Chris Maher has joined the Akins IT Team!

Akins IT • January 22, 2018
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We are thrilled to announce that Chris Maher has joined the Akins IT team as a Client Upgrade Advisor and will be working with a variety of mid-sized organizations. He has been in the technology industry for 20 years and has an extensive background in sales and business ownership in telecom, networking, and security businesses. He lives in Irvine with his wife and has 3 kids, one of which is enrolled at Utah State.


Fun fact about Chris: His daughter at Utah state is on scholarship for fast pitch softball and he enjoys coaching little league and softball and surfing.

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