Projects

Reid Consulting Group has participated in many innovative and exciting technology initiatives in partnership with our clients. We’ve selected a representative sample to highlight our team’s range and capacity.

SOHCN Phase 1 Broadband Initiative Client: Adena Health System Formed the Southern Ohio Health Care Network under the sponsorship of three regional health care providers. Won $16 million in funding from the FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program. Through competitive bidding, selected a carrier partner to build a $30 million, 600-mile fiber-optic broadband network connecting more than 120 health care facilities in 13 southern Ohio counties.
Connecting Appalachian Ohio – Middle Mile Consortium Client: Horizon Telcom, Inc. Formed and led the Connecting Appalachia initiative with the support of key regional leadership representing Congress, the Governor’s Office, county governments, health care, K-12 and higher education. Won $66 million in funding from the NTIA Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program to support the $95 million, 2,000-mile fiber-optic broadband project. The project will deliver world-class broadband to more than 600 community anchor institutions across 34 southern and eastern Ohio counties. Conducted network engineering, mapping and procurement of equipment and services.
Illinois Century Network Client: State of Illinois (in Partnership with the Northridge Group) Created and executed a strategy for procuring $500 million in telecommunications services based on statewide 10-year contracts. Worked with technical teams to envision the future of the Illinois Century Network including the need for full lambda services and dark fiber for the backbone as well as metro-Ethernet connections for the clients. Wrote detailed RFPs and associated scoring criteria. Supported the bidding, scoring and awarding of the contracts.
OhioLink Library Automation System Client: Ohio Board of Regents Participated in strategic planning, requirements definition and vendor selection for the statewide library automation system. Groundbreaking distributed computing design supported the autonomy of individual university libraries while creating a union database and seamless interlibrary loan solution. Led the team that determined the networking requirements to support the project rollout.
IT Strategic Plan Client: University of Connecticut Health Center (in Partnership with the Sextant Group) Conducted strategic planning for academic and administrative IT, aligning technology choices with pedagogical directions in health care education. Assessed existing software tools, creating a comprehensive plan for modernization and integration of the various departments and related tools. Established multi-year project plan and budget for execution of the strategy.
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Initiative Client: Adena Health System Developed the Southern Ohio Telemedicine Network in conjunction with Adena Health System, Pike Community Hospital (a Critical Access Hospital) and several Federally Qualified Health Centers. Won more than $500,000 in back-to-back grants from the USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. Conducted engineering and procurement. Supported the rollout and utilization of the network.
eCommerce Software and Hosting Client: Stewart-MacDonald Manufacturing Company Conducted strategic planning with the executive team to develop the key criteria for selection of eCommerce software to support robust online business. Developed RFP and conducted bidding process. Engineered high-availability dedicated server architecture. Identified potential hosting partners with physically diverse server rooms and backbone network. Negotiated contracts with eCommerce software vendor and hosting company.
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Trading Lab Client: University of Pittsburgh (in Partnership with the Sextant Group) Participated in the design and implementation of the 3,000-square-foot, $2.3 million state-of-the-art trading lab including a real-time stock ticker with market data, financial trading simulator, live news feeds, LCD screens and 58 computer stations. Conducted strategic planning with faculty to determine financial and simulation software to support pedagogical objectives.
Marketing and Communications Plan Client: Horizon Telcom, Inc. Created a comprehensive marketing and communications plan to establish brand identity, build company and product awareness in expanded markets, create a vertical market engagement strategy and support the field sales team with GIS marketing tools.
Statewide Agency Internetworking Client: Governor’s Office, State of Ohio Led the statewide planning team to consolidate all data traffic from higher education, K-12 schools and state agencies onto a single state backbone. Conducted strategic planning to determine requirements and technical analysis to determine suitable design options.
GigE Plus Availability Coalition Client: Com Net, Inc. Won $29 million in funding from the NTIA Broadband Technology and Opportunities Program to support $42 million, 690-mile fiber-optic broadband project. The project will deliver world-class broadband across 28 western Ohio counties. Conducted grant writing, network engineering, mapping and procurement of equipment and services.
Health Information Exchange Client: Adena Health System Researched and analyzed options for health information exchange, both on behalf of Adena and to inform the membership of the Southern Ohio Health Care Network. Assessed costs and functionality of leading HIE networks around the country. Explored leading-edge solutions that may emerge as cost-effective options.
IT Assessment Client: Third Sun Solar Conducted strategic planning with executives to determine technology needs to support the solar energy firm’s rapid growth. Evaluated all existing infrastructure and software to identify strengths and weaknesses. Created an overall IT architecture and a prioritized list of projects to achieve their long-term goals.