Lynellen Nielsen Desktop Solutions Software 300 Motor Parkway, Suite 200 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (631) 493-3422 Ext. 101 Fax: (631) 591-0117 Cell: (631) 428-4654 Email | Website Lyn is Vice President of Business Development for Desktop Solutions Software, a website development firm that specializes in providing clients with customized internet software that puts the power of the web to work— for them. Desktop Solutions is dedicated to understanding their client’s business goals, evaluate their needs, and provide them with web-based solutions that solve problems, instead of creating them. Desktop’s 20 years of experience in business management, marketing communications, information technology, database design, and project management helps them develop systems that increase sales and reduce costs. Some of the solutions that Desktop Solutions provides include: + B-to-B e-commerce solutions + Product databases and online catalogs + Web content management systems + Integration with existing ERP systems + Customer service portals + Shipment tracking and account status tools + RFQ systems + Sales management tools + Extranets + Intranets + Knowledge bases + Online marketing solutions + Search engine optimization + Managed hosting and technical support + Consulting and troubleshooting Desktop’s motto is Technology for Results, which means their sites are created with functionality first, last and foremost. It also means that their work process makes sense, and that they spend more time planning and less time (and money) executing. Lyn as well as the rest of the Desktop staff view their clients as business partners, and treat them with the appropriate level of respect that they deserve. Some of their Lyn’s include: + Apollo Displays + Architectural Grille + Barron’s Educational Services + Canon + Cablevision + Chim Cap Corporation + Daron World Wide Trading + Dean Witter Financial Systems + Fine Art Dealers Association of America + GPSI Packaging + Lawrence Metal Products + MWH Group + New York Eye and Ear Infirmary + Oakes Corporation + Protravel International + Ramp Chevrolet + Rent-A-PC + Shogyo International + Tiffen Corporation + Triangle Electronics Corporation + Wacoal America Lyn is responsible for all phases of account planning and management at Desktop, including strategic planning, e-business, e-marketing, and new business generation. Lyn was formerly Vice President of Account Planning and Interactive Development at EGC Group, one of Long Island's largest advertising and marketing firms, with $45 million dollars in annual revenues. Ms. Nielsen's responsibilities at EGC included strategic planning for all of EGC's major accounts, as well as brand development, account service, new business generation, agency operations, and financial management. She was also the director of EGC's web marketing division, EGC Interactive. Prior to joining EGC, Ms. Nielsen was a partner for 14 years in the marketing communications firm of Friedman, Ellis, Nielsen & Rogan, an agency with annual billings of $14.3 million. Her responsibilities there included operations, financial management, and account supervision. Ms. Nielsen holds an A.A.S. in Graphic Design and a B.S. in Marketing from Ferris State University. During her 20-year career, Ms. Nielsen has worked with both consumer and business-to-business clients in the communications, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, high tech, and financial services arenas. Lyn is currently on the Board of Directors of CBA, functioning as Chairman of the IT Committee. She is also the Chairperson of the LISTnet’s Linux in Business, and the HIA’s Computer Technology Committee. She is also a member of the Comsewogue School Business Partnership Board, the Long Island Works Coalition Speaker’s Bureau, and LIMBA, the Long Island Mid-Suffolk Business Action. Lynn is also Past President of the Advertising Agency Council of Long Island, an organization comprised of local agency principles. She has previously served on the board of directors of Make-A-Wish of Suffolk County, and has done pro bono work for the American Lung Association of Nassau and Suffolk, The Northport Chorale, and Sweetbriar Nature Center. Ms. Nielsen is also the mother of two.