About Nichole Carminati

Nichole is an applied anthropologist and writer living in Cincinnati. She brings thirteen years of experience in the financial industry with litigation experience. Prior to her entrance to insurance litigation she spent her time as an undergraduate in the direct patient care hospital setting. Her MA thesis for medical/cultural anthropology ensured rigorous training in qualitative and quantitative analysis including confidentiality reviewed by the University of Central Florida IRB. She is an active member of the local community and lives with her husband Rick and daughters who are both enrolled in local colleges.

You can find her at trade shows and conferences in the defense and telecommunications industry, as well as AI, tech, energy and construction. Local events supporting Carry the Load, Honor Flight for Veterans, Non-profits for the greater Cincinnati and Columbus fundraising events. Professionally she enrolled in two development courses.

She is a member of several writing groups in the greater Cincinnati area and continues to develop her second fiction novel in addition to various writing projects spanning several genres.

A Navy veteran and resident of Florida intermittent for twenty years she is new to the Midwest lifestyle. She is a writer for the Cincinnati Exchange, a guest columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer, researcher and community advocate continually engaged in current events impact local developments.

About Rick Carminati

Rick is a telecommunications expert with over twenty years experience both on the job site and in the classroom. His role at Rey Pickett is technical consultant and he is currently employed with Viavi Solutions.

His areas of expertise include the defense industry, data centers, satellite technology, radio, tesst and measurement spanning in a multitude of areas. He is also a member of several writing clubs in the greater Cincinnati area with Nichole and their daughters. He offers insight to the community involving the telecommunications infrastructure boom in the Midwest.

He is most often found on the road, face to face with customers or at industry events and trade shows. His career has touched almost every industry in the telecommunications space. His perspective is invaluable to the success of understanding technological intersectionality.

He has experience training in fiber optics and acts as a mentor to those new to the industry. His credentials as an expert in the telecommunications industry includes winning Circle of Excellence at Viavi Solutions in 2017 as well as job site deployments to South and Central America.

He is a graduate of DeSales University with a degree in Special Education. He is a published author of Gator Wrestling: Andre the Agoraphobic Alligator and is active in the writing community in Cincinnati. He is working on several new stories.

Operations Manager

Sara Brothman

Sara Brings a wealth of experience assisting start-up companies and non-profit organizations with administrative and development. Sara has direct experience in the aviation industry, human resources, and sits as the development assistant for a non-profit out of New Jersey. Sara is active in her community volunteering and is an enthusiastic sports fan. Sara is plugged into current events with her vast social network.

Legal Strategist

Brandi Thrailkill

Brandi brings over twenty years of experience in the legal field. She started in the industry as a court courier servicing Florida and has handled national accounts. She is Rey Pickett’s research analyst and notary republic. She assists in jurisdictional oversight as it relates to project requirements. She brings a keen analytical eye and verve for regulation oversight and compliance. Brandi is a voracious reader and nature lover, often exploring new hiking trails.

Primary focus

Their focus is data driven improvements on policies and procedures, public record financial audits, while assisting other families relocating to the Midwest. Their work seeks to support the balance between technology and residents involving residential development and expansion, hyperscale impact.

Why this is important

Developments and residential upgrades are crucial to supporting the current networking and transportation infrastructure required for modern life. This current expansion of new residents and hypescale development in residential neighborhoods is the primary focus to our firm.

New developments have the potential to disrupt and improve quality of life, thus execution of developments are crucial to meet the needs of all parties involved.

The data centers are a political hot topic engaging all areas of research. This technological industry has the eyes of environmental research, anthropological research, health, and public policy. This new industry is creating jobs and pushing migration trends to the Midwest. These migration patterns are opening up new roles in construction, plumbing, electrical work and many more. These jobs are stimulating the local economy and encouraging growth in the region. The Cincinnati area is crucial as it is directly posited between several major cities with data center growth such as Columbus and Indianapolis. The needs of the residents already in place are paramount in balancing this new industry.

Philanthropy

Both Nichole and Rick are active in the community and belong to several organizations that directly benefit the community.

What we offer

Identifying areas of public policy optimization and accountability on quality-of-life issues impacting migration trends.

Politics and accountability

Upon moving to the Midwest there were open and obvious discrepancies in the public record data available for the area and the lived experience of the residents. This triggered community involvement and research into public records focusing on policies and procedures. Their goal is to improve the lived experience and quality of life of all residents by assisting in guiding a narrative that supports all residents by demanding accountability on subjects ranging from political accountability to new school zoning which directly impacts residents.

How can we help?

Our freelance work includes partnership plans between residents and developers, investigative journalism, targeted audit reports, community research engagement, quality of life research, migration trends and patterns, community advocacy. Rick has over twenty years in the telecommunications industry spanning North America, Central America, and South America. His impressive resume has built partnerships across a variety of disciplines. His success in the industry is proven and time-tested in his ability to bridge the gap between customer needs and actionable people-led improvements.