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About RAA
Since it was founded in 1988, Raymond Arkin Associates (RAA) has been providing a wide variety of Computer Training & Computer Consulting services to corporations, businesses, organizations, educational institutions and individuals.  People learn best when it's fun, and at RAA we know how to transfer the excitement of discovery to others, with the result they remain motivated and self-reliant.

RAA Clients
Among others RAA clients have included: Sony, Symantec, Nike, The Bon Marche, McDonald's, Eugene Hilton, Camax, Weyerhaeuser, Georgia Pacific, Centennial Bank, Cowen & Company, Pacific Metal, Oregon Social Learning Center, Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon, Spring Creek Gardens, Peterson Pacific Corporation, Eugene Register Guard, Valley River Inn, InfoGroup Northwest, U-Lane-O/Oregon Credit Union, Oregon State University, Mobility International, Walters Romm Chanti & Dickens, Seven Feathers Casino, Oregon Medical Group, Jasper Mountain School, University of Oregon and Lane Community College.

Raymond Arkin Associates
The Founder Of RAA
Raymond Arkin has been involved with microcomputer training and consultation since the beginning of the personal computer explosion in the Silicon Valley during the early 1980's.  He has a graduate degree from Stanford University and has been a computer instructor and consultant on the faculty at Stanford, University of Oregon and Lane Community College. He founded RAA in 1988.

More than two decades experience teaching and providing computer training & consulting services has given Ray a rare combination of extensive technical expertise and mastery in the art of educating others. 

What RAA Clients Have Had To Say

"Great Instructor! Could have gone for weeks—would have loved it."
"Very enlightening; well presented and organized. I liked everything about this class."

--- The Bon Marche

"Patent him!"

--- Stanford University

"I liked learning about the shortcuts and auto functions"
"Very informative, I learned a great deal about Word's features"
"I like the way you answered a lot of questions"
"I liked the amount of material we learned and were introduced to"

--- Symantec

"Very well explained!"
"Very knowledgeable instructor who's emphasis was to learn how to use the software to help and learn yourself."
"It was very effective!"
"The instructor taught class at a very understandable level"
"What I liked best was that the class was interactive with examples"

--- Sony

"Thank you for speaking at our annual conference...your valuable participation contributed greatly to its success.  I'm also sure the website you developed for us will provide helpful resources to members of our profession."

--- Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon

"What I liked most about this class was actually doing things"
"Very informative!"

--- MacDonald's Restaurants

"I liked the instructors assistance to all class members"
"What I liked most about this class was the instructor's presentation"

--- Lane County

"The instructor's approach was very good in showing the big picture"
"What I liked best was the thoroughness, instructor's knowledge"
"Stimulating coverage"
"I learned a lot of shortcuts"
"Well organized instructor"
"What I liked best was that there was lots of information, and the enthusiasm"
"Clear and quick paced"
"What I liked best is that I can apply what I learned immediately and work"
"What did I like least about this class? Nothing!"
"Fun!"

--- Camax

"Mr. Arkin's task during the workshop for NIKE was to develop a workable format for On The Line, a publication for international distributors throughout the world. The format Mr. Arkin developed for us could not have worked better. The education he gave us on the software was invaluable and our publication looks more professional than it has in the past. His instructions were very clear and precise. He also understood the need for flexibility throughout the publication and he took this into consideration as well."

--- NIKE International, Ltd.

"Your books were a welcome gift, Ray, and I thank you for them. They are worth every cent of 84 million dollars, and the check will be in the mail as soon as Don Trump gives me what he owes me from our poker game. Seriously, I've looked at a lot of manuals over the past few years, and yours are by far the most lucid I've seen. And your humor and good cheer add enormously to what could be a dry and laborious prospect. More texts should have that kind of fun about them."

--- Alan Arkin
(actor, director, writer...and somewhat biased first-cousin)