a complete web site design and branding, our
design staff can provide your company a world-class
presence.
BENEFITS
By partnering
with TechSpeed, you will take advantage of
cutting edge technologies and value solutions
that go far beyond expectations for cost effectiveness.
Every time you develop a project plan you
have to deal with the following issues:
- How may people
and infrastructure resources do I need to
bring into this project?
- Where can I find experienced talent with
the required skill set quickly and at a reasonable
cost?
- What additional investment is needed to
meet the changing business needs?
Here are
the major advantages of using TechSpeed:
- No expenses
associated with searching and hiring a team
of qualified IT specialists.
- No need to allocate your companies resources
to some second best technologies
- No need to change your company's organizational
structure to be able to temporarily make up
a software development team.
- No delays in project development as soon
as the agreement is signed, the working process
gets underway.
- Extensive security at our state of the art
facility.
- Our pricing gives you the ability to get
more for your budget dollar.
- Save up to 50% of funds allocated for custom
software development compared to performing
this demanding task in house.
All the above
advantages allow companies to save up to 50%
of funds allocated for custom software development
compared to performing this demanding task
in house.
SECURITY
| Techspeed
understands the importance of our client's
security and proprietary information.
We have gone to great lengths to address
this issue. All of our critical access
points such as office entrances and server
room are protected by a high end biometrics
security system. This tracks the whereabouts
of all staff members within the office.
We have implemented web usage tracking
software to monitor all incoming and outgoing
usage. We have hired an independent security
auditing firm that reviews our procedures
and network infrastructure.The report
on any security issues that might have
been overlooked. All recommendations are
implemented immediately. If our clients
have any special security requests we
work with the client to fulfill their
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