Ricky Spears is an instructor and author for SharePoint Solutions. He authored the popular SharePoint 2007 MOSS Core Features, SharePoint 2007 MOSS Advanced Features, and Mission: Automation – SharePoint Workflow and InfoPath classes. He has taught SharePoint to hundreds of students at some of the largest organizations in the world, including: AMD, BMW, Boeing, BP, Citigroup, Dell, Microsoft, U.S Army, U.S. Air Force, and hundreds of others.

Prior to joining SharePoint Solutions he worked as the Senior Webmaster for Allegacy Federal Credit Union where he designed and built the organization’s first intranet, and later migrated it to the SharePoint platform. Ricky’s focus in business has always been on process improvement and automation for both the employees and customers of an organization.

Ricky’s personal mission statement is, “Empower. Challenge. Advance.” He says, “The work we do every day is ultimately all about people. My goal is to use technology, and my God given talents, to challenge and empower people so they can advance in every aspect of their life and business.”
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I always love networking with my students and consulting clients. f you are interested in networking with me after the class or assignment here are some places you’ll find me online:

The SharePoint Solutions Blogs – I occassionally post SharePoint articles and videos here. Other company employees, instructors, consultants, and developers post useful articles here too.
– http://sharepointsolutions.blogspot.com
- http://sharepointsolutions.com/sharepoint-help/blog
My Personal Blog – I don’t usually post anything SharePoint related here, but post whatver I might be thinking about or my latest non-SharePoint discovery.
– http://www.RickySpears.com/blog
Twitter – I’m more active some times than others. Joel Oleson (former SharePoint product manager at Microsoft) listed me as one of the most prolific SharePoint Twitters at one time.
– http://www.twitter.com/RickySpears
Facebook – I only connect here with people I know, but after spending a few days in a class room with me (even online) I feel like I know you well enough to be considered a friend, so feel free to connect. I usually update my status a few times a week and I respond to others frequently.
– http://www.facebook.com/RickySpears
LinkedIn – Professional networking:
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickyspears
Google+ – Circles!:
– http://profiles.google.com/rickyspears

I look forward to connecting with you!