About Me
For over 41 years I've been delivering technology solutions creating greater efficiencies while increasing productivity and enhancing team-work. I work to foster enthusiasm and deliver exemplary customer service experiences resulting in more impactful and value based engagements. Excellence is strived for by continuously improving utilizing fact based analysis considering integrity, quality, value and most importantly, the achieved results.
My first career job was in 1977 though not directly within the technology sector. This changed sometime between 1986 and 1989 while working as an accounts payable clerk for a truck stop operator Multi-Ventures, Inc. at the corporate site also known as the Sawyer Truck Plaza (at the time a Union 76 then Unocal and now TravelCenters of America). After a Corvus Systems disk sub-system failed the company accountants, Crowe Chizek from South Bend IN, had it replaced with a new 4 node ARCNET Netware 286 network. This included a DAT tape drive backup, MS-DOS, Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet (with accountant engineered macro driven sales sheets) and pre-Microsoft Great Plains accounting software. Needless to say this change was the crystalizing event providing the foundation for my ever successful, impactful, and rewarding career in, and with, information systems technology!
Origins of Computer-Ron Moniker
Some 20+ years later, while working on contract for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) (port HQ located at 330 2nd Avenue at the time) at the Minneapolis International Airport (MSP) I had a coffee mug where a label "computer" was placed on it. The mug had been purchased from my government "handler", the venerable Mr. Mike Nelson, who also happened to like purchasing things in bulk so he could turn around and sell them to his family, friends and associates (for profit, "naturally"). However, now with two identical cups in close proximity whenever he visited the airport, in order to distinguish them, a label "computer" was placed on mine. This lead to the best method a CBP Officer could use for getting prompt Tech Support before or during processing of passengers from a "blocked" international flight being a page over the Customs intercom system that sounded something like "Computer-Ron to booth 3! Computer-Ron to booth 3!".
By 2008 after this had organically become a MSP CBP operational norm I decided to purchase the domain.
FYI: Blocked was a term used at MSP and paged overhead warning on duty CBP Officers passengers will soon be disembarking the plane because the planes wheels have literally been "blocked" (come to a complete stop and prevented from moving by having an object placed behind the tires). In other words, a warning passengers are soon on their way so get to your assigned booth ASAP. I mention this only because it was sometime before realizing what the page meant and I heard it many times almost every day.
Contact Details
Ron Morrison
Hancock, MI 49930 US
(906) 391-0091
ronw@rwmorrison.com
Work
Michigan Sovereign Commons, Hancock, MI
Founder - Intent Driven • 2026 - Present
Mi Sovereign Commons (MiSovereignCommons.org) exists to facilitate the awareness necessary to restore the sacred triad of Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom by revealing the inverted mechanisms of extraction and dependency that poison our food, water, air, and minds. I believe TRUTH is the Foundation: Wisdom cannot grow on soil contaminated by illusions. Whether it is a corrupted Window, Linux kernel or a corrupted food supply, the root cause is the same: a system designed to hide the truth from the human being.
Michigan Upper Peninsula Technology Information & Knowledge Commons, Hancock, MI
Founder - Mission Driven • 2026 - Present
Mi Upper Peninsula Technology Information & Knowledge Commons (MiUPTech.com / MiUPTech.org / MiUPTech.net) have come to realize the age we live in has become one of designed obsolescence, enforced dependency, and surveillance capital. The "Tech Industry" is not a benevolent force. It is a con. Complexity is not a feature; it is a barrier to keep you dependent. Silent processes are not "modern design"; they are control mechanisms to hide the work being done (or not done). The "Black Box" is a lie. There is no magic; there is only knowledge withheld to sell a subscription. The "Expert" is a gatekeeper, often unknowingly, paid to ensure you need them, not to empower you to fix it yourself.
Computer-Ron Consulting, Hancock, MI
Sole Proprietor - Respect Driven • 2023 - Present
Computer-Ron is building on years of diverse professional IS/IT support, operations and systems managment experience to provide open source, privacy, security, & sovereign focused solutions, support & assistance for individuals and small businesses throughout the greater West & Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Area covered includes Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette & Ontonagon counties. I am keenly focused on delivering exceptional customer service and delivering long-term cost savings. I practice, teach and promote greater self-sufficency, increased control over privacy and security (sovereignty), and do so transparently with the utmost discretion.
