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Meet Our Expert


Roy Atkinson is Senior Writer/Analyst at HDI. He is "Ask the Expert," the chief writer for white papers, Focus Books, SupportWorld articles, and a key in-house subject matter expert, holding both ITIL and HDI certifications.

He was one of the judges for the 2010 Team Excellence Awards. He was also co-author of the HDI Social Media White Paper in 2009.

 
 
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