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Contemporary Research

3220 Commander Dr
Suite 102
Carrollton, TX 75006
United States
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CR Product Training and Sales Meeting
Posted on Wednesday, November 5, 2014
CR Product Training and Sales Meeting
Please join us January 15-16, 2015 in Addison Texas for two great days of technical training, AV and RF Expertise, and celebration. The Event will kick-off Thursday at 6:30pm at Contemporary Research Headquarters with dinner and entertainment. Followed up on Friday with a new CTS Course, product training, and CR Sales training at the Crowne Plaza Addison from 9:00am-12:00pm. Contemporary Research provides hotel rooms for Thursday night for out-of-town dealers, end-users and consultants. Hotel registration deadline is Monday January 5th, 2015.

Thursday, January 15th
6:30pm-10:30pm – Dinner & Entertainment-Contemporary Research Headquarters (Transportation provided to and from Hotel)

Friday, January 16th
Product & Technical Training – More Details Coming Soon!
9:00am-12:00pm – Crowne Plaza Addison – Oak Ballroom

Travel Information:
Guests are responsible for airfare, transportation costs to and from the airport and hotel incidentals.

DFW Airport is approximately 30-40 minutes from Addison.
Please allow sufficient time to travel to DFW airport after the class ends. A minimum of 2 hours before your departing flight is suggested, due to DFW traffic on a Friday afternoon.

Dallas Love Field is approximately 20 mins from Addison.
Newly renovated Dallas Love Field (Southwest & Virgin) is located near downtown Dallas and requires arrival 1 hour before departure.

Locations:
Crowne Plaza Addison- 14315 Midway Road, Addison TX 75001
Contemporary Research- 4355 Excel Parkway, Addison TX 75001
For more information please contact Sara at 972-931-2728.
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Douglas Fearing- Co-Founder / President

A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.

Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.

Lois Fearing- Co-Founder/Accounting, Human Resources

A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.

Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.

Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.

Ehren Tresner-VP of Technology and Innovation

Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.

Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.

Ben Voeck-Director of Commercial AV

With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.

By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.

Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.

Chris Matson-Senior VP of Sales

Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.

Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.