AK Group LLC, Benton Harbor, MI
IT Support Technician / Specialist • 2021 - 2022
Delivered technical services & support at 5 K-12 Choice Schools throughout West Michigan working seamlessley among students, with staff & independently to complete objectives including pulling Cat 5e & 6 Ethernet cables, terminating cable ends, deploying Ubuiquity UniFi security cameras & access points (APs), Grandstream IP speakers, IP telephones, & provisioning hundreds of Chrome 3100 Chromebooks. Additionally, replaced the whole video system (cables, cameras & controllers) in 5 full-size school buses during Winter break.
Creative Financial Staffing, Benton Harbor, MI
Computer Tech • 2019 - 2020
8 separate engagements on the LMC Benton Harbor campus performing classroom equipment tear-downs, transport & setups during their year-long $2.3 million energy upgrade & modernization project.
NCI Information Systems, Sierra Vista, AZ
DoD Security Analyst / US Army Project Manager / Capability Manager/Lead • 2013 - 2016
Orchestrated Certification & Accreditation (C&A) Type accreditation utilizing the Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification & Accreditation Process (DIACAP) for both NIPRNet & SIPRNet resulting in the programs Interim Authorization to Operate (IAT) and the mandatory Enterprise Service Management System (ESMS) Authorization to Operate (ATO). Lead & managed the Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) engineering team delivering, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), DevOps, Configuration Management Database (CMDB), Tier 3 support, NetOps tool integration, on-boarding & training services for US Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC) / US Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Championed a $3 million Ft. Huachuca Engineering Directorate (FHED) award supporting US ESMS Remedy software ticketing system.
Qbase, Phoenix, AZ
DHS ICE Computer Systems Analyst • 2012 - 2012
Developed best practice procedures enabling reliable full data backup catalog recoveries minimizing individual downtime & eliminating unnecessary data loss opportunities.
QinetiQ North America, Phoenix, AZ
DHS ICE Computer Systems Analyst • 2010 - 2012
Delivered OS, application, hardware & equipment troubleshooting, upgrade, disaster recovery & systems support for 8 Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) Section 287(g) facilities. Became the lead team member for 6 delivering OS, application, hardware & equipment support including troubleshooting, upgrading, recovery & systems management for over 12 area metro sites. Became the area resident ENFORCE application SME.
QinetiQ North America, St. Paul, MN
DHS CBP Computer Systems Analyst / Senior Systems Admin/FTO • 2006 - 2010
Delivered operational support for international airports, cargo & port offices including point for the only Duluth MN seaport temporary passenger debarking station designated to The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth MN. Adapted a semi-automated workstation inventory control system used at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Artesia, NM enabling centralized asset reporting vastly improving customer support engagements for port customers & technicians. Performed workstation migrations developing local procedures leveraging server resources, self-service & automation ensuring zero data loss with 50% decreased deployment times.
PC Productivity Services, St. Paul, MN
Owner & Manager • 2004 - 2007
Provider of technology solutions for individuals & small businesses. Performed computer & system analysis & assessments. Prepared job estimates & proposals estimating time, materials & resource requirements. Planned & implemented computer & network solutions.
Assurant, Woodbury, MN
Senior Analyst / Messaging SME • 1999 - 2004
In-house email Subject Matter Expert (SME) performing tier 3 root-cause analysis on email issues working with incident & problem records determining underlying issues & creating workarounds & resolutions. Supervised all email filtering operations overseeing MailMarshal application administrators while diagnosing & resolving technical issues & scheduling messaging change management activities. Lead cross-functional team changing email to assurant.com covering 7 separate systems located across 12 sites impacting over 20 thousand mailboxes & millions messages supporting the AIZ 80 million shares IPO. Reduced annual costs by $120 thousand & saved $24 thousand in software costs leveraging existing SMTP, LDAP & API gateway infrastructure investments.
