Advanced Computer Solutions is, honestly, a very proud group of folks. We've accomplished
a lot in a very short time - from helping network some
of the most difficult environments physically - to
deploying a broadband wireless network across most of
Cullman county. We are some of the most unique
individuals you will ever meet.
One thing we are very happy to say: we
have next-to-no turnover rate. Other companies in our
market can not say that. Can you imagine how
frustrating it is for customers to have to explain their
network setup to a new tech every other month -
especially when most customers rely on their "Network
Engineer" to keep track of most of that information in
the first place? If you are one of those customers
who has dealt with that environment - trust us, we feel
your pain.
Richard Hancock
was born in Cullman in 1947 and graduated from Cullman
High School in 1966. He entered the US Air Force in
February 1967. After basic training and technical
school, he was sent to Vietnam in October 1967. Then,
in October 1968 he left Vietnam and was stationed at
Patrick Air Force Base located near Cape Canaveral,
Florida. Rick's work was, for the most part, out on the
Cape. From there he went to Cannon Air Force Base at
Clovis, New Mexico in September of 1970. Finishing his
commitment in February 1971, he continued to work
in communications in the air force specializing in
telephone installations. The work in Florida had him
installing intercom systems on the launch complexes and
also at the downrange tracking stations in the Bahamas.
He maintains to this day it was extremely tough duty - -
but someone had to do it! :)
After his discharge in 1971, Rick came back to Cullman
and made a move to Hartselle in June of 1971 where he
went to work for Bellsouth, then South Central Bell,
as an installer. As the company changed, so did the job
title, and Rick eventually became a full fledged
“Service Technician”. Rick spent his career with Bell
stationed in Hartselle where he retired in March of
2002.
The most fulfilling part of his life
is
that he’s been married to the same fine lady for 40
years, having 2 children and 6 grandchildren.
Rick joined Advanced Computer in his
retirement in 2006.
Jay Fuller was born in Decatur,
Alabama in 1977 and graduated from Cullman High School
in 1995. He spent two years at Wallace State College
under a music scholarship where he played both
percussion and piano and eventually transferred to the
University of South Alabama in 1997 where he graduated
in 2000 with a bachelor's of science degree from the
School of Computer and Information Sciences - with a
specialization in Information Technology. During his
years at South Alabama he assisted the web services
department in maintaining the university's top-level web
pages. Due to Jay's excessively fast typing
skills, he mostly kept the Athletic web pages up to date
as they had the most press releases. He also spent his
college years working in radio - working for both 92 Zew, WZEW, and Oldies 106.5 - Mobile's Wave (WAVH).
Upon graduation in 2000, he worked for Millar Computer
Solutions for approximately one year before leaving and
starting his own computer solutions firm - all at the
same time working with Millar as a subcontractor and
teaching part time at Wallace State College. As
Advanced Computer continued to grow and expand, Jay was
instrumental in creating Cyber Broadband Inc which
benefited rural parts of Cullman county. Adding a little
more excitement and variety in Jay's life, he applied
for and accepted a part time radio gig with Q-107 in
Florence, Alabama, WQLT (wqlt.com), in March 2007. In
fact, he enjoys listening to radio stations all over the
country. Some of his favorites are 92 Zew
(92zew.net), The Coast (kozt.com), and Nashville's
Lightning 100 (wrlt.com). He also spends some time
playing in the Cullman Community Band - which meets
every Monday night at the Cullman Middle School bandroom
(at 6:30...come see us!)
Unlike Rick,
although Jay has had several successful relationships,
none of them have ended with children or grandchildren - or
even marriage! He does openly contribute a good
bit of his success (from a self-esteem standpoint) to his girlfriend during most of the
earlier years of the company - Melissa Silvey. He also
contributes a good bit of the success to the folks who
helped him grow and build the company. A quote
from a long time friend of Jay's, Donald Duncan, says
"always surround yourself with good people." Jay has
consistently strived to do just that - and to take care
of the people around him.
Jay Weekley attended the University of Alabama,
graduating in 1990 with a Bachelors of Science in Sports
Fitness Management. After many years helping people
achieve their fitness goals Jay decided to make his
passion for computers his career. Meeting Jay Fuller as
a teacher while taking classes at Wallace State College,
he began putting his skills to use in network
communications in 2002 by joining the Advanced
team and taking care of needs of our larger contract
clients who needed a larger variety of network services
- including cabling. His desire for excellence led
him to pursue his Installer Level I certification
through BICSI in 2005, getting his Level II
certification a year later. BICSI is the industry leader
in training and certification for Information Transport
Systems professionals.
Then, in 2009, in order to meet additional needs of
ACS's clients, Mr. Weekley became a Level I Certified
Alarm Technician. As well as being partner with Jay
Fuller in Cyber Broadband, Jay Weekley continues to
deliver quality of service and product excellence to
area industries.
Mr. Weekley is responsible for Advanced Computer's
mission statement - to separate ourselves from the
competition.
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Locally owned and operated by Jay Fuller - providing efficient
solutions since 2001
Advanced Computer Solutions LLC * Cullman AL 35055
* (256) 775-4972 or
(205) 383-1075