Centron DPL Company, Eden Prairie, MN
Senior Network Administrator • 1996 - 1999
Supervised & trained 1st & 2nd level support coordinating with management to ensure maximum network, messaging, file, & print services availability. Delivered 3rd & 2nd level support & performed NetWare & GroupWise installs, updates & maintained configurations for 17+ servers at 11 US sites across 4 different time zones. Added 4 WAN locations working weekends with on-time delivery & no service interruptions.
CompuWare Corporation / Technalysis, Edina, MN
Contract Consultant • 1996 - 1996
Member of the LAN Technologies Group. Worked for The Pillsbury Company Remote Sales Department serving as first-line support for remote users & customers resolving hardware, software & user problems. Also assisted the Server Group with maintenance & administration issues on remotely located NetWare servers. Served as a member of their Lotus Notes team distributing & personalizing new Notes client application installs migrating from Higgins Mail (Higgins Exchange).
Stich, Angell, Kreidler & Muth, P.A., Minneapolis, MN
IS Manager / Technology Coordinator / Billing Coordinator • 1994 - 1996
Spearheaded firm’s information systems engineering serving as NetWare LAN, GroupWise email, digital PBX, & billing administrator working directly with managing partners & staff to effect greater efficiencies utilizing technology resources. Performed network, email, & PBX administration & resolved network, hardware, software, telecommunications, & user problems while also providing end-user training & supervising all billing efforts. Billing software & process reengineering resulted in a 50% increase in revenue generation. Lead PBX upgrade authoring an RFP resulting in $10K in cost savings. Directed seamless transitions from UNIX to NetWare & from DOS to Windows streamlining system performance & enabling greater efficiences & productivity.
GMAC Residential Funding Corporation, Bloomington, MN
PC Specialist • 1993 - 1993
Content coming.
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, Minneapolis, MN
IT Consultant • 1993 - 1993
Content coming.
Walker Methodist, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Senior Network Administrator • 1992 - 1993
Content coming.
Walker Methodist Health Center, Minneapolis, MN
MIS Technical Support Representative • 1990 - 1992
Established change control & hardware configuration processes. Developed procedures for rapid deployment of equipment permitting on-time & on-budget implementation of new business system. Resolved network, computer, printer, application, & user technology problems.
Multi Ventures, Inc., Sawyer, MI
Network Administrator • 1986 - 1989
Content coming.
Skills
Content coming.
Recognitions
NCI Certificate of Appreciation
For outstanding service & support • March 16, 2018
NCI Certificate of Appreciation
For 5 years of dedicated service • February, 2018
NCI Certificate of Appreciation
For continuing service & support • November 10, 2017
NCI Certificate of Appreciation
For continuing service & support • August 29, 2016
QinetiQ Team Excellence Award
• September, 2008
QinetiQ Excellence Award
• March, 2008
QinetiQ Excellence Award
• December, 2007
Apogen Star Performer
• December, 2007
Assurant Work Above & Beyond the Call of Duty
For spearheading the successful IPO email project • March, 2004
The Hartford Special Recognition
For devising seamless co-existence & subsequent separation procedures • August, 2001
Assurant Special Monetary Award
For the office relocation project • August, 2001
Assurant Special Monetary Award
For the GroupWise migration project • August, 2000
Centron Employee Recognition Award
• 4th Quarter, 1996
Education
Ferris State College, Big Rapids MI
Accounting / Data Processing • 1982
Now known as Ferris State University.
Davenport College of Business, Grand Rapids, MI
Business Management • 1981
Now known as Davenport University.
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Privacy Policy
This privacy policy was last updated on May 31, 2025.
Who I am
My name is Ron Morrison aka Computer-Ron and my website address is https://rwmorrison.com. This website is self-managed and hosted within the USA.
What personal data Is collected and why
Contact via email
If you inquire about availability, a mission time estimate, send a question or comment, ask for learning assistance, tech support or report a problem, your name, email address, message, other information provided and your IP address will be collected. This data is used solely in connection with answering queries received and for combating contact form SPAM.
Cookies
Cookies (small data files transferred onto computers or devices by sites) are used to collect, store, and track information for security and personalization, and for statistical purposes. They are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. They cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
You always have the ability to accept or decline cookies. You may deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings of your web browser. (e.g. Brave (recommended), Mozilla Firefox (better), Google Chrome (not recommended), Microsoft Edge (not recommended), Internet Explorer (outdated and broken), iOS Safari, MacOS Safari).
- NOTE: Most web browsers automatically accept cookies by default but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies instead, if prefered.
- PrivacyTests.org has updated scores for the most common desktop, iOS and Android browsers on the market. The lower score is the browser delivering greater privacy by default.
Also know that cookies already stored by a browser may be deleted at any time. And most probably should be deleted frequently, if not everytime you close the browser, with few intentional exceptions.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site, if any, may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behave in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. For this reason only reputable sources, those who repeatedly demonstrate sound security and transparent privacy practices, are considered for inclusion.
Other websites may and likely do collect data about you, employ cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to their website. In other words, this website has zero control over policies, procedures or management of other websites or any of the underlying infrastructure or technologies.
Unless clearly stated otherwise, no compensation or any other consideration is received or given for my choosing to create links to useful or informative information found elsewhere from other websites.
Analytics
Computer-Ron utilizes Matomo On-Premise open-source analytics/metrics software. This software is self-hosted and normally IP-addresses are not stored in full meaning no personally identifiable information is stored.
When you visit the following information is stored: the website from which you visited from, the parts of the site you visit, the date, time and duration of your visit, your anonymised IP address, information from the device (device type, model, brand, screen resolution, operating system version, and browser), and country and city used during your visit. See this link for more information. This usage data in Matomo Analytics is processed for statistical purposes, to improve the site and to recognize and prevent any misuse.
However due to current trends, full IP addresses of visitors to this website are being collected and stored for the specific purpose of detecting and mitigating malicious activities, such as brute force login attempts and SureTriggers CVE exploitation attempts. This is necessary to protect this website and its users from harm. I reserve the right to block IP addresses from countries where my mission services are not offered or where I have reason to believe malicious activity is originating.
NOTICE: This website is intended for users in the United States Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin specifically. As such, I am not subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or other EU laws and regulations. By accessing this website, you acknowledge that you are not a resident of the European Union and that this website is not intended for users in your country.
Visits from all countries except the United States are deleted from the database and any information is used only for the purpose of mitigating Threat Actors.
Who is your data shared with
Server log data is accessible to and may be shared with website operators and administrators for security and maintenance purposes. Analytics data for this website is accessible to Computer-Ron exclusively and is not shared with anyone else.
How long is your data retained
For users that register on this website (if enabled), the personal information provided in their user profile is stored. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change the username). Website administrators can also see and edit this information but will not make any user account changes without explicit authorization from the user except under emergency circumstances (any user change that somehow negatively impacts server or website stability and/or availability).
Server log and analytics data is retained until administrative value has been served, generally for as short a period as possible. Information created and stored to facilitate the creation of an issue may be retained until all administrative value has been served.
What rights you have over your data
You may request any personal data held about you, including your analytics data, be erased. This does not include data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. If a registered account exists on the system it will be permenantly deleted.
Opt-Out of website tracking
If you are determined not to have your machine visits recorded, normally it would be possible to opt out of being tracked by this instance of Matomo Analytics by either blocking or disabling cookies and/or by disabling java. However, due to current threat actors mitigations this is not necessarily the case.
No image or other fingerprinting methods are utilized on this website while some important functions may be dependant upon java in order for proper intended website operation.
Where your data is sent
Computer-Ron Internet Services are hosted by InterServer, Inc. (their privacy policy)
How your data is protected
Websites are secured with key-based credentials, and all traffic into and out is encrypted with TLS. Website software is continually monitored and updated with security updates and upgrades as needed, required, and otherwise warranted. All passwords are auto-generated and managed utilizing redundant password vault databases. Websites, lists and surveys are backed up weekly. Analytics and email are backed up daily.
What third parties is data received from
Location data is provided by a GeoIP 2 database and MaxMind‘s PHP API to accurately determine the location of website visitors. IP address SPAM blocking is provided by AbuseIPDB to assist with blocking form and content spammers.
Contact
Please contact Computer-Ron with questions about this privacy policy.